Report of a Project conducted by The Whitlam Institute, together with its project partners the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) and the UWS Social Justice & Social Change Research Centre

The project examined the contractual relationship between governments and non-for-profit organisations for the provision of services, particularly employment services. In doing so, we have supplemented the primary and secondary research with detailed legal analysis of a number of key Federal government contracts.

While quite technical at one level, the report is attracting considerable interest as it addresses a critical issue at the heart of the way governments deliver services. Verona Burgess at the Australian Financial Review suggests to her readers that’s it’s well worth a read in her comprehensive piece on the report (4.09.09)

‘A Question of Balance’ not only presents the research findings but proposes a series of recommendations including a proposed set of common principles that could govern future contracts.