Productivity Commission

Productivity Commission
Agency overview
Formed1998
Preceding agencies
TypeStatutory agency
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
HeadquartersMelbourne
Employees164 [1]
Annual budgetA$34,189,000 [1]
Minister responsible
Agency executives
Parent departmentTreasury
Key document
Websitepc.gov.au

The Productivity Commission is the Australian Government's principal review and advisory body on microeconomic policy, regulation and a range of other social and environmental issues.

The Productivity Commission was created as an independent authority by the Productivity Commission Act 1998, an Act of the Australian Parliament. Productivity Commission reports often form the basis of government policy. However, the Commission does not administer government programs or exercise executive power and governments are not required to act on its recommendations; although in practice, many recommendations are accepted.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference AnnRep2022-23 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Productivity Commission. "Our people and structure". www.pc.gov.au. Retrieved 13 November 2023.