National Public Private Partnership Working Group

In Australia, the State, Territory and Australian Governments work cooperatively to progress Public Private Partnership (PPP) reform. The National PPP Forum was established by Ministers from all States, Territories and the Australian Government in 2004 to improve how PPPs are used.

The Forum's National PPP Working Group is the key body in Australia that leads the development of policy responses and process improvement for governments. It was the driving force behind the development of the National PPP Policy & Guidelines endorsed by the Council of Australia Governments in November 2008.

The National PPP Working Group's response to the Review of Barriers to Competition and Efficiency in the Procurement of PPPs is now available. It can be accessed on the Review of Barriers to Competition and Efficiency in the Procurement of PPPs page.

The National PPP Working Group includes government specialists in PPP policy and implementation from agencies in each State, Territory and the Australian Government, typically from the Finance, Treasury or Infrastructure portfolios. Infrastructure Australia is also a member.

As of September 2010, the National PPP Forum website (www.pppforum.gov.au) was closed. All enquiries will be redirected to this Infrastructure Australia site. This site will now be the main source of information on National PPP matters.