government programs or exercise executive power and governments are not required to act on its recommendations; although in practice, many recommendations are accepted.

History

Timeline

The PC traces its lineage back to the Tariff Board, which was established in the 1920s. On 1 January 1974, the Tariff Board became the Industries Assistance Commission and then in 1989 it became the Industry Commission.

The PC was created as an independent authority in April 1998 by the Productivity Commission Act 1998, and replaced

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