155Productivity Commission inquiries

#### 155 Productivity Commission inquiries Review period (1) For the purposes of this section, each of the following is a review period: (a) the 12‑month period ending at the end of 30 June 2015; (b) the period beginning at the start of 1 July 2015 and ending at the end of 31 December 2016; (c) the period beginning at the start of 1 January 2017 and ending at the end of 31 December 2018; (d) the 5‑year period beginning at the start of 1 January 2019; (e) each succeeding 5‑year period. Inquiry by Productivity Commission (2) During each review period, the Productivity Minister must, under paragraph 6(1)(a) of the Productivity Commission Act 1998, refer the following matters to the Productivity Commission for inquiry: (a) the matter of the operation of assistance arrangements under the Jobs and Competitiveness Program; (b) the matter of the impact of this Act and the associated provisions on emissions‑intensive trade‑exposed industries; (c) the matter of the economic and environmental efficiency of assistance arrangements under the Jobs and Competitiveness Program. (3) In referring the matters to the Productivity Commission for inquiry, the Productivity Minister must, under paragraph 11(1)(b) of the Productivity Commission Act 1998, specify the review period in which the referral occurs as the period within which the Productivity Commission must submit its report on the inquiry to the Productivity Minister. > Note: Under section 12 of the Productivity Commission Act 1998, the Productivity Minister must cause a copy of the Productivity Commission’s report to be tabled in each House of Parliament. Matters relating to industry, industry development and productivity (4) For the purposes of paragraph 6(1)(a) of the Productivity Commission Act 1998, each matter mentioned in subsection (2) of this section is taken to be a matter relating to industry, industry development and productivity.