Inquiry status:
Completed
Date started:
20 May 2025
Submissions close:
29 August 2025
Reporting date:
16 December 2025
(Report released)

This inquiry is now complete.

The Committee’s report was released on 16 December 2025 and is available under the “Reports” tab above.

The Government Response to the report is due on 16 April 2026 and, when published, will be available under the “Government Responses” tab above.

The Committee thanks all those who contributed to the inquiry by participating in hearings.

If you have any questions, please contact the Committee Secretary using the following details:

  • Email (preferred): LACommitteePAA@parliament.act.gov.au
  • Phone: (02) 6205 0435
  • Post:
    Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Administration, ACT Legislative Assembly, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601

Terms of reference

DescriptionPDFWord
Terms of reference - Inquiry into Home Buyer Concession Scheme Administration PDF (155.0 KB) Word (106.1 KB)
DescriptionPDFWord
Submission 022 - Care PDF (1.2 MB)
Submission 021 - Name Withheld PDF (297.0 KB)
Submission 020 - Names Withheld PDF (339.6 KB)
Submission 019 - Names Withheld PDF (238.3 KB)
Submission 018 - Ed Cocks MLA PDF (1.9 MB)
Submission 017 - The Salvation Army PDF (609.6 KB)
Submission 016 - ACT Government PDF (1.7 MB)
Submission 015 - ACT Ombudsman PDF (1000.4 KB)
Submission 014 - Names Withheld PDF (488.4 KB)
Submission 013 - Confidential PDF (151.8 KB)
Submission 012 - Eastlake Football Club Limited PDF (615.2 KB)
Submission 011 - Names Withheld PDF (240.8 KB)
Submission 010 - Names Withheld PDF (305.9 KB)
Submission 009 - Australian Multicultural Action Network PDF (4.7 MB)
Submission 008 - Yannick Arekion PDF (242.5 KB)
Submission 007 - Catherine Weeden PDF (401.0 KB)
Submission 006 - Nick W PDF (193.3 KB)
Submission 005 - Lachlan Cairns PDF (309.1 KB)
Submission 004 - Name Withheld PDF (463.9 KB)
Submission 003 - Kasey Kaczmarczyk PDF (190.0 KB)
Submission 002 - Name Withheld PDF (484.5 KB)
Submission 001 - Greg Tannahill PDF (263.0 KB)

Public hearings

Wednesday, 15 October 2025 - Schedule in below table

Click here to view the current public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.

DescriptionPDFWord
Public Hearing Schedule - Inquiry into Home Buyer Concession Scheme Administration - 15 October 2025 PDF (119.4 KB)
DescriptionPDFWord
PAA QTON 004 Answer - CMTEDD - Compliance checks for Home Buyers Concession Scheme - Carrick PDF (211.2 KB)
PAA QTON 003 Answer - CMTEDD - Assessment of applications for the Home Buyer Concession Scheme - Cocks PDF (318.7 KB)
PAA QTON 002 Answer - CMTEDD - Assessment of applications for the Home Buyer Concession Scheme - Milligan PDF (241.5 KB)
PAA QTON 001 Answer - ACT Ombudsman - Communicating the services of the Ombudsman - Tough PDF (179.6 KB)
DescriptionPDFWord
Report 5 - Inquiry into Home Buyer Concession Scheme Administration - Released 16 December 2025 PDF (697.3 KB) Word (3.2 MB)
DescriptionPDFWord
PAA - Report 5 - Inquiry into Home Buyer Concession Scheme Administration - Government Response - Tabled 5 May 2026 PDF (323.3 KB)
DescriptionPDFWord
Media release - Report published - Inquiry into Home Buyers Concession Scheme Administration PDF (219.1 KB) Word (98.8 KB)
Media release - Public hearing - Inquiry into Home Buyers Concession Scheme Administration PDF (215.5 KB) Word (107.9 KB)
Media release - New inquiry into Home Buyer Concession Scheme Administration PDF (165.6 KB) Word (95.3 KB)
Exhibit 2 - Minister for Finance - Media release - ACT Ombudsman to work with Revenue Office on assessment and debt collection processes PDF (214.1 KB)
Exhibit 1 - ACT Ombudsman - Report - What’s fair? Collecting historical debts PDF (441.0 KB)


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