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Policy and program evaluation

Report

Evidence and evaluation in policy making: a problem of supply or demand


This report summarises the outputs from a series of four seminars held at the Institute for Government between February and May 2012, organised in collaboration with the Alliance for Useful Evidence and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
Evaluation

Towards more productive and equitable workplaces: an evaluation of the Fair Work legislation


This evaluation of the Fair Work Act 2009 and the Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008 was formally assessed as meeting the requirements of a post-implementation review by the Office of Best Practice Regulation.
Briefing paper

Cultural indicators: measuring impact on culture


In demonstrating the case for developing a Cultural Indicators Framework, this paper outlines the various applications such a framework will have that will enable South Australian local government to plan, evaluate and make cultural policy decisions based on evidence.
Evaluation

Paid Parental Leave evaluation: phase 1

Alexandra Heron, Gillian Whitehouse, Maria Zadoroznyj, Ning Xiang, Dorothy Broom, Luke Connelly, Andrew Jones, Guyonne Kalb, Duncan Mcvicar, Lyndall Strazdins, Margaret Walter, Mark Western, Mark Wooden

An independent evaluation of the Paid Parental Leave scheme was completed over four phases between 2010 and 2014. Findings informed the Government about the outcomes of the scheme and they assessed the scheme’s likelihood of achieving its longer-term objectives.
Evaluation

Evaluation of the Child Protection Scheme of Income Management and Voluntary Income Management measures in Western Australia


In 2008 the Australian Government implemented a trial of two separate measures of income management in Western Australia - the Child Protection Scheme of Income Management (CPSIM) and the Voluntary Income Management (VIM). The trials were conducted in the remote Kimberley region and in metropolitan area of Perth. This report presents the results of the...