Fordon
The Nile Tasmania 7212
6 November 2006

The Secretary
Tasmanian Freight Subsidy Arrangements Inquiry Productivity Commission
PO Box 80
Belconnen ACT 2616
Dear Sir,

Re: Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme

This is a submission addressing, in general terms, an issue raised by others commenting on the
Tasmanian Freight Subsidy Arrangements Draft Report which the Productivity Commission released on 8 Sept 2006.

1. 	There have been many uses of the word "rort" in submissions to your inquiry.

2. 	There has also been little, or no evidence of any compliance measures undertaken by the administrators of the TFES. 

3. 	As a matter of urgency, routine compliance procedures such as AUDITs should be introduced into the TFES.

4.	Just as importantly, there should be a retrospective examination of a number of past TFES claims in order to assess the occurrence of fraudulent activity, and therefore the need for a more detailed examination of past claims.

Yours Faithfully 
Donald Cameron