The Productivity Commission invites interested parties to register their interest in an inquiry into regulatory and policy barriers to effective climate change adaptation.

In undertaking the inquiry, the Commission should identify any specific barriers that inhibit effective adaptation to unavoidable climate change, and high priority options for addressing those barriers.

The Commission is to:

examine the costs and benefits of the options to address those barriers where it is feasible to do so, including a 'no change' (maintaining the status quo) option
assess the role of markets (including insurance markets) and non-market mechanisms in facilitating adaptation, and the appropriateness of government intervention.
The Commission will produce both a draft and final report, and will hold public hearings.

Terms of reference - received 20 September 2011

Circular: New inquiry released 22 September 2011

Issues paper - released 31 October 2011
Initial submissions (79)

Draft report - release April/May 2012

Public hearings - June/July 2012

Final report to Government - September 2012