This Survey is published on the responsibility of the Economic and Development Review Committee (EDRC) of the OECD, which is charged with the examination of the economic situation of member countries.
The economic situation and policies of Australia were reviewed by the Committee on the 12th of December, 2016. The draft report was then revised in the light of the discussions and given final approval as the agreed report of the whole Committee on the 3rd of January, 2017.
The Secretariat’s draft report was prepared for the Committee by Philip Hemmings and Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou under the supervision of Piritta Sorsa. Statistical research analysis was provided by Taejin Park. Administrative assistance was provided by Anthony Bolton and Brigitte Beyeler.
The previous Survey of Australia was issued in December 2014.