Paterson MP Meryl Swanson has been appointed deputy chair of a new bipartisan government committee that will look at the pros and cons of moving government departments from Canberra to the regions.
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Ms Swanson said the committee would examine the costs and benefit of moving the departments.
“As Federal Parliamentarians, we have a responsibility to make sure regional and rural areas and their communities are not left out in our nation’s planning,” Ms Swanson said. “I’m looking forward to seeing what has happened elsewhere, and hearing what experts and locals think about the idea.”
The committee will produce an issues paper in August, an interim report in December and a final report in February.