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INFORMATION, ANALYSIS AND ADVICE FOR THE PARLIAMENT I NFORMATION AND RESEARCH SERVI CES Research Paper No. 1 2002–03 Public Private Partnerships: An Introduction D E P A R T M E N T O F T H E P A R L I A M E N T A R Y L I B R A R Y ISSN 1328-7478  Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2002 Except to the extent of the uses permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means including information storage and retrieval systems, without the prior written consent of the Department of the Parliamentary Library, other than by Senators and Members of the Australian Parliament in the course of their official duties. This paper has been prepared for general distribution to Senators and Members of the Australian Parliament. While great care is taken to ensure that the paper is accurate and balanced, the paper is written using information publicly available at the time of production. The views expressed are those of the author and should not be attributed to the Information and Research Services (IRS). Advice on legislation or legal policy issues contained in this paper is provided for use in Parliamentary debate and for related Parliamentary purposes. This paper is not professional legal opinion. Readers are reminded that the paper is not an official Parliamentary or Australian government document. IRS staff are available to discuss the papers contents with Senators and Members and their staff but not with members of the public. Published by the Department of the Parliamentary Library, 2002 I N F O R M A T I O N A N D R E S E A R C H S E R V I C E S