Figure 5, Cost recovery Question 4 may be inconsistent Does the with the Australian require the Government’s product to objectives for be provided the agency, free for such as where other policy cost recovery reasons? may hinder an objective that requires some forms of information to be disseminated as widely as possible. International agreements too may constrain the ability of Australian Government agencies to set cost recovery charges. appropriate, agencies should consult with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to ascertain whether any international agreements are relevant to the products they are considering cost recovering.
Figure 5, Question 4 Does the require the product to be provided free for other policy reasons? Cost recovery may be inconsistent with the Australian Government’s objectives for the agency, such as where cost recovery may hinder an objective that requires some forms of information to be disseminated as widely as possible. International agreements too may constrain the ability of Australian Government agencies to set cost recovery charges. appropriate, agencies should consult with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to ascertain whether any international agreements are relevant to the products they are considering cost recovering.
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