Data from each participating jurisdiction was sourced through the use of:
1. A standard template that was forwarded for completion by each participating jurisdiction. This template was based on refinements resulting from a pilot study undertaken for the Department of Treasury and Finance Victoria, a copy of the template is enclosed as Appendix 1.
2. The data provided by each jurisdiction was checked for consistency in conjunction with the Secretariat for the PPP Forum.
3. Data was validated and any ambiguous data was corrected in collaboration with the case study project manager/team.
4. The data was normalized and then analysed to produce findings for all of Australia that was generic.