The research team acknowledges the contributions of public sector organisations and individuals who provided information and freely gave of their time, experiences and insights for this research. We acknowledge the contribution of officers from the Treasuries of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and New Zealand, their colleagues from related service agencies and officers with responsibility for managing ongoing PPP contracts. We also acknowledge the contribution of the service providers of PPP social infrastructure projects (the 'service providers') for their candour and enthusiasm in sharing their views.
The Research Team expresses their appreciation to Infrastructure Partnerships Australia and its membership organisations that championed this research and sought an independent evidence-based outcome. Special thanks to Nick Hudson for his enthusiastic and valuable stewardship of this project in its early stages and later to Hamilton Hayden for his assistance in finalising it.