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      "quote": "[Page 3]\nEconomic Regulation Authority\nContents\n12B\nList of Tables iv\nList of Figures v\nExecutive Summary vi\nSummary of Findings xv\nFinal report 1\n1 Introduction 2\n1.1 Terms of Reference 2\n1.2 Background to the Inquiry 3\n1.3 The Review Process 4\n1.4 Further Information 5\n2 Background to Shared Services in Western Australia 6\n2.1 History of Shared Services in Western Australia 6\n2.1.1 Machinery of Government Initiatives 6\n2.1.2 Principles that Underpinned the Development of Shared Services in\nWestern Australia 7\n2.1.3 2003 Initial Business Case and Governance Arrangements for\nShared Services 8\n2.1.4 Establishment of the OSS 10\n2.1.5 2007 Auditor General’s Report 11\n2.1.6 2007 Review of Shared Services 12\n2.1.7 2008 Review of Shared Services 15\n2.1.8 Call for Current ERA Inquiry 15\n2.1.9 Current Situation at DTFSSC 16\n2.2 Experience of Shared Services Elsewhere 17\n2.2.",
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