productivity and the building construction industry discussion paper seventeen prepared by tasman economics pty ltd for royal commission into november 2002 17 isbn 0 642 21075 6 commonwealth of australia this work is copyright apart from any use as permitted under act 1968 no part may be reproduced process without prior written permission available information services requests inquiries concerning reproduction rights should addressed to manager gpo box 1920 canberra 2601 or e mail cwealthcopyright finance gov au b 1 background in his opening statement commissioner cole stated that baseline studies papers would published comment interested parties seventeenth examines implications australian economy improvements has been developed