NATIONAL SINGLE AGENCY MODEL Feature Costs Benefits Establishment of branch Significant costs of The establishment of new offices offices of the NLB in establishing and marketing provides the opportunity for a each State and Territory outposted offices of clear focus on and energy for the national licensing body. new system. The costs of establishing Substantial ongoing savings and maintaining links from centralised policy functions between the new offices and a reduction in administrative and the functions and and operational costs could be operations maintained expected once major policy under the existing processes had been agreed and jurisdictional structures. established. Potential associated Reduced compliance costs due to with the loss of current greater consistency in the regulator expertise and application of standards and knowledge poses risk to policy. consumer protection in A single national body would transition phase. have a greater ability to ensure Possible industrial the consistency of information relations implications for being provided to consumers and regulatory staff during to business. transition phase. Loss of economies of scale of one regulator enforcing both licensing and conduct requirements and administering licensees within the system and those outside it. NATIONAL DELEGATED AGENCY MODEL Feature Costs Benefits Existing State and Transition will be Minimises the impact on Territory regulators for lower in comparison with jurisdictional regulatory systems the occupational areas the National Single which integrate licensing and administer the national Agency model as no other regulatory functions. licensing system under physical establishment of Retains economies of scale and delegation from the the national licensing body information flow achieved by national licensing body, is required in each State same regulator enforcing with accompanying and Territory. licensing requirements,
NATIONAL SINGLE AGENCY MODEL Feature Costs Benefits Establishment of branch offices of the NLB in each State and Territory Significant costs of establishing and marketing outposted offices of national licensing body. The costs of establishing and maintaining links between the new offices and the functions and operations maintained under the existing jurisdictional structures. Potential associated with the loss of current regulator expertise and knowledge poses risk to consumer protection in transition phase. Possible industrial relations implications for regulatory staff during transition phase. Loss of economies of scale of one regulator enforcing both licensing and conduct requirements and administering licensees within the system and those outside it. The establishment of new offices provides the opportunity for a clear focus on and energy for the new system. Substantial ongoing savings from centralised policy functions and a reduction in administrative and operational costs could be expected once major policy processes had been agreed and established. Reduced compliance costs due to greater consistency in the application of standards and policy. A single national body would have a greater ability to ensure the consistency of information being provided to consumers and to business. NATIONAL DELEGATED AGENCY MODEL Feature Costs Benefits Existing State and Territory regulators for the occupational areas administer the national licensing system under delegation from the national licensing body, with accompanying Transition will be lower in comparison with the National Single Agency model as no physical establishment of the national licensing body is required in each State and Territory. Minimises the impact on jurisdictional regulatory systems which integrate licensing and other regulatory functions. Retains economies of scale and information flow achieved by same regulator enforcing licensing requirements,