ground. The focus will be on how regulation is enforced, including identifying best practice risk-based approaches to reduce the red tape burden. Queensland The Queensland Government has set a The OBPR released its interim 20 per cent red tape reduction target, report on 1 November 2012, and is progressing over 300 separate making 44 recommendations initiatives including increased use of on a framework for reducing risk-based assessments and reducing the regulatory burden. The business reporting requirements. Government provided a formal response to the interim report on 19 February 2013. The OBPR is developing a The OBPR has developed a comprehensive whole-of-Government comprehensive framework for reducing the regulatory framework for burden. As part of this process, the reducing the regulatory burden, OBPR is considering options for which is currently under identifying and measuring the consideration by the administrative and compliance costs Queensland Government. associated with regulation. Western The requirement for consultation on Further consideration of Australia regulatory proposals is an integral part regulatory administration and of the RIA process, with a Consultation enforcement will be considered RIS required as the first stage of the as part of a broader review RIS analysis. The assessment of the currently underway. Final proposal through the Consultation RIS recommendations will be enables the early identification of costs provided to the new Western (including compliance costs) and allows Australian Government. these to be addressed and minimised, where possible. Further emphasis will be placed on regulatory administrative and enforcement implications as part of the consideration to be given to the design of regulation and its implementation (stage 3). Tasmania As part of the Economic Development Business Tasmania Online was Plan, the Tasmanian Government will launched recently. undertake a systematic sector-by-sector review of the administrative burden of applying and complying with business regulations. Implementation of the Business Tasmania Online, a project to streamline and reduce the time and money it takes for businesses to comply with government regulations in Tasmania includes a new online portal to make it easier for businesses to interact with the government and find
ground. The focus will be on how regulation is enforced, including identifying best practice risk-based approaches to reduce the red tape burden. Queensland The Queensland Government has set a 20 per cent red tape reduction target, and is progressing over 300 separate initiatives including increased use of risk-based assessments and reducing business reporting requirements. The OBPR is developing a comprehensive whole-of-Government framework for reducing the regulatory burden. As part of this process, the OBPR is considering options for identifying and measuring the administrative and compliance costs associated with regulation. The OBPR released its interim report on 1 November 2012, making 44 recommendations on a framework for reducing the regulatory burden. The Government provided a formal response to the interim report on 19 February 2013. The OBPR has developed a comprehensive framework for reducing the regulatory burden, which is currently under consideration by the Queensland Government. Western Australia The requirement for consultation on regulatory proposals is an integral part of the RIA process, with a Consultation RIS required as the first stage of the RIS analysis. The assessment of the proposal through the Consultation RIS enables the early identification of costs (including compliance costs) and allows these to be addressed and minimised, where possible. Further emphasis will be placed on regulatory administrative and enforcement implications as part of the consideration to be given to the design of regulation and its implementation (stage 3). Further consideration of regulatory administration and enforcement will be considered as part of a broader review currently underway. Final recommendations will be provided to the new Western Australian Government. Tasmania As part of the Economic Development Plan, the Tasmanian Government will undertake a systematic sector-by-sector review of the administrative burden of applying and complying with business regulations. Implementation of the Business Tasmania Online, a project to streamline and reduce the time and money it takes for businesses to comply with government regulations in Tasmania includes a new online portal to make it easier for businesses to interact with the government and find Business Tasmania Online was launched recently.
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