The Minister for Finance and Deregulation, the Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP, announced today that the Rudd Labor Government has invited the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to conduct a review of Australia's current processes and settings for regulation making and review. Building on the Government's ambitious deregulation agenda, the Regulatory Review offers an opportunity to further improve the quality of Australian regulation. Better regulation helps build the nation's productive capacity and create a stronger economy.
www.financeminister.gov.au
The new book by Robert Reich, Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley, former Secretary of Labor under the Clinton Administration and winner of the Vaclav Havel Foundation prize for pioneering work in economic and social thought
This paper, released in May 2008, describes the Better Business Regulation framework developed by Consumer Affairs Victoria and the Department of Justice with an aim to improve regulatory quality.
www.consumer.vic.gov.au
This document outlines how ASIC can play its part in achieving better regulation and invites comments from the community.
www.asic.gov.au
This site seeks feedback from public, private and not-for-profit organisations and citizens and provides a table indicating whether their ideas and suggestions are taken forward.
www.betterregulation.gov.uk
The Guide provides details on how to apply the seven better regulation principles to meet the NSW Government's commitment to cut red tape, outlines the roles of the Minister for Regulatory Reform and the Better Regulation Office, and the new ‘gatekeeping' processes to help stop the creation of red tape.
www.betterregulation.nsw.gov.au
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