Australian State breaks new ground (red tape)

Earlier this month, our Australian friends have enriched our toolbox of anti red-tape measures with two additional ferocious implements. In my birth state, New South Wales, the Business Chamber has made a "ground breaking proposal to cut red tape" which includes at least two items that we have not yet seen elsewhere:

• " Introduce a one-in, two-out policy for new regulations and red tape – any new regulation has to replace two other regulations;"
• "Release a yearly ‘name and shame’ list for government agencies – undertake yearly benchmarking of customers and users of every government agency."

The other measures of the plan are also worth reading. The "one-in two out" is also envisaged in the UK (on a tip from Manos).