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28 June 2011

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).

1 comment:

  1. Many thanks for the H/T and for the excellent digest of regulatory news.

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