Edition 2 - June 2020
Welcome to the second edition of the APO/NRCoP Regulation Policy & Practice newsletter, a free monthly resource designed to enrich the work of practising regulators in Australia and New Zealand and beyond.
This month there is a wealth of material on regulating behaviour in a time of pandemic, much of which has ongoing relevance for regulators. Spoiler alert: Monica Pfeffer’s feature article finds that punitive messaging does not work in encouraging compliance.
Other regulatory issues haven’t stopped during the pandemic and we’ll always aim to bring a mix of new and older, but still relevant content, to your inbox. The collection now has more than 500 resources and is growing daily.
If you have content suggestions for this collection contact Penelope Aitken (Collections Editor, APO)
paitken@apo.org.au
We also welcome topic suggestions for subsequent editions. Contact Monica Pfeffer (Director of Practictioner Engagement, ANZSOG) regulators@anzsog.edu.au
GUEST EDITORIAL
"In effect, the world has been conducting a massive natural policy experiment in what makes citizens obey or ignore a range of restrictions, with the possibility of learning from this pandemic about how governments in general, and regulators in particular, can bring about behaviour change in other times and contexts."
By Monica Pfeffer, Director of Practitioner Engagement, ANZSOG
NEW THIS MONTH
Dashboard: how are people responding to COVID-19?
BehaviourWorks Australia
1 Jun 2020 | Data portal | Health, Social issues
This interactive dashboard releases results in real time from the Survey of COVID-19 Responses to Understand Behaviour (SCRUB). The SCRUB project aims to provide current and future policy makers with actionable insights into public attitudes and behaviours relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research Data Alliance
28 May 2020 | Guide | Health, Science
These detailed guidelines are supplemented with higher level recommendations aimed at the other stakeholder groups who need to work together with the researchers and data stewards to realise the timely and open sharing of research data as a key component of pandemic preparedness and response.
Bennett Institute for Public Policy
26 May 2020 | Report | Economics, Politics
Research into policy and policy failures tends to focus on analysis rather than implementation and enforcement. The Bennett Institute recently hosted a workshop to bring together people from different domains of safety practice and research backgrounds to discuss the challenge. This report details those discussions.
National water reform: issues paper
Productivity Commission
26 May 2020 | Discussion paper | Natural environment
This inquiry concerns the National Water Initiative (NWI) — a 2004 intergovernmental agreement between the Australian government and all State and Territory governments. It is the Productivity Commission’s second national water reform inquiry, with the first undertaken in 2017.
Six-country survey on COVID-19
IZA Institute of Labor Economics
19 May 2020 | Discussion paper | Health, Social issues
This paper provides a data set for public use of roughly 6,000 individuals in six countries relating to beliefs about the pandemic, behaviour change, work and living situations, income, and exposure to the virus, socio-demographic characteristics and pre-pandemic health characteristics.
How to keep up social distancing after lockdown
The Conversation
14 May 2020 | Article | Health, Social issues
Discussing a behavioural survey in the UK in early April which assessed why people were or were not complying with COVID-19 lockdown measures, this article argues that effective mitigation relies on intrinsic motivation and people’s individual decisions to comply with social distancing measures.
COVID-19 SCRUB survey wave 2: what are Australians doing and who are they listening to?
BehaviourWorks Australia
13 May 2020 | Blog post | Health, Social issues
BehavioursWorks Australia is leading the Australian chapter of the Survey of COVID-19 Responses to Understand Behaviour (SCRUB) project, which aims to give policymakers actionable insights into public attitudes and behaviours relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Body of Knowledge on Infrastructure Regulation
Public Utility Research Center
12 May 2020 | Website | Economics
The Body of Knowledge on Infrastructure Regulation (BoKIR) website summarises some of the best thinking on infrastructure policy. This site provides links to more than 500 references, an extensive glossary and self-testing features to facilitate learning.
Living with COVID-19: planning policy for the next stage
Sydney Policy Lab
7 May 2020 | Policy report | Economics, Health
How should Australia transition out of lockdown? The Sydney Policy Lab put this question to a group of internationally respected experts in public health, epidemiology, economics, mathematics, political philosophy and ethics.
How to lock down an open society
Behavioral Scientist
7 May 2020 | Article | Health, Justice, Politics
The governments of open societies now find themselves in the precarious position of having to decide what their citizens can and cannot do. In order for governments to promote public health effectively, they must ensure their citizens abide by the orders, without turning their open societies into police states.
Which behaviours should we prioritise during the pandemic?
BehaviourWorks Australia
5 May 2020 | Blog post | Health, Social issues
This article asks whether a 'behavioural prioritisation process' might inform a better communication strategy in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Regulatory quality and COVID-19: managing the risks and supporting the recovery
OECD Publishing
29 Apr 2020 | Briefing paper | Health, Politics
The exceptional situation of the COVID-19 pandemic underlines the importance of regulation, alongside taxing, spending and communicating, as one of the most relevant levers of government action.
Regulator watch: the enforcement performance of Australia’s consumer protection regulators (2nd Edition)
Consumer Action Law Centre
10 Mar 2020 | Report | Economics, Justice
Following the first edition of Regulator Watch in 2013, this edition compares the enforcement activities of key regulators, to assess how their performance has improved and renews calls for greater enforcement activity and more consistent, accessible and transparent reporting.
Socialising parking: public opportunities via regulated market approaches
9th State of Australian Cities National Conference, 30 November - 5 December 2019, Perth, Western Australia
5 Dec 2019 | Conference paper | Built environment
Market-based car parking policy is one of key fulcrums of transformational change towards sustainable and ethical urban futures. This paper examines parking policy approaches in Japanese cities that might broaden the possibilities of parking approaches and the urban relations they (re)produce.
Shared room housing in Sydney: regulatory and enforcement challenges and policy responses
9th State of Australian Cities National Conference, 30 November - 5 December 2019, Perth, Western Australia
5 Dec 2019 | Conference paper | Built environment, Social issues
This paper argues that there is a need for regulatory and policy reforms, such as reviews of tenancy regulations for secure occupancy, affordable housing models/designs, and efficient monitoring and reconciliation systems to address tenants’ challenges in the shared housing sector.
Report on agency effectiveness through organisational design
International Competition Network
15 May 2019 | Report | Economics
It is evident that competition agencies face a number of challenges with their organisational structure and the functioning of the organisation. The aim of this report is to share experience among competition agencies in order to improve agency effectiveness.
Sunny side up: strengthening the consumer protection regime for solar panels in Victoria
Consumer Action Law Centre
3 Apr 2019 | Report | Built environment, Justice, Natural environment
The rapid growth of the solar industry, the number of players entering and exiting the industry, government financial incentives, the complexity of the technology being sold along with regulatory gaps are creating an environment in which consumer harm can thrive.
Inquiry into reform of business licensing in Western Australia: final report
Economic Regulation Authority (WA)
21 Mar 2019 | Report | Economics
Business licensing in Western Australia is varied and far-reaching, for example covering driving, teacher registration, kangaroo shooting and cat breeding. To improve the current licensing schemes, this inquiry sought to identify the reasons why reform can be difficult for agencies and legislators, and proposes ways to address these.
Inspire for better communications: achieving compliance is all in the framing
BehaviourWorks Australia
13 Nov 2018 | Article | Health, Politics, Social issues
Recognised as the first model of behaviour change specifically designed to help public administrators, BehaviourWorks’ INSPIRE framework is based on a simple mnemonic that describes seven of the most powerful techniques: implementation intentions, norms, salience, procedural justice, incentives, reputation and credibility and ease.
The regulator’s new toolkit: technologies and tactics for tomorrow’s regulator
Deloitte Center for Government Insights
18 Oct 2018 | Report | Economics, Politics
New technologies and methods can help regulators operate efficiently and effectively, reducing compliance costs and improving the business experience.
Independent review of the ACT’s work safety compliance infrastructure, policies, and procedures
Nous Group
27 Aug 2018 | Report | Economics, Health
The scope of this review is confined to examining the work health and safety compliance and enforcement arrangements. It is not a policy and legislative review.
The future of regulation: navigating the intersection of regulation, innovation, and society
Deloitte Center for Government Insights
23 Aug 2008 | Article | Politics
Innovation and disruption, however, while welcomed by many, is not without unique hazards, especially for regulators who increasingly find themselves at risk of falling hopelessly off pace or derelict with their responsibilities.
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