Edition 17 - Oct 2021
In this month’s newsletter, Anne Lenz, Manager of Compliance and Regulatory Services at the Brisbane City Council provides a fascinating overview of the ‘RegTech’ tools currently used to aid the enforcement of local government processes and regulations.
Other content comes from a wide range of regulatory agencies and can be further explored in the Regulation Policy &
Practice Collection on APO.
If you have content suggestions for this Collection contact Penelope Aitken, Collections Editor, APO: paitken@apo.org.au
You will be aware that we recently launched a Jobs Board for regulators, where our members can advertise regulatory positions free of charge on the APO. To date we have advertised 73 regulatory positions.
See below for a testimonial by Roxane Marcelle-Shaw, from the Professional Standards Authority, who states that the Jobs Board has been a timely and useful resource for recruitment into senior regulatory roles.
We also welcome topic suggestions for subsequent editions. Contact Dr Lorraine Cherney, Manager ANZSOG/NRCoP:
regulators@anzsog.edu.au
And please remember, if your organisation is a member of the NRCoP you can advertise jobs for free via this form. Current jobs appear on the Regulation jobs board as well as in APO’s weekly newsletters and at the end of this newsletter.
GUEST EDITORIAL
In the days before mass production and automated fabrication, craftspeople and professionals needed tools just like they do today. While the masons built castles and the farmers fed nations, they all relied on having the right tools to do their jobs and this meant everybody needed the blacksmith.
As times have changed and technology has developed, the concept of a tool has changed too. While the tools of the past magnified the speed and quality at which a crafter could craft or a farmer could farm, we have tools today that enhance the speed and quality at which deciders decide. So what happened to the blacksmith? We could now say that the blacksmith has been replaced by the tech-smith.
By Anne Lenz
NEW THIS MONTH
Small business access to finance: the evolving lending market
Productivity Commission
30 Sep 2021 | Report | Economics
This research paper examines how small and medium enterprises (SMEs) access debt finance in Australia.
A blueprint for trade and investment with Indonesia
Government of Australia
29 Sep 2021 | Strategy | Economics, International relations
This document provides practical and strategic guidance for Australian businesses considering market opportunities in the Indonesian economy for the first time. It also helps Australian business take advantage of complementarities between the two economies, laws and regulations.
Digital advertising services inquiry: final report
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
28 Sep 2021 | Report | Communications, Economics
The ACCC has published this final report as part of its inquiry into the markets for the supply of ad tech services and ad agency services. The report provides in-depth analysis of competition and efficiency in the supply of these services, and details the ACCC's recommendations to improve competition and efficiency in the supply of ad tech services.
Listening to users and other ideas for building trust in digital trade
Centre for International Governance Innovation
27 Sep 2021 | Report | Economics, Technology
This paper argues that if trade policy-makers truly want to achieve data free flow in digital trade they must address public trust and user concerns beyond privacy.
Designing and regulating retail digital currencies
Centre for International Governance Innovation
13 Sep 2021 | Briefing paper | Economics, Technology
Governments and multinational organisations around the world have begun exploring the feasibility of developing retail digital currencies for domestic and global payments. This policy brief does not address bitcoin or other privately issued digital currencies that are not backed by assets having intrinsic value.
Responsible investment benchmark report Aotearoa New Zealand 2021
Responsible Investment Association Australasia
9 Sep 2021 | Report | Economics
The market for responsible investments in New Zealand has continued to soar in popularity, increasing 28% in 2020 to $142 billion, according to this report, and responsible investment assets grew at more than twice the rate of overall professionally managed investments.
Doing business: external panel review
World Bank
1 Sep 2021 | Report | Economics
This report quantifies business regulations in a comparable way across eleven dimensions and 191 countries, in order to stimulate policy reform. This review recommends a major overhaul of the program and the way in which the annual indicators are assessed.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Aged care quality standards
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
23 Jul 2021 | Fact sheet | Health, Social issues
This document outlining the Aged Care Quality Standards in Australia has been updated to reflect the new requirements that were introduced when the Serious Incident Response Scheme launched on 1 April 2021.
Natural language processing technologies in government: occasional paper
Australian Communications and Media Authority
10 Jun 2021 | Discussion paper | Communications, Technology
This research explores how emerging technologies could benefit regulatory decision-making. As a central feature, this paper considers technology applications that include ‘natural language processing’, a subset of artificial intelligence that analyses and processes text and speech.
Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre: second interim report
Parliament of Australia
30 Apr 2021 | Report | Economics
In the second phase of the inquiry, the committee has again categorised its work across the key areas of: tax settings; regulatory issues; access to capital; and skills and culture. This report also includes a standalone chapter on blockchain and digital assets, which is an area that will be of continued focus for the remainder of the committee's inquiry.
New tech applications for regulatory outcomes: occasional paper
Australian Communications and Media Authority
30 Mar 2021 | Discussion paper | Communications, Technology
This paper considers developments in the use of Regulatory Technology (RegTech), including its application in the communications and media sector. This research is intended to ensure the ACMA, as Australia’s communication and media regulator, is aware of current and emerging developments.
Evaluating the use of remote assessments by local authorities for regulating food businesses
Food Standards Agency (United Kingdom)
24 Mar 2021 | Report | Health
This report presents the findings of an evaluation on the use of remote techniques by local authorities to carry out food hygiene and food standards assessments across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, following the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Building for the future
Government of New Zealand
22 Dec 2020 | Strategy | Built environment
This strategy focuses on opportunities for building regulation in the next 10 to 15 years, to provide people with safe, healthy, durable, accessible buildings that support social, economic and environmental wellbeing now and in the future.
Regulatory technology: information paper
Productivity Commission
9 Oct 2020 | Briefing paper | Economics, Technology
Regulatory technology (regtech) is the use of technology to better achieve regulatory objectives. This paper is a discussion starter, targeted at policy makers and regulators. It identifies areas where regtech has been useful and offers further potential. It also highlights factors that policy makers and regulators should consider in adopting regtech, and in enabling greater use of regtech.
Rapid literature review on effective regulation: implications for the Care Quality Commission
Care Quality Commission
30 Sep 2020 | Literature review | Government, Health
This report presents the findings of a rapid literature review on what constitutes effective regulation, specifically in health and social care sectors but also more broadly.
Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology: first interim report
Parliament of Australia
2 Sep 2020 | Report | Economics, Science
Australia has a vibrant and growing FinTech sector, with a significant number of startups and early stage ventures. Australia's RegTech industry is comparatively less well developed. This inquiry is about ensuring the settings are optimal to encourage and support Australian FinTech and RegTech businesses.
CQC’s impact on the quality of care
Care Quality Commission
8 Apr 2020 | Report | Health
This report was commissioned by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as part of the evaluation of CQC’s five-year strategy, and aims to provide an in-depth assessment of the relationship between CQC’s regulatory approach, and improvement in quality of health and social care.
The role of RegTech in augmenting regulatory compliance: regulating technology, accountability and liability
UNSW Law Journal
15 Oct 2019 | Journal article | Economics
While RegTech in its many forms, from expert rule-based systems for compliance automation to artificial intelligence for reporting and compliance analysis, has the potential to revolutionise a regulator’s job, it comes with its own set of legal challenges.
The potential for blockchain technology in corporate governance
OECD Publishing
25 Jun 2019 | Working paper | Science
This paper explores the recent applications of blockchain technology in financial services and outlines regulatory responses, to set the scene for future work in this area on corporate governance.
Building confidence: improving the effectiveness of compliance and enforcement systems for the building and construction industry across Australia
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (Australia)
22 Feb 2018 | Report | Built environment
This report was commissioned in 2017 by the Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) to assess the effectiveness of compliance and enforcement systems for the building and construction industry across Australia and to examine a range of issues outlined in comprehensive terms of reference for their work.
JOBS BOARD
Did you know that NRCoP members can advertise jobs for free on APO? Jobs appear in this newsletter as well as in APO’s regular newsletters, Policy Pulse and Policy Weekly and on the Regulation Policy and Practice Jobs Board.
“We recently used the APO Jobs Board to advertise a number of senior regulatory roles. We were delighted with the results – strong fields of well qualified candidates. The APO Jobs Board gave our recruitment campaign a great profile and much wider reach. It is a practical resource for quickly connecting regulators looking
for their next challenge to opportunities in agencies across the community of practice.”
- Roxane Marcelle-Shaw, CEO / Executive Director, Professional Standards Authority
Policy and Project Officer - Talent Pool
Closing: 12 OCT 2021
Parramatta
Department of Education (NSW)
This is a Talent Pool to fill anticipated vacancies for Project and Policy Officer roles for the next 18 months. The role supports the development of strategic and regulatory policy and advice for early childhood education and develops initiatives to support approved providers, services and...
Compliance Officer
Closing: 12 OCT 2021
Grafton
Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (NSW)
The Compliance Officer prepares reports and makes recommendations on approvals, licenses, audit and inspection outcomes and initiates appropriate enforcement action to achieve water regulation compliance. The role provides general information and advice to BFS stakeholders on compliance related issues.
Manager, Investigations
Closing: 13 OCT 2021
Sydney
Health Care Complaints Commission (NSW)
The HCCC currently has an exciting senior manager opportunity to work in the Complaints Operations division as a Manager for Investigations. This role is responsible for leading and managing a team of Investigators to deliver high quality and timely investigations of complaints, consistent with the...
Senior Legal Adviser
Closing: 17 OCT 2021
Melbourne/ Remote
Essential Services Commission (Vic)
The Legal team within the Energy Division provides specialist legal services including supporting compliance and enforcement work, regulatory reform and market operations. The team also co-ordinates the use of external legal advisers. With the breadth of work we do, we are able to tailor the...
Investigator, Natural Resources
Closing: 17 OCT 2021
Department of Planning, Industry & Environment (NSW)
The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (NSW) is currently seeking 3 Investigators to join the Natural Resources Access Regulator to ensure that water laws are enforced so that communities and the environment get their fair share of NSW's water resources.
Project Analyst
Closing: 17 OCT 2021
Melbourne
Essential Services commission
If you have a passion for the environment and are interested in helping to lower Victoria's greenhouse gas emissions, then there is an exciting opportunity for you as a Project Analyst within the Victorian Energy Upgrades division the Essential Services Commission
Regulatory Analyst
Closing: 17 OCT 2021
Melbourne/ Remote
The Regulatory Analyst is responsible for contributing to the project work of the entire ESC Compliance team, supporting project delivery and managing data entry requirements.
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