Edition 8 - December 2020
In the final edition of Regulation Policy & Practice News for 2020 Daniel Boardman, Manager of Strategic Planning and Performance with EPA Victoria, addresses performance reporting by regulators and asks,
"How do we not only acquit our formal obligations but also connect meaningfully with our stakeholders and ensure they can engage with our performance story?"
Other content comes from a wide range of regulatory agencies and can be further explored in the Regulation Policy & Practice Collection on APO which now contains over 1,200 items from more than 360 organisations.
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 Practitioner Engagement, ANZSOG) regulators@anzsog.edu.au
GUEST EDITORIAL
While the legal framework and the policy settings of government may fill some of our performance reporting space, we still have the opportunity and the obligation to understand which indicators really matter, and to report against them. To achieve this, we need to unpack why something matters to us and how we can best explain it to our authorising environment.
Daniel Boardman is Manager of Strategic Planning and Performance with EPA Victoria. Daniel has worked for regulators in Australia and the United Kingdom for over 20 years in compliance and enforcement, consumer codes, regulatory and competition policy and regulatory strategy and performance.
NEW THIS MONTH
Australia’s national integrity system: the blueprint for action
Transparency International Australia, Griffith University
30 Nov 2020 | Strategy | Government, Justice
From greater transparency over political lobbying and donations, to stronger protection for whistleblowers, to a strong and independent anti-corruption watchdog, this document lays out the essential reforms Australia needs to drive greater transparency, government accountability and integrity.
Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants: final report
Royal Commission into the Management of Police Informants
30 Nov 2020 | Report | Justice
The Victorian government established this Royal Commission in December 2018, after the High Court of Australia upheld the decisions of Victorian courts to allow the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to disclose to a group of convicted persons that Victoria Police had used former defence barrister, Ms Nicola Gobbo, as a human source.
Investigations Benchmarking Project: November 2020
Game Management Authority (Vic)
27 Nov 2020 | Report | Economics
This project aims to build an in-depth understanding of the processes for investigations undertaken by regulatory organisations and to establish a benchmark for 'best practice' in regulatory performance.
Review into bias in algorithmic decision-making: final report
Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation
27 Nov 2020 | Report | Social issues, Technology
This review focused on the use of algorithms in significant decisions about individuals. The review looks at the use of algorithmic decision-making in four sectors (policing, local government, financial services and recruitment) and makes cross-cutting recommendations that aim to help build the right systems so that algorithms improve, rather than worsen, decision-making.
Sexual orientation and gender identity conversion practices: issues paper
Tasmania Law Reform Institute
25 Nov 2020 | Discussion paper | Justice
The Tasmania Law Reform Institute is seeking public feedback on possible reforms to Tasmanian law to respond to sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) conversion practices. This issues paper forms the basis for consultation.
Using artificial intelligence to make decisions: addressing the problem of algorithmic bias
Australian Human Rights Commission
24 Nov 2020 | Technical report | Government, Social issues, Technology
This report explores how the problem of algorithmic bias can arise in decision making that uses artificial intelligence (AI). This problem can produce unfair and potentially unlawful decisions.
Safeguards and quality: issues paper
Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
18 Nov 2020 | Discussion paper | Health, Social issues
This paper asks the public to share their views about how people with disability experience safeguards, what promotes quality in services, and how these may prevent and reduce their exposure to violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation.
Work and life in a pandemic: an update on hours of work and unpaid overtime under COVID-19
Centre for Future Work
18 Nov 2020 | Report | Economics
This research reveals that almost three-quarters of Australians 'working from home' are doing at least some of it in non-work-time. The report calls for additional protections for people working from home, including limits on hours, overtime pay when relevant, allowances for extra home office expenses, and better OHS rules for home work.
New approaches to supply chain traceability: implications for Xinjiang and beyond
Center for Strategic and International Studies
16 Nov 2020 | Report | Economics, Social issues
This report first explores the need for supply chain traceability, current approaches, and the challenges the apparel and textile industry faces with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region context. It goes on to discusses a number of new initiatives and technologies, exploring the roles they might play within an effective traceability scheme.
Regulating misinformation: policy brief
RMIT University
12 Nov 2020 | Briefing paper | Communications
Misinformation is now a top-level policy issue. This paper assesses the benefits and risks associated with the identification and regulation of news and information.
The Digital Services Act, the Digital Markets Act, and the new competition tool
Center for Strategic and International Studies
10 Nov 2020 | Report | Economics, International relations, Technology
This paper reviews ongoing deliberations surrounding the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA). It also discusses possible implications of upcoming legislation for European innovation, the business models of U.S. companies serving European customers, and global digital services standards.
NSW Electricity infrastructure roadmap
Government of New South Wales
9 Nov 2020 | Strategy | Built environment, Technology
Within 15 years, three quarters of our NSW's electricity supply is expected to reach the end of its technical life. Replacing these energy sources and building the infrastructure needed to connect them to homes and businesses will take years. This document outlines a coordinated framework to deliver a modern electricity system for NSW.
Australia’s biosecurity future
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
4 Nov 2020 | Strategy | Environment
This report provides a transformational vision for a resilient biosecurity system in 2030, and the system changes that can be made to get there.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
ASQA regulatory strategy 2020-22
Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA)
10 Aug 2020 | Strategy | Education
This regulatory strategy has been developed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. ASQA has taken account of the pressures the pandemic has placed on the vocational education and training sector, including the financial impact on providers.
Regulatory priorities 2020–2021
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Vic)
15 Jul 2020 | Strategy | Environment
As the Conservation Regulator enters its second year of operation, the events of the last year have shown us that it is more important than ever we protect our state’s natural environment so we can enjoy it today and protect it for future generations
Rapid review of the Australian Skills Quality Authority’s regulatory practices and processes
Department of Education, Skills and Employment (Australia)
28 Apr 2020 | Report | Education, Government
The final report of the rapid review of ASQA's regulatory practices, governance and culture recommends moving from input and compliance controls to a stronger focus on excellence in training outcomes.
Victorian regulators: an overview
Government of Victoria
1 Jul 2019 | Report | Government
This document provides an overview of Victorian regulators and includes high level information for each participating regulator on their objectives, regulatory framework and operational data.
Regulator performance framework
Government of Australia
15 Oct 2014 | Strategy | Government
This framework aims to encourage regulators to undertake their functions with the minimum impact necessary to achieve regulatory objectives and to effect positive ongoing and lasting cultural change within regulators.
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