Edition 1 - May 2020
Welcome to the first edition of Regulation Policy & Practice, a free monthly newsletter designed for regulators in Australia and New Zealand to:
- Enhance your understanding of the context in which you operate
- Access timely, curated reports that have direct relevance to your work
- Learn from other regulators’ successes, failures, challenges and innovations
Resources in this newsletter are drawn from the Regulation Policy & Practice Collection on APO, containing a large range of relevant resources from national, local and state and territory governments, regulatory agencies and external institutions.
If you have content suggestions for this collection contact Penelope Aitken (Collections Editor, APO) paitken@apo.org.au
Each issue of Regulation Policy & Practice will feature an article from the community, beginning with Dr Grant Pink, Pracademic Advisor ANZSOG NRCoP, Managing Director RECAP Consultants.
We also welcome topic suggestions for subsequent editions. Contact Monica Pfeffer (Director of Practitioner Engagement, ANZSOG) regulators@anzsog.edu.au
GUEST EDITORIAL
Written by Dr Grant Pink, this article provides context around the ANZSOG/NRCoP webinar, "Learning to be better regulators: The G-Reg journey" by Tony McKenna (Skills NZ).
NEW THIS MONTH
One‑stop shops for citizens and business
OECD Publishing
6 May 2020 | Policy report | Economics, Politics
One-stop shops have emerged as a way for governments to provide better services and improve regulatory delivery to citizens and business. This publication offers a set of practical considerations for designing, operating, and reviewing one-stop shops.
Clean Energy Council
5 May 2020 | Strategy | Economics, Natural environment
The clean energy industry has been one of Australia’s extraordinary success stories over the past decade and stands ready to lead the economic recovery from COVID-19. In this publication, the Clean Energy Council outlines a path forward requiring smart regulatory reform.
Rear Vision, ABC Radio National
26 Apr 2020 | Audio podcast | Culture, Justice
The new national agency Sport Integrity Australia is expected to strengthen Australia’s world leading position on anti-corruption in sport. But experts believe it still won’t be enough to rid sport of match fixing.
The growth and complexity of environmental regulation
Institute of Public Affairs
24 Apr 2020 | Report | Justice, Natural environment
This report is the first to quantitatively estimate both the growth and complexity of Australia’s primary piece of environmental legislation and the departmental rules it enables.
Supporting Australian stories on our screens: options paper
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications (Australia)
15 Apr 2020 | Discussion paper | Communication, Culture
In response to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s ACCC Digital Platforms Inquiry, the government requested that Screen Australia and the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) co-author this options paper considering how to best support Australian stories on our screens in a modern, multi-platform environment.
Regulation of charities by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission
Australian National Audit Office
31 Mar 2020 | Report | Economics
The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission’s (ACNC’s) regulation of charities.
Australian government guide to Regulatory Impact Analysis
Government of Australia
30 Mar 2020 | Guide | Economics, Politics
This guide has been prepared for every member of the Australian Public Service involved in policy making. It provides the context for regulation and encourages policy makers to think about potential impacts early in the policy process.
Integrated Urban Water Management — why a good idea seems hard to implement
Productivity Commission
18 Mar 2020 | Report | Built environment, Natural environment
The urban water sector in Australia is facing major challenges over the coming decades. This paper examines the policy and implementation frameworks currently governing the urban water sector to identify where there may be impediments to the adoption of Integrated Water Cycle Management (IWCM).
More news is good news: the case against restricting broadcast journalism
Institute of Public Affairs
9 Mar 2020 | Report | Communication
In light of the issues presented by ACMA’s inquiry and the debate around news and the media more broadly, this report outlines the case against further regulation of broadcasting, as well as several recommendations on the way in which policy-makers can create a stronger news landscape.
Aged Care Quality Standards
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
28 Feb 2020 | Poster | Health, Social issues
On 1 July 2019, the Quality Standards came into effect. They apply to all Australian Government subsidised aged care services. The Quality Standards clearly define what good aged care should look like.
Regulatory impact assessment: OECD best practice principles for regulatory policy
OECD Publishing
25 Feb 2020 | Guide | Economics, Politics
As part of the series OECD Best Practice Principles for Regulatory Policy, this report extends and elaborates on principles highlighted in the 2012 Recommendation of the Council on Regulatory Policy and Governance.
Safe micromobility
International Transport Forum
17 Feb 2020 | Report | Built environment
Examining the traffic safety of pedal cycles, electrically assisted cycles and electrically powered personal mobility devices, such as e-scooters, in an urban context, this report also proposes a framework to define micromobility and suggests certain limits on mass and speed to classify them.
Systems thinking and regulatory governance: a review of the international academic literature
Government Regulatory Practice Initiative, School of Government (VUW)
10 Feb 2020 | Report | Politics
This research paper presents findings from a broad scoping of the international academic literature on the use of systems thinking and systems science in regulatory governance and practice.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Australian government response to the Red Tape Committee report - Effect of red tape on private education: interim report
Government of Australia
4 Feb 2020 | Report | Education, Politics
The Australian government welcomes the interim report on the effect of red tape on private education by the Senate Select Committee of Red Tape Committee, tabled on 29 November 2018. The report makes seven recommendations. This response addresses the recommendations of the Committee.
Cartels: deterrence and detection - a guide for government procurement professionals
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
22 Jan 2020 | Guide | Economics
Produced to assist government procurement professionals understand cartel behaviour, this guide considers some steps that might be taken to maximise competition and save money, while also disrupting the possible operation of cartels by suppliers.
Doing business 2020: comparing business regulations in 190 economies
World Bank
20 Dec 2019 | Book | Economics
Doing Business 2020 is the 17th in a series of annual studies investigating the regulations that enhance business activity and those that constrain it. It provides quantitative indicators covering 12 areas of the business environment in 190 economies.
Energy efficiency in the Australian social housing sector: barriers along avenues of assistance
9th State of Australian Cities National Conference, 30 November - 5 December 2019, Perth, Western Australia
5 Dec 2019 | Conference paper | Built environment, Social issues
Energy affordability is an increasing challenge for social housing tenants. In recognition of this, many social housing providers across Australia are placing stronger strategic emphasis on improving the energy performance of their stock.
Independent review of the EPBC Act - discussion paper
Department of the Environment and Energy (Australia)
21 Nov 2019 | Discussion paper | Natural environment
The EPBC Act requires that an independent review be undertaken at least once every ten years. The review must examine the operation of the Act and the extent to which its objects have been achieved. The last review was completed in 2009. This discussion paper is the first step in consultation for the next review.
Today’s problems, yesterday’s toolkit
Australia and New Zealand School of Government
13 Aug 2019 | Report | Politics
This report builds on a pioneering survey of almost 400 public servants in Australia and New Zealand, dozens of interviews with senior practitioners, and original research into how governments around the world are training public officials in innovative practices.
UPCOMING FREE WEBINARS
Tuesday 19 May 11am - 12pm AEST
Facilitator: Bronwyn Weir
Presenters: Jane Eldridge (State Manager NSW, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) and Roxane Marcelle-Shaw (CEO, Professional Standards Council).
Australia and New Zealand have long histories of regulating professions but recent events have set the co/de/re-regulation pendulum swinging at a dizzying pace.
Tuesday 26 May 5pm - 6pm AEST
Facilitator: Jenness Gardner (CEO, Economic Regulation Authority, WA)
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What are international and local investigations of COVID-19 lock down and social distancing behaviours teaching us about our future compliance strategies?
Tuesday 2 June 11am - 12pm AEST
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Come along and share how other regulators are dealing with the challenge of defining, measuring and reporting on their performance.
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