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Government Guidelines for Official Witnesses before Parliamentary Committees and Related Matters - February 2015

Government
18th February 2015
The Guidelines are designed to assist departmental and agency officials, statutory office holders and the staff of statutory authorities in their dealings with the parliament. 

Best Practice Regulation Report 2013 -14

Regulation
4th February 2015
The 2013-14 Best Practice Regulation Report is the independent assessment of compliance with Australian Government and Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) best practice regulation requirements. Essentially, it considers whether a Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) was prepared for each significant decision and whether it was published. It also includes information about post-implementation reviews, and discusses recent changes to the Australian Government RIS system and how the Office of...

Regulator Performance Framework - Coverage

Regulation
5th January 2015
Regulators play an important role managing risk and protecting our economic, social and environmental interests. However, the way regulators operate can impose unnecessary burden on those they regulate. Consequently, improving the way regulators administer regulation can reduce unnecessary compliance costs.

Regulator Performance Framework - Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Regulation
5th January 2015
The Government released its Regulator Performance Framework as part of 2014 Spring Repeal Day. The Framework is an important part of its commitment to reduce the cost of unnecessary or inefficient regulation imposed on individuals, business and community organisations by at least $1 billion a year.

What does the Regulator Performance Framework mean for you?

Regulation
5th January 2015
The Framework sets up common performance measures to assess how Commonwealth regulators operate. There are six outcomes-based key performance indicators that cover issues like communication, risk-based and proportionate approaches, transparency, reducing regulatory burden, and continuous improvement.

Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report 2013-14

Office for Women
23rd December 2014
The Gender Balance on Australian Government Boards Report 2013-14 is a statistical report on the representation of women and men on Australian Government boards, and analysis of progress against the Gender Diversity Target on Australian Government boards.

Administrative Arrangements Order made on 23 December 2014

Government
23rd December 2014
Signed by His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd)

International Standards and Risk Assessments

Regulation
14th December 2014
  This resource is also used for the Government’s Deregulation Agenda, administered by the Department of Jobs and Small Business.   The Government released its Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda on 14 October 2014. A major component of this policy announcement was that the Government will adopt the principle that if a system, service or product has been approved under a trusted international standard or risk assessment, then our regulators should not impose any...

Commonwealth Coat of Arms Information and Guidelines

Government
1st December 2014
The Commonwealth Coat of Arms (the Arms) is the formal symbol of the Commonwealth of Australia that signifies Commonwealth authority and ownership. The ‘Commonwealth of Australia’ is the legal entity established by the Constitution.  Where the term ‘Commonwealth Government’ has been used previously to refer to the national government, whether in relation to the elected government or the bureaucracy that serves it, it will normally be appropriate to replace it with ‘Australian Government...

COAG RIS preliminary assessment form

Regulation
1st December 2014
An agency is required to contact the Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR) to seek advice on whether a Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) is required for decisions made by Council of Australian Governments’ (COAG) Councils and national standard-setting bodies. This form will help you identify the key features of your regulatory proposal, which, in turn, will allow the OBPR to quickly assess whether a RIS is required.

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