Council of Australian Governments Business Regulation and Competition Working Group
At its 20 December 2007 meeting, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) established seven working groups. Each is overseen by a Commonwealth Minister, with deputies at a senior departmental level, who are nominated by the States and Territories. These groups also include senior officials from all jurisdictions. The Business Regulation and Competition Working Group (BRCWG) is one of the working groups that was established as a result of this decision.
The objectives of the BRCWG are:
- to accelerate and broaden the regulation reduction agenda to reduce the regulatory burden on business;
- to accelerate and deliver the agreed COAG regulatory hot spots agenda;
- to further improve processes for regulation making and review, including exploring a national approach to processes to ensure no net increase in the regulatory burden, and common start dates for legislation; and
- to deliver significant improvements in Australia’s competition, productivity and international competitiveness.
The secretariat of the COAG BRCWG undertakes a range of policy and administrative functions to support the working group and its regulation reform agenda. It also provides assistance to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, the Hon Lindsay Tanner MP and the Minister Assisting, the Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP, in their capacity as co-chairs of the BRCWG.
Contact for information on this page: deregulation@finance.gov.au
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