Regulation and its Review 2000-01

CONTENTS

Preliminaries
Cover, Copyright, Foreword, Contents, Abbreviations, Key messages, Overview

1 Compliance with RIS requirements
1.1 Assessment of compliance
1.2 Primary legislation
1.3 Disallowable instruments
1.4 Non-disallowable instruments and quasi-regulations
1.5 Treaties
1.6 National regulation making

2 Compliance by portfolio
2.1 Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
2.2 Attorney-General’s
2.3 Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
2.4 Education, Training and Youth Affairs
2.5 Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business
2.6 Environment and Heritage
2.7 Family and Community Services
2.8 Foreign Affairs and Trade
2.9 Health and Aged Care
2.10 Immigration and Multicultural Affairs
2.11 Industry, Science and Resources
2.12 Industry, Science and Resources/Transport and Regional Services
2.13 Transport and Regional Services
2.14 Treasury

3 Better integration of the RIS process
3.1 Agency management
3.2 Compliance reporting
3.3 Legislation reviews
3.4 Training policy officers
3.5 Regulatory plans
3.6 Agency commitment
3.7 Ecologically Sustainable Development
3.8 Cost recovery
3.9 Examples from States/Territories and OECD
3.10 Agency self-assessment trial
3.11 Conclusion

A Monitoring quasi-regulation

B Compliance with COAG RIS requirements

C Commonwealth legislation reviews

D ORR activities and performance

E Regulatory reform in States and Territories

F Integration of the RIS process — international experience

References