Impacts of COAG Reforms: Business Regulation and VET

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Volume 1: Overview

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Volume 2: Business Regulation

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Volume 3: VET

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Volume 1: Overview by chapters

• Preliminaries (PDF - 405 Kb)
  • Cover, Copyright, Opportunity for further comment, Terms of reference, Contents, Preface and Abbreviations and explanations
• Overview - including key points (PDF - 481 Kb)
• Chapter 1 Introduction (PDF - 365 Kb)
  • 1.1 Background
  • 1.2 The Commission's assessment role in this study
  • 1.3 The approach
  • 1.4 Consultations
  • 1.5 Structure of this report
• Chapter 2 Reform in context (PDF - 292 Kb)
  • 2.1 Broad achievements of past reforms
  • 2.2 The broad economic context of further reform
  • 2.3 Potential gains from reform
• Chapter 3 Business regulation reforms (PDF - 425 Kb)
  • 3.1 The business regulation reforms in context
  • 3.2 Estimated direct impacts of the business regulation reforms
  • 3.3 Estimated economy-wide impacts of the business regulation reforms
  • 3.4 Opportunities for improvement
• Chapter 4 VET reforms (PDF - 420 Kb)
  • 4.1 What has the Commission been asked to do
  • 4.2 Scope of the COAG VET reform agenda
  • 4.3 The Commission’s approach
  • 4.4 Assessment of reform impacts
  • 4.5 The Commission’s analysis of youth transitions
  • 4.6 Achieving effective VET reform
• Appendix A Public consultation (PDF - 249 Kb)
• Appendix B The MMRF model (PDF - 230 Kb)
• References (PDF - 221 Kb)

Volume 2: Business Regulation by chapters

• Preliminaries (PDF - 549 Kb)
  • Cover, Copyright, Opportunity for further comment, Terms of reference, Contents, Preface and Abbreviations and explanations
• Chapter 1 Introduction and summary (PDF - 580 Kb)
  • 1.1 The Seamless National Economy reforms
  • 1.2 A broad snapshot of those affected by the reforms
  • 1.3 The economic environment in which reforms will be evaluated
  • 1.4 Structure of this volume
• Chapter 2 Consumer law and product safety (PDF - 489 Kb)
  • 2.1 Reform objectives and changes
  • 2.2 Who will be affected by the reforms?
  • 2.3 Understanding the direct impacts of the reforms
  • 2.4 What are the direct impacts of the reforms?
  • 2.5 Indicative costs of achieving reform
  • 2.6 Summary of effects
  • Opportunities for improvement
• Chapter 3 Consumer credit (PDF - 498 Kb)
  • 3.1 Reform objectives and changes
  • 3.2 Who will be affected by the reforms?
  • 3.3 Understanding the direct impacts of the reforms
  • 3.4 What are the direct impacts of the reforms?
  • 3.5 Indicative costs of achieving reform
  • 3.6 Summary of effects
  • 3.7 Opportunities for improvement
• Chapter 4 Personal property securities (PDF - 456 Kb)
  • 4.1 Reform objectives and changes
  • 4.2 Who will be affected by the reforms?
  • 4.3 Understanding the direct impacts of the reforms
  • 4.4 What are the direct impacts of the reforms?
  • 4.5 Indicative costs of achieving reform
  • 4.6 Summary of effects
  • 4.7 Opportunities for improvement
• Chapter 5 Trustee corporations (PDF - 428 Kb)
  • 5.1 Reform objectives and changes
  • 5.2 Who will be affected by the reforms?
  • 5.3 Understanding the direct impacts of the reforms
  • 5.4 What are the direct impacts of the reforms?
  • 5.5 Indicative costs of achieving reform
  • 5.6 Summary of effects
  • 5.7 Opportunities for improvement
• Chapter 6 Standard business reporting (PDF - 513 Kb)
  • 6.1 Reform objectives and changes
  • 6.2 Who and what are affected by the reform?
  • 6.3 What are the direct benefits of the reform?
  • 6.4 Indicative costs of achieving reform
  • 6.4 Summary of effects
  • 6.5 Opportunities for improvement
• Chapter 7 Payroll tax (PDF - 500 Kb)
  • 7.1 Reform objectives and changes
  • 7.2 Who will be affected by the reform?
  • 7.3 Understanding the direct impacts of the reform
  • 7.4 What are the direct impacts of the reforms?
  • 7.5 Indicative costs and revenue implications of achieving reform
  • 7.6 Summary of effects
  • 7.7 Opportunities for improvement
• Chapter 8 Occupational health and safety (PDF - 582 Kb)
  • 8.1 Reform objectives and changes
  • 8.2 Who will be affected by the reforms?
  • 8.3 Understanding the direct impacts of the reforms
  • 8.4 What are the direct impacts of the reforms?
  • 8.5 Indicative costs of achieving reform
  • 8.6 Summary of effects
  • 8.7 Opportunities for improvement
• Chapter 9 Rail Safety (PDF - 526 Kb)
  • 9.1 Reform objectives and changes
  • 9.2 Who will be affected by the reform?
  • 9.3 Understanding the direct impacts of the reforms
  • 9.4 What are the direct impacts of the reforms?
  • 9.5 Indicative costs of achieving reform
  • 9.6 Summary of effects
  • 9.7 Opportunities for improvement
• Chapter 10 Health workforce (PDF - 544 Kb)
  • 10.1 Reform objectives and changes
  • 10.2 Who will be affected by the reform?
  • 10.3 Understanding the direct impacts of the reform
  • 10.4 What are the direct impacts of the reform?
  • 10.5 Indicative costs of achieving reform
  • 10.6 Summary of effects
  • 10.7 Opportunities for improvement
• Chapter 11 Trade measurement (PDF - 427 Kb)
  • 11.1 Reform objectives and changes
  • 11.2 Who or what will be affected by the reform?
  • 11.3 Understanding the direct impacts of the reform
  • 11.4 Summary of effects
  • 11.5 Opportunities for improvement
• Chapter 12 Food regulation (PDF - 490 Kb)
  • 12.1 Reform objectives and changes
  • 12.2 Who will be affected by the reforms?
  • 12.3 Understanding the direct impacts of the reforms
  • 12.4 What are the direct impacts of the reforms?
  • 12.5 Indicative costs of achieving reform
  • 12.6 Summary of effects
  • 12.7 Opportunities for improvement
• Chapter 13 Wine labelling (PDF - 604 Kb)
  • 13.1 Reform objectives and changes
  • 13.2 Who will be affected by the reform?
  • 13.3 Analysis of the impacts of the reform
  • 13.4 Indicative costs of achieving reform
  • 13.5 Summary of effects
  • 13.6 Opportunities for improvement
• Chapter 14 Development Assessment (PDF - 513 Kb)
  • 14.1 Reform objectives and changes
  • 14.2 Who will be affected by the reforms?
  • 14.3 Understanding the direct impacts of the reforms
  • 14.4 What are the direct impacts of the reforms?
  • 14.5 Indicative costs of achieving reform
  • 14.6 Summary of effects
  • 14.7 Opportunities for improvement
• Chapter 15 National Construction Code (PDF - 475 Kb)
  • 15.1 Reform objectives and changes
  • 15.2 Who will be affected by the reforms?
  • 15.3 Understanding the direct impacts of the reforms
  • 15.4 What are the direct impacts of the reforms?
  • 15.5 Indicative costs of achieving reform
  • 15.6 Summary of effects
  • 15.7 Opportunities for improvement
• References (PDF - 428 Kb)

Volume 3: VET by chapters

• Preliminaries (PDF - 563 Kb)
  • Cover, Copyright, Opportunity for further comment, Terms of reference, Contents, Preface, Acknowledgments and Abbreviations and explanations
• Overview - including key points (PDF - 574 Kb)
• Chapter 1 Introduction (PDF - 435 Kb)
  • 1.1 Request to the Commission
  • 1.2 What has the Commission been asked to do?
  • 1.3 The Commission's approach to youth transitions
  • 1.4 The COAG reform agenda - VET and transitions
  • 1.5 Key policy initiatives to be assessed
  • 1.6 Related Commission publications
  • 1.7 Structure of the report
• Chapter 2 Assessment framework (PDF - 550 Kb)
  • 2.1 The importance of equity and merit goods
  • 2.2 Possible distortions in the VET market
  • 2.3 Quantitative assessment of net social benefits
• Chapter 3 Impacts of COAG reforms (PDF - 624 Kb)
  • 3.1 Characteristics of the Commission's analysis
  • 3.2 Market-oriented reforms in Victoria
  • 3.3 National Partnership Agreement on Productivity Places Program
  • 3.4 Market-oriented reforms in South Australia
  • 3.5 Foundation skills
  • 3.6 Potential reform effects
  • 3.7 Youth transitions
• Chapter 4 Issues for further consideration (PDF - 427 Kb)
  • 4.1 Information available to students
  • 4.2 The quality of student outcomes
  • 4.3 Completion rates
  • 4.4 The importance of sequencing to successful policy initiatives
• Appendix A Benchmarking results from this report (PDF - 507 Kb)
• Appendix B The Education and Labour Market Outcomes model (PDF - 499 Kb)
• Appendix C Sources for ELMO parameters (PDF - 593 Kb)
• Appendix D Young learners (PDF - 486 Kb)
• Appendix E Mature learners (PDF - 510 Kb)
• Appendix F Foundation skills attainment (PDF - 548 Kb)
• Appendix G Youth transitions (PDF - 442 Kb)
• Appendix H Economy-wide modelling (PDF - 483 Kb)
• References (PDF - 409 Kb)