Red tape taskforce review
24 Feb 2006
The NSW Government's Small Business Regulation Review Taskforce has begun its red tape offensive.
The Taskforce, which met for the first time on February 14, will carry out a rolling program of reviews of a range of industries starting with the vehicle retailing and services sector.
It includes representatives of some of the State's top industry groups, including ABL/State Chamber and the Australian Industry Group.
The Taskforce will make recommendations on simplifying the many regulations effecting businesses such as auto electricians, smash repairers and car washes. It will come up with suggestions to make compliance much simpler for small firm operators.
The charter of the Taskforce is to produce savings for business. It will look at regulatory controls which are holding businesses back, particularly firms in the start-up or expansion phase.
The Taskforce will also consider opportunities for Government agencies and businesses to use technology that can reduce all types of administrative burden.
The aim is to make world's best practice the norm for businesses in NSW.
"Well-designed and targeted regulations allow governments to deliver social, environmental and economic goals, but regulation should only be used where it is needed," Minister for Small Business David Campbell said.