Taxation plays a fundamental role in providing the optimum environment for Australian business to run effectively, improve productivity, and take advantage of the increasingly global and competitive world economy. This submission, to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Review Tribunal (IPART)...
This Business Council of Australia submission notes the importance of the Victorian Government’s Food Bowl Modernisation Project in terms of reviewing, rationalising and modernising irrigation. The project has the potential to highlight the economic and environmental benefits of improving irrigation...
This submission, to the New South Wales Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART), outlines the position of the BCA in relation to systemic improvements to regulatory systems, based on its work and research in this area. It responds to selected recommendations...
This submission argues that a benchmarking progress to identify regulatory burdens on business would be a positive development, as it would provide more information and would demonstrate the effectiveness of regulatory reform over time. Benchmarking business regulation is essential for...
This submission argues that federal and state governments have a responsibility to achieve greater labour market efficiency, and that any unitary system of workplace relations should be developed with public input by all stakeholders. Attachment 1: Workplace Relations Action Plan...
This submission argues that there is an urgent need for Australia to re-establish forward-looking and coherent strategic directions for national energy market development, and that state should make the necessary changes to ensure this outcome. Submission to the Owen Inquiry into Electricity...
This submission, to the Senate Standing Committee on Economics Inquiry into the Provisions of the Trade Practices Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2007 and Trade Practices Amendment (Predatory Pricing) Bill 2007, argues that competition and competition policies are increasingly impacted...
This submission outlines a series of principles around a ‘cap-and-trade’ scheme to tackle greenhouse emissions as part of a framework to help provide the foundation for an integrated global solution to emissions reduction. It argues that an effective, sustainable response to...
Submission to the Review of the Principles of Good Corporate Governance and Best Practice Recommendations