The complexity and inconsistent operation of occupational health and safety legislation across the Australian jurisdictions is a key concern for business. Having one set of requirements will not only improve efficiency for both businesses and regulators, but also promote a...
The Productivity Commission discussion draft makes an important contribution to public understanding and debate on executive pay in Australia. The BCA welcomes the commission’s conclusion that there is not a general system failure in terms of executive remuneration governance across...
September 2009 BCA President Greig Gailey has written to the Minister for Climate Change and Water Penny Wong, and to the Shadow Minister Assisting the Leader on Emissions Trading Design, Andrew Robb, regarding the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS). Similar...
This submission addresses a number of matters related to the draft regulations for the emissions-intensive, trade-exposed (EITE) industries elements of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. The submission recommends amendments to the CPRS EITE regulations to ensure that the detail of...
The government’s legislative framework for the National Broadband Network raises competition policy issues, including issues of competitive neutrality between government-owned and private businesses. These submissions reflect the views in the BCA's initial submission on the National Broadband Network (NBN). The...
The BCA has lodged a submission to the Senate review of the Bill arguing that the proposed laws will make managing termination arrangements more difficult. There has been no explanation of why the laws apply to ‘key executives’, including overseas...
The BCA has made submissions to Treasury over the exposure draft of the National Consumer Credit Protection Bill 2009, and to the Senate Economic Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Bill. The BCA is generally supportive of a national system for...
The global financial crisis (GFC) has brought renewed scrutiny of executive remuneration, although concerns regarding trends in executive remuneration are not new. As in the past, a key focus of the current debate is the amount of remuneration paid to...
The BCA has lodged a submission to the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee inquiry into the Building and Construction Industry Improvement Amendment (Transition to Fair Work) Bill 2009. It is critical to Australia’s overall capacity to recover and grow,...
The energy white paper is a perfectly timed opportunity for the federal government to ensure that Australia’s energy policies support the growth of the economy in the period to 2030 and beyond. Australia needs energy policies that will help support the...