The Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee (CAMAC) is conducting an inquiry into simplification of reporting requirements and incentive components of executive remuneration. The BCA has made a submission to this inquiry. In our submission we note that CAMAC has an...
As a business organisation, the Business Council of Australia has been struck by the lack of reform within the health sector, and the extent to which productivity-enhancing microeconomic reforms and technology developments appear to have largely bypassed the sector. And,...
The BCA has consistently advocated a rigorous, evidence-based approach to regulatory reform, recognising the significant costs that excessive regulation can impose on the economy. There has been considerable public analysis of so-called ‘creeping acquisitions’ over the last decade, including through...
The ASX Corporate Governance Council is considering a number of amendments to the second edition of its Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. The Corporate Governance Principles represent an important tool for encouraging companies to achieve excellence in their standards of...
The quality of the teaching profession is integral to the future economic and social wellbeing of the nation. The implementation of the National Partnership on Teacher Quality relating to the quality of teaching is a key element of the reforms...
This submission to the federal government says that the findings of the National Broadband Network (NBN) Implementation Study confirm the need for a cost–benefit analysis of the project to demonstrate it is in the national interest. The NBN Implementation study’s...
A letter sent to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by BCA Chief Executive Katie Lahey argues that e-health – using communication technology means to improve the flow of health information – is a key driver of future productivity gains in health....
November 2009 The BCA has made a submission to the Minister for Health, the Honourable Nicola Roxon, on the merits of establishing an independent national health commission. The submission expands on a specific health governance recommendation contained in the BCA paper,...
Free trade agreements (FTAs) help reduce barriers to trade and investment and produce tangible economic benefits. Free trade agreements build on and complement the World Trade Organization framework. Efforts must continue to be directed at achieving meaningful trade liberalisation through...
The BCA has made a submission on the exposure drafts of the National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010 and the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures – Access Arrangements) Bill 2010.This submission argues the draft NBN Company legislation can...