The Business Council of Australia has made a submission on the Productivity Commission’s draft report on Major Project Development Assessment ProcessesWe welcome the commission’s broad findings that there is substantial scope to improve Australia’s project approvals regimes. We agree with...
September 2013The Business Council of Australia has made a submission to the Productivity Commission’s study into geographic labour mobility. The BCA recommends the following government actions to reduce the costs of relocating people to where the new jobs are: a...
The Business Council of Australia has responded to the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (SEWPAC) in relation to the draft Significant Impact Guidelines: Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development – Impacts on Water Resources. The...
The Business Council of Australia has responded to the International Integrated Reporting Council’s Consultation Draft of the International Integrated Reporting Framework discussion paper. The key concerns the consultation draft on integrated reporting raises for the BCA include: the likely increase...
The Business Council of Australia has made a submission on the draft report of the Productivity Commission review of the National Access Regime and the Competition and Infrastructure Reform Agreement. The submission notes the commission’s finding that it cannot quantify the...
The Business Council of Australia has made a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on Migration Amendment (Offshore Resources Activity) Bill 2013. The BCA opposes this Bill and we are asking all parliamentarians to reject the Bill...
The Business Council of Australia has made a submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Bill 2013. The BCA opposes this Bill and we are asking all parliamentarians to reject the Bill unless:...
The Business Council of Australia has made a submission to the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Social Security Amendment (Supporting More Australians into Work) Bill 2013.The BCA supports the three proposed changes in the...
The Business Council of Australia has lodged a submission to the Climate Change Authority regarding the Caps and Targets Review Issues Paper. The submission states that Australia should maintain its current commitment to net emissions of -5% of 2000 levels...
This report was prepared for the Business Council of Australia by the Allen Consulting Group.