Govt seen as less trustworthy than business
A survey shows government is viewed as less ethical and less competent than business, media and NGOs.
24 February, 2020
Posts Tagged: red-tape
Rates and compliance reviews stay buried
NSW Government refuses to release key reports into local government, claiming the documents are exempt under the state’s information law.
7 February, 2019
Industry vs consumer in labelling laws review
Removing weight and volume markings from packaging.
5 June, 2017
NSW consigns FleetWise to scrap heap
By Paul Hemsley New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell’s campaign against so-called green-tape has resulted in the state government’s FleetWise program being junked on the basis it duplicates a similar federal program that is already operating. Funded by the state government through the Environment Trust, the FleetWise program had been a source of information, tools […]
11 December, 2012
Queensland cuts councils loose
By Paul Hemsley Local Government Association of Queensland President Margaret de Wit has welcomed the state government’s move to put councils back in charge of community planning by getting rid of a raft of state bureaucratic requirements. The Queensland government this week passed changes to the Local Government Act and Brisbane City Council Act it […]
15 November, 2012
Councils sharing services allowed
Local governments in Western Australia could be permitted to create regional subsidies under a state government bill. Introduced last week, the Local Government Amendment Bill intends to allow local governments to share in the delivery of services. According to the Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA), the legislation will allow local governments to focus more […]
20 August, 2012
Building plans bypass council approval procedures
The Queensland Government’s Sustainable Planning Regulation has been amended to allow existing schools and hospitals to make building extensions without council approval. Premier Anna Bligh said this regulation change is an extension of the rules put in place for the federal government’s Building the Education Revolution construction fund. “This meant that Queensland outstripped other states […]
17 February, 2012
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