The Government has released its Response to the OECD Report – Towards a Seamless National Economy, 2009 Review of Regulatory Reform: Australia .

The Australian Government ‘s response includes:

•further improving the Australian Government’s engagement with business to identify regulatory reform opportunities and concerns through establishing a formal consultation forum with business and using web 2.0 technologies;
•subject to the agreement of state and territory governments, developing approaches to identifying and managing new regulatory proposals at the local level which could affect the operation of national markets;
•a number of initiatives to improve the effectiveness of regulatory impact assessment; and
•enhancing the transparency of regulation‑making by requiring regulatory agencies to report publicly on how they will ensure regulations do not impose unnecessary costs on business.