Queensland Office for Regulatory Efficiency

The Queensland Office for Regulatory Efficiency (QORE) leads a program of regulatory reform, designed to increase the productivity and competitiveness of Queensland, and to enhance the attractiveness of Queensland to individuals and business investment.

The Smart Regulation reform agenda seeks to get the balance right between the benefits and costs of regulation, and to reduce regulatory burden in order to give time and money back to individuals, businesses and government to invest in innovation, productivity and economic growth.

The Smart Regulation reform agenda consists of commitments and activities at the federal (via the Council of Australian Governments (COAG)) and state levels, as well as proposed initiatives based on national and international best practice models to achieve sustainable reductions in the regulatory burden.

QORE's responsibilities are:

COAG reform agenda (business regulation and competition)

• Secretariat to various COAG working and reference groups
• Coordinating Queensland Government reform activities and reporting to COAG in the areas of best practice regulation, cross-jurisdictional hot spots, competition and mutual recognition

Regulatory reviews and audits

• Regulatory reviews and audits
• Measurement and annual reporting on progress with regulatory reform

Regulatory impact assessment and advice

• Harmonising and streamlining Regulatory Impact Statement and Public Benefit Test requirements and processes
• Providing best practice advice to agencies
• Assessment and advice on all significant regulatory proposals.

Last reviewed 19 August 2008