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Economic Reform

The Economic Reform Division has the roles of regulatory reform, regulatory gatekeeping and access reforms.

As outlined in the recently reviewed Roles and Responsibilities for Treasury Business the
function of the Economic Reform Division is as follows:

The Role

Provide advice and analysis on economic and structural reform, competition policy and regulatory reform.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ongoing commitment to the existing framework for competition policy reform
  • Enhanced review of regulations and reform where there is an unnecessary burden on business or undue restriction on markets
  • Review and reform of structures which inappropriately limit competition and impede economic growth

Key Relationships

  • Infrastructure agencies
  • Treasurer’s Office
  • Agency analysts / agencies
  • Strategic Policy
  • Commonwealth Government
  • Industry

Key Performance Indicators

  • Advice accepted by the Treasurer
  • COAG milestones met
  • Reform outcomes