Legislative Council Environment and Planning Committee
Inquiry into the Regulatory Impact Statement Process
Completed
This inquiry was completed in the 57th parliament.
For more information on this inquiry, contact the Committees office:
Phone: (03) 8682 2800
Email: cso@parliament.vic.gov.au
Terms of reference
The terms of reference are instructions which explain what a committee has been asked to do, what topics it should focus on, and how its members will work together to achieve its shared goals.
On 13 November 2012, the Legislative Council agreed to the following motion:
With reference to the Department of Planning and Community Development’s Report, 2011-12, and a commitment to cut red tape in planning, this House requires the Environment and Planning Legislation Committee to inquire into, consider and report on reform of the application of the Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) process and in particular:
(1) Regulatory Impact Assessment models;
(2) Business Impact Assessment models;
(3) possible legislative reform;
(4) economic modelling and methodology application including:
(a) discount rates; and
(b) consultant costs;
(5) regulatory impacts of the RIS process; and
(6) the annual cost to government of RIS processes;
and the Committee is required to present its final report no later than 29 November 2013.