| The Hon Lindsay Tanner MP Minister for Finance and Deregulation |
The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP Minister Assisting the Finance Minister on Deregulation |
40/2009
3 July 2009
Today the Rudd Government released a progress report on reforms to move Australia towards a seamless national economy.
The report includes decisions taken at yesterday’s COAG meeting in Darwin including:
Co-chairs of the Business Regulation and Competition Working Group, Lindsay Tanner and Craig Emerson released the progress report.
Of the 27 priority reforms, the national reform of wine labelling has been completed, national model rail safety regulation is scheduled to be in place in all jurisdictions by the end of 2009, and 23 of the remaining 25 reforms are on track and meeting the timeframes set in the Implementation Plan released earlier this year.
Mr Tanner said: “The progress report is in keeping with our commitment to be publicly accountable for achieving these reforms.
"By releasing this report we are opening ourselves up to judgements about progress being achieved."
Dr Emerson said: “In the past, governments have talked about reforms and have agreed to have agreements, but no real progress was achieved.
The progress report shows that agreed milestones are being passed and sets out the remainder of the journey for each reform.”
The cases in which progress to date has been slower than anticipated, such as for reform of directors’ liability, will go back to COAG to be advanced.
The progress report can be found at:
http://www.finance.gov.au/deregulation/coag.html
| Media Contact: | Website: |
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| Minister Tanner’s Office - Nardia Dazkiw - 0418 144 690 | www.financeminister.gov.au |
| Minister Emerson’s Office: - Chris Ward - 0418 424 654 |
