Performance reporting and
accountability for national reform
Competition and regulation
Seamless National Economy: Report on Performance
COAG’s seamless national economy reforms are aimed at promoting competition, boosting productivity, improving labour mobility, and reducing business compliance costs by removing unnecessary or inconsistent regulation.
In our latest report we found that 37 reforms have been completed or are on track.
We also found that 12 reforms are at risk. Key ‘at risk’ reforms due to be completed by December 2012 include:
- harmonised occupational health and safety laws
- a national trade licensing system
- a nationally consistent approach to the imposition of personal criminal liability on company directors
- national regulation of the legal profession
- better regulation of chemicals and plastics.
Snapshot of progress – seamless national economy reforms 2008-09 to 2010-11
Regulatory Reforms
Competition Reforms
This third report assesses progress by Commonwealth, State and Territory governments over the period from 2008–09 to 2010–11. It is the first report to inform Commonwealth Government decisions on whether States and Territories should receive up to $200 million under the first tranche of reward payments.
Our report makes recommendations to COAG about addressing the at risk reforms, reinvigorating energy reform and improving implementation plans.
The report was submitted to COAG on 21 December 2011, and publicly released on 3 February 2012. This report was considered by COAG at its 13 April 2012 meeting. COAG's response to the report can be found on the COAG website.
Overview – DOC 959KB | PDF 722KB
Full Report – DOC 3.87MB | PDF 3.06MB
Report by section:
Part A – Background – PDF 659KB
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The context for ongoing reform
Chapter 3. Summary of milestone achievement
Part B – Deregulation Priorities – PDF 1.36MB
Chapter 4. Occupational health and safety
Chapter 5. Payroll tax
Chapter 6. Licensing system
Chapter 7. Health Workforce
Chapter 8. Rail safety
Chapter 9. Consumer law
Chapter 10. Product safety
Chapter 11. Trustee corporations
Chapter 12. Consumer credit
Chapter 13. Development assessment
Chapter 14. Construction code
Chapter 15. Chemicals and plastics
Chapter 16. Business names
Chapter 17. Personal property securities
Chapter 18. Food regulation
Chapter 19. Mine safety
Chapter 20. Electronic conveyancing
Chapter 21. Oil and gas
Chapter 22. Maritime safety
Chapter 23. Directors’ liability
Part C: Other Regulatory Reforms – PDF 493KB
Chapter 24. Regulation making and review
Chapter 25. Legal Profession
Chapter 26. Not-for-profit sector: standard chart of accounts
Chapter 27. Not-for-profit sector: fundraising regulation
Part D: Competition Reforms – PDF 909KB
Chapter 28. Anti-dumping and countervailing duties
Chapter 29. Energy: retail price regulation
Chapter 30. Energy: harmonisation of energy market legislation
Chapter 31. Energy: market investment
Chapter 32. Energy: demand side participation
Chapter 33. National access regime
Chapter 34. Infrastructure: certification of state access regimes
Chapter 35. Infrastructure: access regulation of rail track/rail networks
Chapter 36. Infrastructure: regulation of significant ports
Chapter 37. Infrastructure: competitive tendering principles
Chapter 38. Infrastructure: competitive neutrality
Chapter 39. Occupational licensing
Chapter 40. Transport: heavy vehicles
Chapter 41. Transport: rail safety
Chapter 42. Transport: maritime safety
Chapter 43. Road reform plan
Associated documents:
Compendium of actions against 2010-11 milestones since 30 September 2011 (as at 20 January 2012) – DOC 252KB | PDF136KB
Corrs Chambers Westgarth Report to COAG Reform Council: Analysis of the application of COAG's directors' liability principles, August 2011 DOC 1.03MB | PDF 980KB
For the media material associated with this report visit the Media centre.
National Partnership Agreement to Deliver a Seamless National Economy: Performance report for 2009-10
This report is the council's second annual assessment of the performance of governments against the National Partnership Agreement to Deliver a Seamless National Economy.
This report was submitted to COAG on 23 December 2010, and publicly released on 11 February 2011.
COAG's response to this report can be found in the completed reports section of the Timeframes page.
Executive summary – DOC 365KB | PDF 145KB
Full report – DOC 3.8MB | PDF 2.8MB
Associated documents:
Compendium of actions against incomplete milestones since 30 September 2010 (as at 31 January 2011) – RTF 545KB | PDF 72KB
National Partnership Agreement to Deliver a Seamless National Economy: Report on performance 2008–09
This report presents the council‘s first annual assessment of the performance of governments against the National Partnership Agreement to Deliver a Seamless National Economy.
This report was submitted to COAG on 23 December 2009, and publicly released on 23 February 2010. On the same day, governments released a COAG response to the report which can be found in the completed reports section of the Timeframes page.
Associated documents:
Compendium of actions against 2008-09 milestones since 30 September 2009 (as at 16 February 2010) – RTF 546KB | PDF 72KB
Protocol for Maintaining Payroll Tax Harmonisation between States and Territories, July 2008 – RTF 197KB | PDF 318KB
Earlier Reports
- COAG Reform Council report to the Council of Australian Governments on implementation of the National Reform Agenda: March 2009 – RTF 1.72MB | PDF 672KB
- COAG Reform Council report to the Council of Australian Governments: March 2008 – DOC 2MB | PDF 369KB
Some of the documents on this page have been made available in Portable Document Format (PDF) only. If you need further assistance with alternative formats, please contact the COAG Reform Council on telephone (02) 8229 7377 or by email to coagreformcouncil@pmc.gov.au
