❓ Hon. Kate Doust questions the Minister for Commerce regarding increased policy project costs, requesting a list of complex long-term projects and details of deferred projects within the Department of Commerce. The Minister provides a list of ongoing reviews and legislative developments, and details the deferral of a discussion paper on boarding and lodging tenancy arrangements.
AnsweredQoN 1305Legislative Council
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I refer to page 492 of the 2014-15 Budget Papers and the statement "The Average Cost
per Policy Project increased by $80,192 (30.3%) from the 2013-14 Estimated
Actual to the 2014-15 Budget target as a result of contributing factors
including the cessation of Council of Australian Governments’ reforms, the
deferral of projects in line with operational requirements and a number of
complex long-term policy projects currently being undertaken.”, and I
ask: (a) can the Minister provide a list
of each complex long term policy project that is currently been undertaken by
the Department of Commerce; and (b) what
projects have been deferred, and for how long?
per Policy Project increased by $80,192 (30.3%) from the 2013-14 Estimated
Actual to the 2014-15 Budget target as a result of contributing factors
including the cessation of Council of Australian Governments’ reforms, the
deferral of projects in line with operational requirements and a number of
complex long-term policy projects currently being undertaken.”, and I
ask: (a) can the Minister provide a list
of each complex long term policy project that is currently been undertaken by
the Department of Commerce; and (b) what
projects have been deferred, and for how long?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 August 2014
Responded by
Minister for Commerce
Response time
55 days
(a) Statutory Review of the
Residential Parks (Long-stay Tenants) Act 2006
;
Review of retirement villages legislation and code of conduct, and implementation of stage 1 amendments. Stage 2 will commence when stage 1 is fully implemented;
Combined review of the
Motor Vehicle Dealers Act 1973
and the
Motor Vehicle Repairers Act 2003
;
Review of the
Co-operatives Act 2009
to implement amendments required to maintain consistency with the Co-operatives National Law;
Development of the Consumer Protection Legislation Amendment Bill 2013;
Review of the
Limited Partnerships Act 1909
;
Drafting of a Bill to amend the
Associations Incorporations Act 1987
;
Deregulation of travel agents;
Fee deregulation for land valuers and settlement agents;
Review of property industry codes of conduct;
Review of fines in consumer protection legislation;
Review of tenancy arrangements in the boarding and lodging industry; and
Development of options to reduce anomalies in the
Retail Trading Hours Act 1987
.
(b) Preparation of a discussion paper for community consultation about the need to regulate tenancy arrangements in the boarding and lodging industry has been on hold since 1 March 2014 and it is hoped to recommence work in early 2015.
Residential Parks (Long-stay Tenants) Act 2006
;
Review of retirement villages legislation and code of conduct, and implementation of stage 1 amendments. Stage 2 will commence when stage 1 is fully implemented;
Combined review of the
Motor Vehicle Dealers Act 1973
and the
Motor Vehicle Repairers Act 2003
;
Review of the
Co-operatives Act 2009
to implement amendments required to maintain consistency with the Co-operatives National Law;
Development of the Consumer Protection Legislation Amendment Bill 2013;
Review of the
Limited Partnerships Act 1909
;
Drafting of a Bill to amend the
Associations Incorporations Act 1987
;
Deregulation of travel agents;
Fee deregulation for land valuers and settlement agents;
Review of property industry codes of conduct;
Review of fines in consumer protection legislation;
Review of tenancy arrangements in the boarding and lodging industry; and
Development of options to reduce anomalies in the
Retail Trading Hours Act 1987
.
(b) Preparation of a discussion paper for community consultation about the need to regulate tenancy arrangements in the boarding and lodging industry has been on hold since 1 March 2014 and it is hoped to recommence work in early 2015.
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