❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) process, including the number of assessments, exemptions, and reviews undertaken by the Department of Treasury. The response provides data and explanations on the RIA process and its effectiveness.
AnsweredQoN 8012Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many Preliminary Impact Assessments (PIAs) have been examined by the Regulatory Gatekeeping Unit of the Department of Treasury:
(a) from 1 December 2009 to 30 June 2010;
(b) during the 2010–2011 financial year; and
(c) during the 2011–2012 financial year to date?
(2) What percentage and number of PIA's were determined to require Regulatory Impact Statements:
(a) from 1 December 2009 to 30 June 2010;
(b) in the 2010–2011 financial year; and
(c) in the 2011–2012 financial year to date?
(3) How many Consultation Regulatory Impact Statements were considered by Treasury:
(a) from 1 December 2009 to 30 June 2010;
(b) during the 2010–2011 financial year; and
(c) during the 2011–2012 financial year to date?
(4) How many Decision Regulatory Impact Statements were considered by Treasury:
(a) from 1 December 2009 to 30 June 2010;
(b) during the 2010–2011 financial year; and
(c) during the 2011–2012 financial year to date?
(5) How many Treasurer's exemptions from the Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) process have been granted:
(a) from 1 December 2009 to 30 June 2010;
(b) in the 2010–2011 financial year; and
(c) in the 2011–2012 financial year to date?
(6) Of the matters that have been identified as requiring Regulatory Impact Statements, what number and percentage have been approved for implementation since the commencement of the RIA process on 1 December 2009?
(7) Have any matters identified as requiring Regulatory Impact Statements been rejected by Government to date and, if so, what number and percentage?
(8) Has Treasury undertaken any tracking or evaluation of the average time it takes for agencies to complete the RIA process, from the time a PIA has been submitted to the approval of the proposed regulatory change?
(9) What key performance indicators are used to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of the process?
(10) How many Regulatory Gatekeeping Unit Annual Reports have been published to date?
(11) What were the terms of reference for the Regulatory Impact Assessment 2011 Review?
(12) Has the review noted at (11) been reported to the Treasurer and, if so, when?
(13) When will the review noted at (11) be made public?
(a) from 1 December 2009 to 30 June 2010;
(b) during the 2010–2011 financial year; and
(c) during the 2011–2012 financial year to date?
(2) What percentage and number of PIA's were determined to require Regulatory Impact Statements:
(a) from 1 December 2009 to 30 June 2010;
(b) in the 2010–2011 financial year; and
(c) in the 2011–2012 financial year to date?
(3) How many Consultation Regulatory Impact Statements were considered by Treasury:
(a) from 1 December 2009 to 30 June 2010;
(b) during the 2010–2011 financial year; and
(c) during the 2011–2012 financial year to date?
(4) How many Decision Regulatory Impact Statements were considered by Treasury:
(a) from 1 December 2009 to 30 June 2010;
(b) during the 2010–2011 financial year; and
(c) during the 2011–2012 financial year to date?
(5) How many Treasurer's exemptions from the Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) process have been granted:
(a) from 1 December 2009 to 30 June 2010;
(b) in the 2010–2011 financial year; and
(c) in the 2011–2012 financial year to date?
(6) Of the matters that have been identified as requiring Regulatory Impact Statements, what number and percentage have been approved for implementation since the commencement of the RIA process on 1 December 2009?
(7) Have any matters identified as requiring Regulatory Impact Statements been rejected by Government to date and, if so, what number and percentage?
(8) Has Treasury undertaken any tracking or evaluation of the average time it takes for agencies to complete the RIA process, from the time a PIA has been submitted to the approval of the proposed regulatory change?
(9) What key performance indicators are used to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of the process?
(10) How many Regulatory Gatekeeping Unit Annual Reports have been published to date?
(11) What were the terms of reference for the Regulatory Impact Assessment 2011 Review?
(12) Has the review noted at (11) been reported to the Treasurer and, if so, when?
(13) When will the review noted at (11) be made public?
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Answered
19 June 2012
Response time
34 days
Department of Treasury
(1)
(a) 207
(b) 411
(c) 301
(2) The percentage of regulatory proposals that require assessment through Regulatory Impact Statements (RISs) is not dissimilar to those publicly reported by the Commonwealth.
(a) 21 (10.2%)
(b) 12 (2.9%)
(c) 18 (6.0%)
(3)
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 5
(4)
(a) 1
(b) 5
(c) 9
(5)
(a) Nil
(b) 3
(c) 4
(6) Of the proposals identified as requiring RISs, 11 (21.6%) have been implemented, 20 (39.2%) are being finalised, 7 (13.7%) are being consulted upon and 11 (21.6%) are under further review.
(7) The purpose of Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) is to improve regulatory outcomes by ensuring that decision makers are provided with complete, objective and transparent analysis on which to base their decisions. The RIA process encourages appropriate assessment through the requirement for consultation and assessment proportionate to the impacts of the issue. This assessment process may result in changes to a proposal prior to final recommendations being put to decision makers. This limits the number of proposals that will be considered as not meeting RIA requirements and that are therefore likely to be rejected by the decision maker. Given this, two proposals were completely rejected (3.9%) and two proposals were partially rejected (3.9%).
(8) The RIA process is designed to integrate with the policy development cycle of a regulatory proposal. The Regulatory Gatekeeping Unit (RGU) tracks the time taken to prepare a PIA. On average, agencies take 1-2 hours to complete the PIA stage. More complex proposals requiring Regulatory Impact Statements are processed according to agency timeframes. Factors such as the complexity of the proposal and the level of consultation required determine the length of this process. The RGU is not responsible for the time taken following the completion of RIA to gain final approval for a proposed regulatory change. To ensure that agency proposals are efficiently dealt with under RIA, the RGU is required to respond to agencies within 10 working days on each RIA document submitted.
(9) The RIA process is designed to promote better quality regulation where regulation is identified as necessary and to reduce the red tape burden of proposed regulation by improving its scope and design. In the 2010-11 reporting year, through the modification and abandonment of regulation, RIA resulted in savings to business of approximately $43 million.
(10) Nil.
(11) The RGU conducted a review of RIA in 2010, prior to the introduction of RIA to subordinate legislation. Agencies were consulted on the review through a collaborative process involving a whole of government RIA Working Group. The RIA Guidelines, which were revised following this 2010 review, streamlined the RIA process to ensure that higher impacting proposals remained the focus of analysis. As a result of discussions with agencies through the RIA Working Group, further minor administrative reforms were made in 2011 to continue this focus. There were no formal terms of reference for these reviews.
(12) The revised RIA Guidelines were approved by the Premier, in his capacity as Treasurer, and issued to all government departments in July 2010. The Treasurer is kept informed on all regulatory reform issues.
(13) The revised RIA Guidelines were made publicly available through their placement on the Department of Treasury website.
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(1)
(a) 207
(b) 411
(c) 301
(2) The percentage of regulatory proposals that require assessment through Regulatory Impact Statements (RISs) is not dissimilar to those publicly reported by the Commonwealth.
(a) 21 (10.2%)
(b) 12 (2.9%)
(c) 18 (6.0%)
(3)
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 5
(4)
(a) 1
(b) 5
(c) 9
(5)
(a) Nil
(b) 3
(c) 4
(6) Of the proposals identified as requiring RISs, 11 (21.6%) have been implemented, 20 (39.2%) are being finalised, 7 (13.7%) are being consulted upon and 11 (21.6%) are under further review.
(7) The purpose of Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) is to improve regulatory outcomes by ensuring that decision makers are provided with complete, objective and transparent analysis on which to base their decisions. The RIA process encourages appropriate assessment through the requirement for consultation and assessment proportionate to the impacts of the issue. This assessment process may result in changes to a proposal prior to final recommendations being put to decision makers. This limits the number of proposals that will be considered as not meeting RIA requirements and that are therefore likely to be rejected by the decision maker. Given this, two proposals were completely rejected (3.9%) and two proposals were partially rejected (3.9%).
(8) The RIA process is designed to integrate with the policy development cycle of a regulatory proposal. The Regulatory Gatekeeping Unit (RGU) tracks the time taken to prepare a PIA. On average, agencies take 1-2 hours to complete the PIA stage. More complex proposals requiring Regulatory Impact Statements are processed according to agency timeframes. Factors such as the complexity of the proposal and the level of consultation required determine the length of this process. The RGU is not responsible for the time taken following the completion of RIA to gain final approval for a proposed regulatory change. To ensure that agency proposals are efficiently dealt with under RIA, the RGU is required to respond to agencies within 10 working days on each RIA document submitted.
(9) The RIA process is designed to promote better quality regulation where regulation is identified as necessary and to reduce the red tape burden of proposed regulation by improving its scope and design. In the 2010-11 reporting year, through the modification and abandonment of regulation, RIA resulted in savings to business of approximately $43 million.
(10) Nil.
(11) The RGU conducted a review of RIA in 2010, prior to the introduction of RIA to subordinate legislation. Agencies were consulted on the review through a collaborative process involving a whole of government RIA Working Group. The RIA Guidelines, which were revised following this 2010 review, streamlined the RIA process to ensure that higher impacting proposals remained the focus of analysis. As a result of discussions with agencies through the RIA Working Group, further minor administrative reforms were made in 2011 to continue this focus. There were no formal terms of reference for these reviews.
(12) The revised RIA Guidelines were approved by the Premier, in his capacity as Treasurer, and issued to all government departments in July 2010. The Treasurer is kept informed on all regulatory reform issues.
(13) The revised RIA Guidelines were made publicly available through their placement on the Department of Treasury website.
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