A high-level gap analysis of how the existing National Electricity Rules relate and apply to potential offshore electricity infrastructure (OEI) development. The paper focuses on harmonising onshore and offshore regulation and identifies gaps, barriers and opportunities for reform. It concludes that while it is both...

This research paper provides an overview of the system of laws, regulations and bodies designed to protect Victoria’s historic buildings, landscapes, and culturally significant places. Maps of local government areas showing the concentration of heritage overlays within each LGA are also included.

This report provides the strategic intentions for the new Ministry for Regulation including the role, purpose, strategic objectives and priorities and outcomes. The Ministry will focus on lifting quality across all regulatory systems and supporting agencies with regulatory responsibilities to align with good practice.

This voluntary standard helps organisations develop and deploy artificial intelligence (AI) systems by giving practical guidance on how to safely and responsibly use AI. The standard consists of ten voluntary guardrails that apply to all organisations throughout the AI supply chain.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) are 3 significant trade and economic initiatives with a considerable impact on the Indo-Pacific region. This paper provides an overview of each...

Australia is at risk of sliding towards a 'big corporate' economy and needs to take urgent action to reverse the direction. The report asks policymakers and regulators come together to put small and family businesses first and create the best environment in which they can...

While Artificial Intelligence tools, particularly large language models (LLMs), can be beneficial for exploring complex subjects, enhancing understanding and facilitating conversations across many knowledge domains and stakeholders, regulators need to be careful when using AI for administrative decisions with legal obligations and consequences.

Based on the perceptions of over 150 regulatory professionals and experts, this research uncovered three shared opportunities to drive further improvement in UK regulation. The report also presents three clear ways in which the UK regulatory system can respond to these shared opportunities.

In the context of other communities of practice at the International Association on Regulation and Governance conference, this article reflects on the role and achievements of the National Regulators Community of Practice at ANZSOG since its inception in 2020.

This model law serves as a comprehensive guide for regulatory practitioners in drafting and implementing robust anti-corruption measures tailored to their specific legal and cultural contexts.

This guide assists NSW public sector agencies to understand the nature and prevalence of common and systemic corruption issues they are likely to encounter.

This paper addresses three topics as they relate to the net zero transition: economics, social change, and regional communities. The authors have drawn upon their collective expertise and experience and reviewed global research and case studies around similar transitions and transition-focused institutions.

The care and support economy is one of the fastest growing parts of the Australian economy. To meet growing demand, a significant reform agenda is underway across different parts of the sectors that make up the care and support economy. This state of play provides...

Parliament plays a crucial role in holding regulators to account, but MPs and peers struggle to scrutinise them in a systematic way. This report sets out how select committees can perform this important task more effectively, underpinned by a realistic assessment of parliament’s capacity.

This article argues that our current institutions of government are unable to deliver sustainability because they are tied to narrow economic thinking about value creation.

This checklist is based on current international practices, as well as being inspired by an analysis of frequent weaknesses of international treaties.

This model law aims to be a comprehensive and pragmatic basis for real-life law-makers to conceive animal protection laws and regulations adapted to the respective needs of most jurisdictions.

This policy brief defines digital authoritarianism and its practices, then cites case studies as an exploration of the relationship between national regulations and digital authoritarian practices.

This report calls for systemic and transformative changes to achieve a just and sustainable future, including new business models, climate and environmental laws that incorporate planetary limits, fiscal policies that internalize externalities and reduce inequality, and holistic societal goals that replace gross domestic product (GDP)...

This article explains why comprehensive, adaptable and modular international model laws that point at regulatory choices instead of anticipating them could bring law-making to another level both in terms of regulatory completeness and output.

'Permissions’ refers to licences, permits and other approvals. This framework guides policy-makers and regulators on how to design, assess and manage permissions.

Statutory agencies are established with a particular purpose in mind. They address a specific set of interests or public need, usually with targeted powers. This research examines the complex authorising environment of small statutory agencies and demonstrates the importance of them interpreting their formal independence...

This article claims that jurisdictions do not necessarily select their regulatory topics in a rational manner. It introduces criteria and a reflection framework to decide whether a specific topic should be subject to regulation.

On 1 January 2024, timber harvesting in native forests will be banned in Victoria. This paper provides an overview of the timber industry in Victoria on the eve of significant change, outlining the varied and at times competing interests, policies, philosophies and approaches that influence...