Kate Lundy (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

The government is committed to reducing red tape for small businesses and we have introduced a number of reforms, such as the ones I have mentioned, so they can concentrate on growth and job creation. The small business commissioner will act as a high-level advocate within government to represent the interests of small business, including identifying opportunities to reduce red tape. The impact of unnecessary regulation has been an ongoing area of focus through the Prime Minister's Taskforce on Manufacturing and in the recent economic forum. The Prime Minister emphasised the government's recommitment to deregulation and the competition agenda at the Business Advisory Forum which met with COAG in April. That initiative brought business leaders together for the first time at the Prime Minister and premiers meeting to talk directly about deregulation. We are working closely with states and territories to deliver a seamless national economy which includes 27 reforms to reduce the regulatory burden on business. Other measures to cut red tape include the new national business names— (Time expired)