Scott Ryan (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Fair Competition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, upon notice, on 10 October 2012:

In relation to the Office of Best Practice Regulation:

(1) For the period between December 2007 to date, how many Prime Minister's exemptions were applied for and not granted, and for each exemption not granted, what were they and when did it occur.

(2) In relation to regulatory impact statements, since July 2011, how many Prime Minister's exemptions has the department or any agencies under the Minister's portfolio: (a) applied for; and (b) received .

(3) Since July 2011, how many instances of non-compliance have there been with the Government's regulatory impact assessment framework.

(4) How many post-implementation reviews has each department or any agencies under the Minister's portfolio conducted since July 2011.

(5) How many post-implementation reviews is the department or any agencies under the Minister's portfolio expected to conduct in the coming 36 months.

(6) What are these post-implementation reviews and when are they expected to be completed.

Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Finance and Deregulation) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable senator's question is as follows:

(1) Applications for Prime Minister's exemptions are not made to the Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR).

(2)-(6) Information regarding Prime Minister's exemptions, non-compliance and post-implementation reviews is listed on the OBPR website and in the Best Practice Regulation Reports, released annually.