Government to repeal red tape laws
The Abbott government is planning a “repeal day” in parliament in March when it hopes to axe more than 8000 federal laws in a push to cut red tape costs.
The bills are to be debated in the coming weeks, with the government reportedly claiming they’ll represent the “biggest single reduction in federal laws ever put before the commonwealth parliament”.
The news comes after the coalition promised last year to cut red tape for Australian businesses by at least $1 billion dollars a year.
Under the legislation, the government is looking to scrap charities watchdog the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), “because people serving our community don’t deserve a new level of scrutiny”.
But groups such as Lifeline, the RSPCA and Save the Children have urged the the Prime Minister to abandon plans to axe the ACNC.
The independent monitor of anti-terrorism laws in Australia also stands to be abolished under the changes.
For more articles on this issue, we suggest reading:-
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/nearly-200m-of-abbott-governments-red-tape-savings-yet-to-pass-senate-20150318-1m2f1q.html
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbotts-war-on-red-tape-starts-with-repeal-day-20140316-34ve5.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-19/red-tape-repeal-to-scrap-charities-watchdog/5330788
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/tony-abbott-launches-red-tape-repeal-push/story-fn59niix-1226858911282
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