GOVERNMENT MOVES TO CUT GREEN TAPE
Source: Victoria. Treasurer. Media Release
"The Brumby Labor Government has foreshadowed cuts to unnecessary green tape to make it easier and cheaper for Victorian businesses to meet their environmental obligations. Treasurer John Lenders released the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission (VCEC) Report, A Sustainable Future for Victoria: Getting Environmental Regulation Right, as well as the Government’s response outlining the measures to reduce the regulatory burden.“We are standing up for Victorian business by cutting green tape and making it easier to protect our environment,” Mr Lenders said.“We are focused on ensuring that environmental objectives are delivered in the most efficient and effective manner, with minimal costs to business.
Building on this, the Government will:• Review corporate and standard licences issued by the EPA to simplify and move to risk-based conditions. This process is already underway and will exceed timeframes recommended by the VCEC; • Simplify WaterMAP reporting requirements, from an existing 90 or so requirements to a core of around 15 one-off and 20 ongoing reporting requirements; and • Establish a framework for evaluating the effectiveness of new and existing environmental regulation."