Civil Aviation Safety Authority looks at reforms
Tag: regulation
Councils back bid to cut-off electricity to illegal slumlords
Local governments want faster shut-down powers.
Qld speed limit probe piles-up drivers
By Julian Bajkowski When it comes to speed limits on Queensland’s roads, it seems just about everyone has an opinion … and almost as many are prepared to tell the…
Emergency workers call Last Drinks
Doctors, nurses, paramedics and police officers have formed a potent alliance to push for regulatory changes to liquor laws to reduce harm and improve public safety. This is their argument….
NSW councils attack ministerial power grab
By Julian Bajkowski Local governments in New South Wales have slammed moves by the O’Farrell state government to push through new laws that would allow the immediate suspension of councils…
NSW consigns FleetWise to scrap heap
By Paul Hemsley New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell’s campaign against so-called green-tape has resulted in the state government’s FleetWise program being junked on the basis it duplicates a similar…
Queensland cuts councils loose
By Paul Hemsley Local Government Association of Queensland President Margaret de Wit has welcomed the state government’s move to put councils back in charge of community planning by getting rid…
NSW council powers put under review
By Julian Bajkowski Council enforcement and compliance powers covering parking, planning, health and safety in New South Wales could soon be rewritten after the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART)…