Business objections to the burden of regulatory ‘tape’ is part of political discourse in most developed economies. Australian governments have deflected some of that pressure by using cost-benefit analysis as a way of framing regulation and its effects as a technical, rather than a political, issue. But this often fails to capture a wide range of interests or predict the impact of regulation over time. From energy transition to aged care to food safety, the volume and complexity of regulation in our systems is outpacing the institutions and tools that we rely on to check its legitimacy and effectiveness. The issue is that tape is not elastic. What should we do about this? How should we evaluate our regulatory systems and on what basis?

About the speaker

Veronica Taylor is a socio-legal scholar of comparative law and regulation at the School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) at ANU. She is internationally known for her work on Asian legal systems, legal actors and rule of law promotion. Within Australia she has contributed new thinking on professionalizing regualtory practice and evaluating regulatory impact. 

This seminar presentation is a dual-delivery event. 

Light lunch will be provided. 

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