Office of Best Practice Regulation
OBPR
2006 – 2023
Renamed Office of Impact Analysis in 2023.
Commonwealth office that administered the government's regulation impact statement requirements, advising agencies on best practice regulation, assessing whether their regulatory proposals complied and reporting on compliance.
Names over time
- Office of Best Practice Regulation2006–2023
- Office of Impact Analysis2023–present
How it came into existence
Created in 2006 within the Productivity Commission, in the Treasury portfolio, as the successor to the Commission's Office of Regulation Review, following the government's response to the Regulation Taskforce report Rethinking Regulation; it was given a stronger role in enforcing regulation impact analysis requirements.
- Review of regulation (Office of Regulation Review)
- Regulation impact statement oversight
Succeeded the Commission's Office of Regulation Review, which had continued the work of the Business Regulation Review Unit since 1989.
Changes during its life
- 3 December 2007Moved from the Productivity Commission to the new Department of Finance and Deregulation by the Administrative Arrangements Order of the Rudd Ministry.
- 18 September 2013Moved, with deregulation policy, to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by the Administrative Arrangements Order of the Abbott Ministry.
How it ended
Renamed the Office of Impact Analysis in 2023, remaining in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Main functions
- Administration of regulation impact statement requirements
- Advice and training for agencies on best practice regulation
- Assessment of agencies' compliance with impact analysis requirements
- Reporting on compliance and regulatory reform
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
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Sources
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