2016 REPORT CARD
RED TAPE REDUCTION
SAVING
MONEY
GOING DIGITAL
. Moving 49 occupational licences and
registrations online, allowing 24/7
access and saving at least $680,000
a year.
. Upgrading AssociationsOnline enabling
easier access for over 18,000 social,
sporting and community associations.
. Providing online feedback to schools
through digital audit processes on the
implementation of the year 11 and
12 curriculum, saving time and over
$550,000 in costs.
REDUCING PAPERWORK
. Simplifying the WA Seniors Card
application process with over 4,500
online applicants benefitting.
. Enabling electronic submission of
notices of completion by electrical
contractors and gas fitters, saving
industry $1 million a year.
. Reducing administrative requirements
for aerial operators engaged in
agricultural spraying, saving each
applicant $4,800 per year in
compliance burden and fees.
THE STATE GOVERNMENT IS REDUCING RED TAPE TO GROW OUR
ECONOMY AND BETTER SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY
SAVING
TIME
FASTER PROCESSES
. Enhancing eLodgment and the Integrated
Courts Management System streamlines
the States justice system and saves
the legal industry time.
. Enabling liquor licence applicants to
lodge a development approval in place
of a section 40 certificate from the local
planning authority, saving time and costs.
. Supporting the States cultural talent
through a more flexible grants program,
cutting approval waiting times by up
to 4 weeks.
DRIVING INNOVATION
. 770 public schools benefitting from
a simpler and fairer funding model
that gives principals greater flexibility
in meeting student needs.
. The new Culture Counts app saves
the arts sector $950,000 a year
in research costs, and ensures rigorous
assessment of the public value of
the arts.
. More efficient pest and disease
reporting through MyPestGuide app,
saving growers and community at least
4,900 hours a year.
MAKING
LIFE EASIER
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
. Licence exemptions for solar companies
to sell electricity using roof-top solar
systems, saving each business at least
$20,000 a year.
. Allowing more complex dutiable
transactions to be self assessed,
reducing transfer duty assessment
delays on high volume lodgments by
up to 2 months.
. Reducing duplication when lodging strata
and re-subdivision plans for commercial
buildings, saving industry at least
$630,000 a year.
BETTER SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITIES
. Fishers under 16 years of age no longer
need a South-west Freshwater Angling
Licence, saving $20 per child.
. Removing restrictions on public
universities generating revenue from
leasing underutilised land, putting
money back into teaching and research.
. Digitising the National Police
Certificates process, reducing wait
times for applicants and saving the
community $1.2 million a year.

SAVING
MONEY
W E
TRANSPORT REFORM
. Including boat registration in DoTDirect,
saving each applicant up to 90
minutes in travel time and interaction
with Government.
. Enhancing the Restricted Access
Vehicles Mapping Tool, saving the
transport industry up to 30 minutes per
permit application and route survey.
. On-demand transport reforms drive
innovation and improve choice for
millions of customers.
AGRICULTURE, AQUACULTURE
AND FISHERIES REGULATIONS
. Relaxing rock lobster catching
restrictions for fishing charters,
enabling enhanced tourism
experiences.
. Deregulating the potato industry
removes a 70 year old restriction for
growers, increasing competition and
consumer choice.
. Providing investment ready aquaculture
zones with pre-existing environmental
approvals saves businesses
24 months and up to $500,000.
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2016 REPORT CARD
SAVING
TIME
HOME BUILDING REGULATIONS
. Saving the home building industry at
least $700,000 a year by removing
unnecessary notifications to utility
providers prior to undertaking
demolition.
. Enabling more building surveyors
to certify new home buildings and
alterations, saving each homeowner
an estimated $270 in fees.
. Plumbers can now directly download
drainage plumbing diagrams,
resulting in faster access and
reduced waiting times.
ENVIRONMENTAL
APPROVALS
. Extending industry environmental licences
for up to 20 years for many businesses,
reducing administrative burden and
providing greater certainty to industry.
. Exempting trade painters transporting
liquid waste paint under the National
Paint Product Stewardship Scheme from
the licence requirements of the Controlled
Waste Regulations.
. Breaking down market barriers to
encourage reuse of quality tested
recycled construction and demolition
waste through the $10 million Recycled
Construction Products Program.
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MAKING
LIFE EASIER
BUSINESS LICENSING
. New exemptions for aircraft licences
benefit 42 aircraft operators, saving
industry and Government time and effort.
. Improving the licensing framework for
employment agents will save industry
$409,000 in fees over 3 years.
. Removing unnecessary licensing of
electricity generators, saving industry
around $1 million a year.
LIQUOR
REGULATIONS
. Reducing the advertising period for
Public Interest Assessments for
standard restaurant, producer and club
liquor licence applications, speeding up
approvals by 2 weeks.
. Temporary extended trading permits
will increase from 5 to 10 years,
saving industry approximately
$24,000 annually.
. Reducing liquor sales data collection
requirements for approximately
750 producers and wholesalers,
saving businesses valuable time.
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