Reducing Red Tape—we want to hear from you!
The Queensland Government is committed to reducing red tape that adversely impacts the productivity of Queensland small and family businesses. The Queensland Small Business Commissioner (QSBC) is focussed on supporting the reduction of red tape that unnecessarily restricts small and family businesses.
What is red tape?
- Red tape includes the legislation, regulations, policies, procedures and practices that have been created by government to protect our quality of life, public health and safety, social wellbeing, consumer confidence, education and training, environmental protection and so forth.
- While we can all appreciate the benefits that some red tape can provide, sometimes it has unintended consequences such as increasing the burden of compliance, increased costs, lost time or delays, unnecessary complications, additional administration, and duplication.
- Reducing red tape can streamline processes, reduce costs, save time, lower stress, improve productivity, enhance government services, and ultimately boost our economy. Working to improve our regulatory environment is good for everyone.
Share your examples
This form allows you to tell us about your red tape examples of a Queensland state or local government law, policy, process, or practice that is too complex, takes too long, costs too much, adds little value, or that is duplicative or wasteful along with the solution you think could resolve it.
- Please use one form for each red tape example.
- For privacy and confidentiality reasons, please do not include any personal, sensitive or commercially valuable information.
As this information is being collected to help provide insight into how we can reduce red tape for Queensland small and family businesses, no individual feedback on submissions will be provided.
What happens next?
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- The red tape examples provided by Queensland small and family businesses will be collated by the QSBC.
- They will be used by the Queensland Government and the QSBC to inform advocacy efforts about matters affecting small and family businesses.