Regulatory Reform

We help clients to design and implement legislative and regulatory frameworks that are practical, compliant and easy to administer. We’re experts in conducting and supporting independent reviews of legislative regimes, designing solutions for required reforms, and implementing those solutions to deliver outcomes that work for both government and society.

With experience across all levels of government, we understand policy agency, regulator and stakeholder perspectives. Our team combines legal expertise with hands-on regulatory knowledge to deliver tailored, effective solutions, drawing on better practice within and across regulated sectors domestically and internationally.  

In the past 2-3 years alone, we’ve supported clients across federal and state governments on the following key reforms: 

• Commonwealth Department of Health, Disability and Ageing following the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. 
• Commonwealth Department of Education to support enactment of reforms to implement the Action Plan Addressing Gender-based Violence in Higher Education. 
• Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry to investigate emerging technologies and their regulation in the agricultural sector. 
• Commonwealth Department of Industry, Science and Resources on possible regulatory options for artificial intelligence. 
• Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water to independently review key environmental protection legislation. 
• Civil Aviation Safety Authority in the ongoing implementation of reforms to aviation safety regulations, including licensing, compliance and enforcement measures. 
• Victorian Department of Government Services to support the expert panel appointed to review strata management laws. 
• ACT Government Justice and Community Services Directorate to independently review the fit for purpose of laws supporting access to government information. 
• ACT Government City and Environment Directorate to understand regulatory settings supporting the decommissioning of the natural gas network by 2045. 

• Fit for purpose review of legislation 
• Impact assessment 
• Drafting instructions and explanatory materials for primary and subordinate legislative reform 
• Mapping legislation to support reform implementation 
• Regulatory operating model transformation 
• Regulatory process review and design 
• Compliance and enforcement framework design 
• Performance and outcomes frameworks 
• Practical training and implementation support