Parliamentary Secretary Report ROGER JAENSCH Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business
Cutting red tape in nature based tourism The National Business Simplification Initiative is a joint effort between the Commonwealth and States to address red tape for businesses, across levels of government.
came to Tasmania to interview nature-based tourism operators, government departments and industry groups. They will report findings in June. The Hodgman Government has a plan to attract 1.5 million visitors a year to our State by 2020 and by reducing red tape, we can ensure that our tourism operators are working in the best possible business environment, as well as the best possible natural environment. Tasmania is already reducing red tape through major planning and building reforms and over 70 other areas identified through consultation, but there is still more work to do. I expect the types of solutions developed for nature-based tourism operators could also be applied in the hospitality sector, and I encourage anyone with a red tape problem, or ideas for red tape reduction, to contact me or the Red Tape Reduction Coordinator on 6165 5027. This edition’s message from the Tasmanian Liberal Government is from Roger Jaensch, Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business, Trade and Red Tape Reduction.
In August last year, Tasmania became one of the first states to join the Initiative and develop a pilot project for red tape reduction in an actively growing sector of our economy. We chose an issue raised by our award-winning nature-based tourism operators, who require multiple licences, permits and accreditation to conduct business in our national parks and reserves. Operators report that several of these processes require the same information to be submitted to different parts of government. The pilot project will ‘map’ the various regulations and recommend ways to streamline them to save time and effort. This is not necessarily about less regulation, but a more business- friendly compliance process that will help tourism operators to get on with the job they do best, providing quality nature-based experiences. The project commenced earlier this month when representatives from the Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
April 2017
15
Made with FlippingBook - professional solution for displaying marketing and sales documents online