National Red Tape Survey – October 2012

The inaugural Australian Chamber National Red Tape Survey has been designed to identify and understand the administrative complexity and the impact of the burden of regulatory compliance faced by Australian businesses. In addition, the survey identifies the financial and human resources required by the business to meet such responsibilities. The survey seeks to better identify and understand the cumulative impact of the regulatory burdens faced by Australian businesses, which impede productivity, innovation, investment, employment and growth. Finally, it seeks to identify solutions to ease the burden.

A total of 870 businesses were surveyed, across every state and territory, representing different business sizes and across all industries. The majority of businesses responding to the survey had between 1 and 49 employees, clearly representative of the small and medium business sector.

The Australian Chamber National Red Tape Survey was distributed through state and territory based chamber of commerce and selected member industry association from
20 August to 10 September 2012.

Download the full survey results below.