asked the Minister for Education if she is conducting an audit of paperwork requirements imposed by her Department, or by agencies under her aegis, on business; if so, when the audit commenced; the named officer, if any, in charge of the audit; if any report thereon has yet been presented to the Minister for Industry and Commerce; if so, the contents thereof; if any practices or regulations have yet been altered as a result of the audit; if so, the details thereof; if she has prepared any report on the compliance costs to industry of legislation being prepared by her Department; the way in which these reports compare in content, scope or purpose with reports on this subject already required by decisions of the previous Government; and if she will outline the subjects being covered by the audit now being conducted in her Department.
Written Answers. - Paperwork Repuirements Imposed on Business.
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A review of the statutory and information requirements of my Department and the bodies under its aegis which impact on business and industry is being carried out.
The review commenced on 26 April 1988 but has not yet been completed. It is anticipated, however, that the review will disclose that neither my Department nor any of the bodies under its aegis has, or is likely to have, any statutory, regulatory or administrative requirements which impact on the procedural or administrative requirements of business or industry.
It is not usual practice to name publicly officers to whom particular tasks have been assigned as part of current duties.