Submissions

The Business Council is pleased to provide a submission in response to the ‘Electricity Price Monitoring and Response Legislative Framework Consultation Paper’ (Consultation Paper).

Download: Submission on electricity price monitoring and response to legislative framework

The Business Council strongly believes that all business in Australia must meet their tax obligations and where arrangements do not keep pace with community norms, they should be reviewed.

Download: Submission to Treasury Laws Amendment (Making Sure Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share of Tax in Australia and Other Measures) Bill 2018

The Business Council has consistently advocated for all governments to apply sound regulation making processes based on evidence and rigorous analysis and early consultation with stakeholders. Our submission to the Select Committee on Red Tape.

Download: Submission to the senate committee on policy and process to limit and reduce red tape

The Business Council continues to hold the view that further amendments on value-added data and the privacy safeguards are required to reduce the potentially major risks raised by the current draft of the legislation.

Download: Response to revised draft legislation for the Consumer Data Right

The Business Council welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Consumer Data Right (CDR) Rules Framework released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Download: Response to the ACCC Consumer Data Right rules framework

The Business Council of Australia has a longstanding commitment to enhance economic development for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (in this report referred to as Indigenous) peoples.

Download: Progressing Constitutional Recognition: Supplementary Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition Relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples

This submission provides the Business Council of Australia’s views on the Australia–European Union Free Trade Agreement (A–EU FTA) negotiations, including our suggestions on desirable objectives for the negotiations.

Download: Submission on Australian-European Union FTA negotiations

The Business Council welcomes the opportunity to comment on the exposure draft for the Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Bill 2018.

Download: Response to the Treasury Laws Amendment (Consumer Data Right) Bill 2018

The Business Council of Australia welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Productivity Commission’s (Commission) Issues Paper on the ‘Economic Regulation of Airports’.

Download: Economic Regulation of Airports

This is the Business Council’s submission to the review of the ASX Corporate Governance Principles.

Download: Submission to the ASX Corporate Governance Council on proposed Principles and Recommendations

Greater availability and use of public sector data has the potential to bring significant benefits to the community, such as improved government policy and service delivery, more transparency, and improved accountability.

Download: Response to Data Sharing and Release Legislation issues paper

The Business Council has a deep interest in services to improve job seekers’ employability and connect them with jobs, including those provided by the Australian Government.

Download: Submission on future employment services

The BCA believes Australia is well served by our highly professional public service. However, improvements can be made by better use of technology and data, greater transparency to promote accountability and greater collaboration with the private sector.

Download: Submission to the Independent Review of the Australian Public Service

The Business Council of Australia welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the consultation on the draft Treasury Laws Amendment (Research and Development Incentive) Bill 2018 and explanatory materials.

Download: Submission to the consultation on the draft Treasury Laws Amendment (Research and Development Incentive) Bill 2018

The Business Council is proud to have been a vocal and long-standing supporter of an Australian Modern Slavery Act.

Download: Submission sixty-seven acknowledgement - Modern Slavery Bill 2018

The Business Council and its members are committed to the empowerment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (in this report referred to as Indigenous Australians) and the creation of opportunities...

Download: Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Constitutional Recognition

Submission to Response to the future of digital trade rules discussion paper.

Download: Submission to Response to the future of digital trade rules discussion paper

This is the Business Council’s submission to the draft detailed design of the National Energy Guarantee.

Download: National Energy Guarantee Detailed Designer Submission

This is a further submission from the Business Council on the remaking of the ABS Statistics Determination as the Census and Statistics (Information Release and Access) Determination 2018.

Download: Business Council supplementary submission on Statistics Determination 1983

Submission to the Standing Committee on Economics inquiry into Impediments to Business Investment in Australia.

Download: Submission to the Standing Committee on Economics

Download: Senate FADT References Committee

Download: Submission to the inquiry into Treasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018

Economic realities, budget choices for a strong Australia

Download: Economic realities, budget choices for a strong Australia

Download: Inquiry into the 'Commitment to the Senate' issued by the Business Council of Australia

Letter to review Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

Download: Letter to review Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013

The BCA supports the development of an integrated, national and bipartisan energy and climate change policy framework.

Download: Submission - Energy Security Board National Energy Guarantee

The Australian Government has committed to legislate a Consumer Data Right – a collection of data access and use rights for consumers that includes the right to transfer data from current service providers.

Download: Business Council response to the Review of Open Banking in Australia - Final Report

The Business Council commends the Senate for establishing the Select Committee on the Future of Work and Workers. We consider the matters raised by the Committee to be of utmost importance to the future prosperity and quality of life of Australians.

Download: Letter to Murray Watt - select committee on the future of work and workers

Download: Letter to Murray Watt - Attachment 1

The Business Council welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Treasury’s consultation paper Proposal to remake the Statistics Determination 1983.

Download: Consultation on the Statistics Determination 1983

This is the Business Council response to the Department of Home Affairs’ consultation on Managing Australia’s Migrant Intake.

Download: Response to the Department of Home Affairs consultation on Managing Australia's Migrant Intake

This is the BCA submission to the Senate Education and Employment Committees’ inquiry into Migration Amendment (Skilling Australians Fund) Bill 2017, and the Migration (Skilling Australians Fund) Charges Bill 2017 (provisions).

Download: Submission on Skilling Australians Fund Bills

This is the Business Council’s submission to the Victorian Economic, Education, Jobs and Skills Committee’s Inquiry into career advice activities in Victorian schools.

Download: Submission on career advice activities in schools

This submission from the Business Council sets out a suggested policy framework for considering issues in ‘the digital economy’. Although business has the primary role in driving digital innovation, government can assist by setting the right framework.

Download: Submission to the National Digital Economy Strategy

BCA submission to the Department of Employment consultation on the listing of occupations on the Short Term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) and Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL). Listing determines eligibility for temporary work visas.

Download: Submission to the Department of Employment on the Skilled Migration Occupation List Traffic Light Bulletin

This is the BCA’s submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission on their Interim Guidelines. This submission recommends changes to the final guidelines to provide business with greater certainty about how the new laws will operate.

Download: Business Council Submission (Final) - ACCC Interim Guidelines (December 2017)

This is the BCA's submission to the Attorney-General’s Department’s paper Modern Slavery in Supply Chains Reporting Requirement – Public Consultation Paper and Regulation Impact Statement.

Download: Modern Slavery in Supply Chains paper

Our submission to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection on visa simplification supports the government's aims to reduce the number of visas and makes recommendations for a more efficient and risk-based approach to migration regulation.

Download: Submission on Visa Framework Simplification

The Business Council’s submission supports the consolidation of Australia’s 32 federal business registers and improved public access to information contained in business registers.

Download: Submission on Modernising Business Registry Services

The Business Council has made a submissions that supports the introduction of a new fuel efficiency standard of 105gCO2/km by 2025 for all new light vehicles in Australia.

Download: Submission on the Model Fuel Efficiency Standard

The Business Council has provided an additional submission in response to the Black Economy Taskforce: Additional Policy Ideas report.

Download: Submission to the Black Economy Taskforce: Additional Policy Ideas

The Business Council believes that the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT) has worked appropriately to date and changes should not be pursued without a clear, demonstrable net benefit from doing so.

Download: Submission on Options to Address the Design Issues Identified in the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Review

The Business Council supports the implementation of Heavy Vehicle Road Reform by Australia’s governments, which will lead to more efficient provision and use of road transport infrastructure.

Download: Submission on Independent Price Regulation of Heavy Vehicle Charges

This is the Business Council’s submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Education and Employment’s inquiry into penalty rates.

Download: Submission to Senate Standing Committee on Education and Employment Penalty Rates

The Freight and Supply Chain Strategy should set an ambitious goal for a globally competitive freight and logistics sector in Australia, to be achieved by efficiently expanding the capacity of the sector to cater for future growth and lift productivity.

Download: Submission to the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy

The Business Council strongly believes all companies and individuals must meet their tax obligations and we strongly endorse the work of the Taskforce in this regard. At the same time, laws and regulations should not be so overly complex or burdensome as

Download: Submission to the Black Economy Taskforce Interim Report

The system of HFE as it is currently applied is too complex, and is not well suited to dealing with very large disparities between jurisdictions – as occurred during the recent resources boom – or when economic fortunes of states rapidly change.

Download: Download the Submission

Submission to the Commonwealth Government on Revised Occupation Lists for Temporary Skill Shortage Visas.

Download: Submission to the Commonwealth Government on revised Skilled Occupation Lists for temporary skilled visas

The Review of Climate Change Policies must resolve a number of fundamental tensions if Australia is to restore its comparative advantage in energy.

Download: Submission to the 2017 Review of Climate Change Policies

The haste with which the levy has been introduced has left all stakeholders – government, companies and the community – with a great deal of uncertainty.

Download: Submission to Senate Inquiry into the Major Bank Levy

The Indigenous business sector has grown rapidly in the last decade, spurred by increasing demand from the private and public sectors. This presents challenges and opportunities that require a coordinated and careful response.

Download: Submission on Draft Indigenous Business Sector Strategy

Large businesses should take a leadership role on this issue. Large businesses have the resources and expertise required to get a better understanding of their supply chains and their purchasing power gives them the capacity to effect change.

Download: Submission to the Inquiry into Establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia

The Business Council supports the introduction of stricter CO2 emission standards for new light vehicles in Australia.

Download: Submission to the Ministerial Forum on Vehicle Emissions

Rigorous adherence by governments to competitive neutrality policy leads to a more efficient and competitive economy and supports fiscal stability, the provision of high quality goods and services and growth in high paying jobs.

Download: Submission to Treasury for the Review of Competitive Neutrality Policy May 2017

For many economies worldwide struggling with flat productivity growth, sluggish trade and ageing populations, becoming a globally competitive, innovative economy is the answer.

Download: Jennifer Westacott's letter to Bill Ferris AC, 15 May 2017

Proposed changes the coastal shipping sector will create a more streamlined and flexible licensing regime which will help to alleviate high regulatory and shipping costs and boost employment opportunities and economic growth.

Download: Submission to the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development on Coastal Shipping Reforms

The sale of public water assets to the private sector, within appropriate regulatory settings, can improve operational efficiency and allow governments to reinvest the proceeds in new infrastructure projects.

Download: Business Council Submission on National Water Reform (May 2017)

The Ombudsman, the Business Council and other industry groups should work together to develop a voluntary industry code for prompt and on-time payments to small business suppliers and to promote industry-led small business procurement policies.

Download: Submission to the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Inquiry into Payment Times and Practices

Australia should undertake domestic economic reforms to underpin competition and openness which are not only in its own interests but also allow us to lead international reform by example and to enhance the credibility of our international advocacy.

Download: Submission To The Foreign Policy White Paper Taskforce

To get the best outcomes for both our economy and our society, government spending must deliver net social benefits.

Download: Business Council Better Budgeting Submission

The Business Council believes that PRRT has worked appropriately to date and no changes should be pursued without a clear, demonstrable net benefit from doing so. The potential for policy reversals to jeopardise future investment is of serious concern.

Download: Letter to the Inquiry into Corporate Tax Avoidance and Minimisation

Submission: The Budget should set out a responsible five-pronged strategy to promote stronger growth, better services and increased value from government spending, with the ultimate goal of achieving higher community living standards.

Link: Media Release: Break The Budget Deadlock Or Suffer The Consequences

Download: 2017-18 Budget Submission: Better Services, Better Value

Submission: Our energy system is the cornerstone of our economy powering our industries, our cities and our homes. And so we must get our energy supply right, but at the moment we’re not.

Download: Submission to the Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market

Link: Media Release: Australia Needs Clear, Stable Policy To Deliver Secure, Reliable, Affordable Power

The Business Council supports strengthening Australia's whistleblower protection regime for individuals reporting credible information about corporate misconduct.

Download: Submission To The Review Of Tax And Corporate Whistleblower Protections In Australia

The PRRT has worked appropriately to date. No changes should be pursued without a clear, demonstrable net benefit from doing so.

Download: Submission to the Review of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax

The Business Council’s submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee on the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power) Bill 2016.

Download: Submission to the Senate Economics on the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Misuse of Market Power) Bill 2016