The Better Regulation Working Group will identify practical and quickly implementable opportunities for agencies and providers to streamline regulation.
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On 24 February, The Hon Jason Clare MP, Minister for Education, announced the establishment of the Better Regulation Working Group.
Co-chaired by the Department of Education and Universities Australia, the Working Group has been established to identify actions to streamline regulatory processes, reduce duplication, better sequence reporting requirements, and minimise regulatory burden while maintaining the quality, integrity, and public confidence that underpin the sector.
The Working Group will meet monthly from March to December 2026.
The Working Group member organisations include:
- Commonwealth Department of Education (Co-Chair)
- Universities Australia (Co-Chair)
- Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
- Australian Skills Quality Authority
- Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
- SA Department of Industry, Innovation and Small Business
- TAS Department for Education, Children and Young People
- NSW Department of Education
- Interim Australian Tertiary Education Commission
- Australian Research Council
- Group of Eight
- National Tertiary Education Union
- National Union of Students
- Independent Higher Education Australia