2018-08-07 S&O Agenda - Att 1 to Item 7 - Public Interest Test Report

               Conservation Interest Groups   Community/ Consumers/ Home        Existing and Potential                     Government
                                                        owners                         Business

                    Details of Impacts             Details of Impacts             Details of Impacts                    Details of Impacts

                                                                           Increase in responsibility for        Reduction in application and
                                                                           business   to  comply     with        penalty fee revenue.       Fees
                                                                           standards.                            received is immaterial to the
                                                                           Business will now have the            overall revenue received by local
                                                                           responsibility for complying with     government. Local government
                                                                           the standards set in the local law,   does not rely on revenue
                                                                           whereas        previously     local   received from such fees in
                                                                           government ensured compliance         operations and is considered
                                                                           through the permit regime. The        surplus to local government
                                                                           onus of responsibility now resides    needs.     The impact will be
                                                                           with business and is therefore        moderate. (-3)
                                                                           considered to be a moderate
                                                                           impact. (-3)
                                                                           Potential    for    misuse       of
                                                                           environment.
                                                                           There is potential for business to
                                                                           abuse accepted environmental
                                                                           standards. It is expected that this
                                                                           will not occur and is considered a
                                                                           low impact. (- 1)
                                                                           Reduction in paperwork and time       Reduction       in      processing
    positive                                                               from          removal         of      applications      requires     the
                                                                           application/approval process.         restructuring of staff duties and
    impacts                                                                Business will no longer have to       time. The decrease in time spent
                                                                           pay application fees or lose time     approving applications will be
                                                                           waiting for permits to be             applied to the inspection of
                                                                           approved.                             advertising. Some job redesign
                                                                                                                 will be necessary and is therefore
                                                                           The impact is considered low. (-
                                                                                                                 a moderate impact. (-3)
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