When I read through the Workchoices legislation a while ago it was a brain dulling experience. The bill was long, boring and complex. It recently received a one hundred and eleven page amendment [PDF warning] to add to the Workplace Relations Amendment Act, the Workplace Relations Amendment Bill, the Explanatory Memorandum, the Supplementary Explanatory Memorandum and the Second Reading Speech. Human Resources just got job security in the same way accountants do with the complex tax system.
Chris Berg linked to the Institute of Public Affairs submission on red tape [PDF warning]. The submission had some data tables in it which make interesting graphs.
I *'d the 2000's decade as it is obviously not over. The submission contained data for 2000-2004 which I multiplied by 2.5 to get a number that predicts how many pages of legislation will be produced this decade.
Once laws become so complex and numerous their enforcement essentially becomes arbitrary.
I *'d the 2000's decade as it is obviously not over. The submission contained data for 2000-2004 which I multiplied by 2.5 to get a number that predicts how many pages of legislation will be produced this decade.
Once laws become so complex and numerous their enforcement essentially becomes arbitrary.
