Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, 2000
Ihere is a growing expectation among interest groups of all kinds that they will be consulted at ... more Ihere is a growing expectation among interest groups of all kinds that they will be consulted at relevant stages of public policy development. It is now X an accepted fact of Australian political life that organisations will consult their stakeholders at crucial stages in their key decision-making processes. There has also been a trend towards the institutionalisation of such arrangements. This trend has not been peculiar to Australia. When governments consider new forms of regulation, delegated legislation or public rule making, sophisticated consultative arrangements have become a dominant feature of the process. In this respect Australia has followed overseas trends. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has noted that 'a strong trend towards renewal and expansion of public consultation in regulatory development' is under way in its member countries. The OECD has expressed strong approval of this trend and has championed it with the adoption and wide publication of a set of six propositions extolling the benefits of public consultation:
Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, 2000
Ihere is a growing expectation among interest groups of all kinds that they will be consulted at ... more Ihere is a growing expectation among interest groups of all kinds that they will be consulted at relevant stages of public policy development. It is now X an accepted fact of Australian political life that organisations will consult their stakeholders at crucial stages in their key decision-making processes. There has also been a trend towards the institutionalisation of such arrangements. This trend has not been peculiar to Australia. When governments consider new forms of regulation, delegated legislation or public rule making, sophisticated consultative arrangements have become a dominant feature of the process. In this respect Australia has followed overseas trends. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has noted that 'a strong trend towards renewal and expansion of public consultation in regulatory development' is under way in its member countries. The OECD has expressed strong approval of this trend and has championed it with the adoption and wide publication of a set of six propositions extolling the benefits of public consultation:
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