Business Compliance Cost Statement
The proposed policy framework impacts on utility providers. Increased interaction
with the Government is limited to a cost-effective means of establishing nationally
consistent standards and codes of practice, which would be implemented and enforced
by RCAs. Affected businesses will be involved in the development of codes and
standards, as they are at the moment.
The principle source of compliance costs would be the need to become familiar
with the new requirements and processes. Implementation would be facilitated
by a one-off education campaign directed at the "owners" of transport corridors
and utility providers. This is a limited and well-defined audience. The introduction
of each nationally consistent code or standard is likely to increase compliance
costs initially, but reduce such costs in the medium term.
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