A Statement of Public Interest (SPI) with all Bills to Parliament

20 October 2021 by Glenn Barnes

Governance

An SPI would answer six questions that every member of Parliament and citizen is entitled to know before a Bill is considered:

1. Need Why is the policy needed?

2. Objectives What is the policy’s objective in terms of the public interest?

3. Options What alternative policies and mechanisms were considered?

4. Analysis What were the pros/cons and benefits/costs of each option considered?

5. Pathway What are the timetable and steps for the policy’s rollout and who will administer it?

6. Consultation Were the views of affected stakeholders sought and considered?

This would encourage good policy making.

https://evidencebasedpolicy.com.au/

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Comments

IdeaSpies @ 2021.10.20 6:27 AM

Great to hear that "this is not a fanciful notion. At the request of the Evidence Based Policy Research Project the NSW Legislative Council’s Procedure Committee has already viewed this proposal sympathetically. We are pressing the Committee to translate it into a Standing Order for the NSW Parliament by 2022 since it has the support of most MLCs". Professor Percy Allen AM

IdeaSpies @ 2021.11.06 3:59 PM

Good to see you Glenn and Percy quoted in this article about grants

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/bringing-home-the-bacon-perrottet-faces-grilling-over-pork-barrelling-20211104-p59657.html

Glenn Barnes @ 2021.11.07 2:29 AM

Thank you Lynn.

This month will see some interesting developments in our calls for democratic renewal. Watch this space!

https://www.democraticrenewal.org.au/

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