Training Course: Making Better Regulation in Seven Steps (In-Person)

Better Regulation Victoria offers this free online short course on regulatory design and analysis for departmental and agency staff.

This course is only open to Victorian Public Sector staff. If you are a public servant from another jurisdiction or otherwise interested in attending our course, please email contact@betterreg.vic.gov.au and we can see if we can accommodate you.

About this event

BRV staff will explain the "seven key questions" outlined in the Victorian Guide to Regulation. You will learn how to apply these to regulatory design projects, especially when preparing a Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) or Legislative Impact Assessment (LIA) as part of Victoria's regulatory scrutiny process.

Two day in-person course

This two-day, in person course is a longer, more-in depth course with more opportunities for discussion than the virtual course. This course will be run in-person at 1 Macarthur Street across two half-day sessions:

• Wednesday 22 April 2026: 9:00am to 1:00pm

• Thursday 23 April 2026: 9:00am to 1:00pm

Course structure

The course will begin with a brief overview of Victoria's regulatory scrutiny framework and the "seven key questions" that must be considered in any RIS or LIA and are recommended as a part of any best-practice regulatory policy development.

We will then explore the questions in more detail, one by one, using a combination of lecture-style presentations, engaging activities and discussion:

• Why is the Government considering action? (problem analysis)

• Which outcomes is the Government aiming to achieve? (objectives of action)

• What are the possible different courses of action that could be taken? (identify feasible options)

• What are the expected impacts (benefits and costs) of options and what is the preferred option? (impact analysis)

• What are the characteristics of the preferred options, including small business and competition impacts? (summarise the preferred option)

• How will the preferred option be put into place? (implementation plan)

• When (and how) will the Government evaluate the effectiveness of the preferred option in meeting the objectives? (evaluation strategy)

We will finish by sharing some project management tips and tricks for preparing an effective RIS or LIA.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, you will have a better understanding of the key policy-making steps and tools for decision-making in a regulatory design setting.

This will help you prepare or oversee a RIS or LIA for your Department or agency.

Intended Audience

This course is only open to Victorian Public Sector staff. If you are a public servant from another jurisdiction or otherwise interested in attending our course, please email contact@betterreg.vic.gov.au and we can see if we can accommodate you.

This course is designed for all Victorian policy staff working on legislative or regulatory design issues, especially at the Officer and Manager levels.

It is strongly recommended for any staff who may be working on (or overseeing external consultants who will work on) a RIS or LIA in the near future.

For more information about the course, please email contact@betterreg.vic.gov.au.

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