This report highlights good practice regulations and planning systems critical to boosting productivity, investment and opportunity for communities across the country. The report compares state and territory planning systems, payroll taxes, land taxes, licensing and other regulation that may be holding back business activity across Australia.

The rankings are based on policies implemented by mid-2024 and cover: 

• payroll tax
• property taxes and charges
• retail trading hours
• cost of workers' compensation schemes
• licences to do business
• other regulatory areas
• efficiency
• consistency
• certainty
• transparency.