This paper serves as a simple, accessible resource for regulators seeking to experiment to drive best-practice regulation. It offers insights into the benefits and challenges of testing policy options, as well as practical steps regulators can take to start experimenting. The paper draws on real-world case studies, research and interviews.

This review sought to identify the barriers currently impacting housing supply in New South Wales and the actions needed to address them. The report finds that the cost of building homes has increased significantly since 2018, with barriers including high construction and borrowing costs, capacity constraints in the construction sector, and bottlenecks in the development...