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5. Better Automotive Business Environment

Outcome Required
“AUSTRALIA HAS
▪ A better automotive business
BECOME A COSTLY
environment by addressing taxation, PLACE FOR SMALL
better policy legal and regulatory BUSINESSES TO HIRE,
definitions and industrial relations.
RETAIN AND MANAGE
STAFF. IT IS ALSO ONE
▪ The strategy should outline consistent, OF THE MOST HEAVILY
reliable, and guaranteed medium term REGULATED
budget allocations and reform LABOUR MARKETS IN
milestones developed in partnership THE WORLD...”
with MTAA and the automotive sector.

▪ Australia has become a costly place for automotive small
businesses to hire, retain and manage staff. It is also one of the
most heavily regulated labour markets in the world, consistently
ranking poorly on flexibility and responsiveness when compared
internationally.

SMALL BUSINESS DEFINITIONS

▪ Small business is defined differently by policy makers, legislators
and regulators, taking into account the type of business, the laws
and regulations they fall under, and the focus laws being
administered.

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