Key Points
A Dean Winter Labor Government will establish Invest Tasmania, which will bring together the resources of the Office of the Coordinator General and the Renewable Energy responsibilities of ReCFIT, into a new single entity, Invest Tasmania, to be based in Launceston.
Modelled on a proven approach in South Australia, Invest Tasmania will have a clear mandate and all the powers it requires to unlock the $25 billion of capital that's ready to be invested in our state, but is stuck in planning rules and red tape.
Invest Tasmania will:
- End the confusion for business owners and investors dealing with multiple agencies and departments
- End duplication, save money and provide a much simpler single interface for the private sector in dealing with the Tasmanian Government
- Report directly to the Premier
Why we need it
After 11 years of the Liberals, investors looking to Tasmania as a place to do business can’t get things done.
- Instead, investors have to deal with a broken and confusing bureaucracy when trying to do business.
- Renewable energy developers have universally difficult experiences with the current bureaucracy, and
- The Office of the Coordinator-General is completely disconnected from the businesses and industries it was intended to serve.
“We need a fresh start for doing business in Tasmania.”
The details
A Dean Winter Labor Government will fix the broken and confusing bureaucracy investors confront when trying to do business in Tasmania.
Labor’s vision is to transform Tasmania into a can-do place for investment and a state where things happen. Labor will change the way investors perceive Tasmania as a place to do business.
Invest Tasmania will have real powers to coordinate environmental assessments, apply zoning changes, and direct government businesses to provide support for investors, not blockages.
A Dean Winter Labor Government will back development and investment every day of the week. With policies like these, a Labor Government will get Tasmania building again.
