Raw Aus Pol

Simple Wins / Australian Red Tape Every step, every clock, every authority -- written down.

What the data shows so far

These are computed from the database on every build, not written by hand. As the database grows they will change, and some will reverse. That is the point of publishing the method rather than the conclusion.

Time spent waiting for a person, not a decision

For each process, the share of critical-path days classified as scheduling or queue: time in which nobody is assessing anything and the file is simply waiting its turn. This is the time that can be recovered without lowering a single standard.

ProcessElapsedWaiting on availabilityShare
Build a multi storey apartment building — Australian Capital Territory 810d 296d 37%
Buy land and build a single storey house — Australian Capital Territory 283d 12d 4%
Get a car driver licence — Australian Capital Territory 1485d 21d 1%
Build a block of townhouses — Australian Capital Territory 460d 181d 39%
Contest a Commonwealth decision at the Administrative Review Tribunal 524d 450d 86%
Older person from first contact to first day of home care 349d 237d 68%
Aged care wages are raised through a work value case 2185d 180d 8%
Become a qualified aged care worker 432d 21d 5%
A person completes a trade apprenticeship 1296d 0d 0%
Person obtains Medicare-rebated psychological therapy 282d 21d 7%
A general practice bulk bills and claims the incentives 315d 0d 0%
Family with a Child Care Subsidy debt after balancing 423d 0d 0%
Family receives the Child Care Subsidy and is balanced against actual income 610d 60d 10%
Child receives dental care under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule 31d 0d 0%
A childcare place is created where the market will not build one 1575d 210d 13%
Register as a provider of courses to overseas students 935d 90d 10%
An entity reports one cyber incident 127d 0d 0%
An Australian SME becomes able to work on classified defence work 810d 180d 22%
Acquire a major defence capability 5540d 540d 10%
Person with disability from seeking work to employed with supports 530d 216d 41%
A farm household in hardship obtains support 410d 0d 0%
Veteran lodges a compensation claim and receives a determination 487d 120d 25%
Become a qualified early childhood educator in Australia 525d 21d 4%
Overseas-qualified early childhood teacher begins work in Australia 389d 299d 77%
A person is cleared, registered and monitored to work with children in early childhood 93d 0d 0%
Commonwealth environmental approval for a residential subdivision 755d 90d 12%
Commonwealth funding reaches a student in a fee-free TAFE place 1270d 180d 14%
A doctor enters and completes general practice training 3747d 162d 4%
A social housing project funded under the Housing Australia Future Fund 2090d 137d 7%
Environmental and planning approval for high speed rail — Newcastle to Sydney 2700d 0d 0%
JobSeeker recipient meets mutual obligations under the compliance framework 51d 21d 41%
Person seeks restoration and compensation after a wrongly cancelled payment 1365d 545d 40%
Person walks into a Medicare Mental Health Centre 4d 0d 0%
Person with disability from access request to first funded support 311d 75d 24%
Become a registered NDIS provider 367d 0d 0%
A new medicine is listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 930d 360d 39%
A person is treated for a common condition at a pharmacy 1d 0d 0%
A student completes the clearances required before a mandatory placement 210d 0d 0%
Skilled worker seeks permanent residence through the points test 629d 510d 81%
A container terminal is approved at an Australian port 540d 0d 0%
Mobile coverage reaches a place the market will not serve 940d 180d 19%
Register a company and its tax registrations — federal 3d 0d 0%
Renter receives Commonwealth Rent Assistance 212d 0d 0%
Older person enters residential aged care 258d 96d 37%
A freight train already built is approved to run from Melbourne to Brisbane 540d 150d 28%
A household installs rooftop solar and is permitted to export 58d 30d 52%
Register as a training organisation and get onto a funded course list 510d 0d 0%
Employer sponsors a skilled worker — Skills in Demand visa 171d 69d 40%
Overseas-trained medical specialist begins practising in Australia 266d 176d 66%
International student obtains a visa and commences study 196d 30d 15%
Patient receives a Medicare-rebated telehealth consultation 4d 0d 0%
Build a major transmission line — sequential easement pathway 4110d 0d 0%
A state obtains Commonwealth capital for an urban public transport project 480d 180d 38%
A training provider is approved to originate Commonwealth student debt 780d 60d 8%
Student obtains a VET Student Loan and incurs a debt 444d 0d 0%
Former VET FEE-HELP student seeks removal of an unfair debt 785d 180d 23%
A water infrastructure project reaches construction funding 1990d 180d 9%
Build and open a residential aged care home — New South Wales 1581d 75d 5%
Build a multi storey apartment building — New South Wales 870d 296d 34%
Build a multi storey apartment building via the Housing Delivery Authority — New South Wales 1048d 190d 18%
Buy land and build a single storey house — New South Wales 305d 12d 4%
Open a long day care centre — New South Wales 1000d 105d 10%
Household affected by a declared disaster obtains assistance and rebuilds 751d 0d 0%
Get a car driver licence — New South Wales 1513d 49d 3%
Build a single house — NSW, complying development certificate 79d 5d 6%
Build a single house — NSW, merit-assessed development application 140d 25d 18%
Household receives energy bill relief and concession rebates — New South Wales 113d 41d 36%
Person leaving family violence obtains protection, income and housing 180d 30d 17%
Deliver a new public hospital — New South Wales 2975d 315d 11%
Person with a legal problem seeks assistance 130d 0d 0%
Person released from prison re-establishes income, identity, health care and housing 135d 30d 22%
Adult concession card holder seeks public dental care 665d 554d 83%
Household applies for social housing and is allocated a home 612d 473d 77%
A social housing tenant reports a repair 63d 58d 92%
Build a block of townhouses — New South Wales 480d 181d 38%
A water entitlement is traded 96d 0d 0%
Child refused police bail is held, brought to court, and released on bail 5d 5d 100%
Build a multi storey apartment building — Northern Territory 846d 296d 35%
Buy land and build a single storey house — Northern Territory 295d 12d 4%
Get a car driver licence — Northern Territory 937d 21d 2%
A house is built in a remote Northern Territory community 1245d 0d 0%
Build a block of townhouses — Northern Territory 484d 181d 37%
Build a multi storey apartment building — Queensland 867d 296d 34%
Buy land and build a single storey house — Queensland 302d 12d 4%
Get a car driver licence — Queensland 1502d 38d 3%
Build a single house — Brisbane, accepted development plus building approval 68d 5d 7%
Build a block of townhouses — Queensland 498d 181d 36%
Build a multi storey apartment building — South Australia 811d 282d 35%
Buy land and build a single storey house — South Australia 288d 12d 4%
Get a car driver licence — South Australia 1492d 28d 2%
Build a block of townhouses — South Australia 463d 174d 38%
Build a multi storey apartment building — Tasmania 846d 296d 35%
Buy land and build a single storey house — Tasmania 295d 12d 4%
Get a car driver licence — Tasmania 1128d 28d 2%
Build a block of townhouses — Tasmania 484d 181d 37%
Build a multi storey apartment building — Victoria 900d 296d 33%
Buy land and build a single storey house — Victoria 328d 12d 4%
Get a car driver licence — Victoria 1857d 28d 2%
Build a block of townhouses — Victoria 520d 181d 35%
Build a major transmission line — concurrent easement pathway (Victoria) 2955d 0d 0%
Build a multi storey apartment building — Western Australia 900d 296d 33%
Buy land and build a single storey house — Western Australia 313d 12d 4%
Get a car driver licence — Western Australia 944d 28d 3%
Build a block of townhouses — Western Australia 520d 181d 35%

Processes where sequence, not substance, sets the pace

The gap between running every step end-to-end and running independent steps side by side. A large gap the jurisdiction does not currently capture is a resequencing opportunity; a large gap already captured is good administration.

ProcessIf run end-to-endLongest chainConcurrency saves
Build a multi storey apartment building — Australian Capital Territory 852d 810d 42d
Buy land and build a single storey house — Australian Capital Territory 312d 283d 29d
Get a car driver licence — Australian Capital Territory 1851d 1485d 366d
Build a block of townhouses — Australian Capital Territory 502d 460d 42d
Contest a Commonwealth decision at the Administrative Review Tribunal 524d 524d 0d
Older person from first contact to first day of home care 349d 349d 0d
Aged care wages are raised through a work value case 2185d 2185d 0d
Become a qualified aged care worker 477d 432d 45d
A person completes a trade apprenticeship 1661d 1296d 365d
Person obtains Medicare-rebated psychological therapy 282d 282d 0d
A general practice bulk bills and claims the incentives 435d 315d 120d
Family with a Child Care Subsidy debt after balancing 423d 423d 0d
Family receives the Child Care Subsidy and is balanced against actual income 610d 610d 0d
Child receives dental care under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule 31d 31d 0d
A childcare place is created where the market will not build one 1575d 1575d 0d
Register as a provider of courses to overseas students 935d 935d 0d
An entity reports one cyber incident 131d 127d 4d
An Australian SME becomes able to work on classified defence work 870d 810d 60d
Acquire a major defence capability 5540d 5540d 0d
Person with disability from seeking work to employed with supports 530d 530d 0d
A farm household in hardship obtains support 410d 410d 0d
Veteran lodges a compensation claim and receives a determination 487d 487d 0d
Become a qualified early childhood educator in Australia 584d 525d 59d
Overseas-qualified early childhood teacher begins work in Australia 530d 389d 141d
A person is cleared, registered and monitored to work with children in early childhood 107d 93d 14d
Commonwealth environmental approval for a residential subdivision 755d 755d 0d
Commonwealth funding reaches a student in a fee-free TAFE place 1270d 1270d 0d
A doctor enters and completes general practice training 3747d 3747d 0d
A social housing project funded under the Housing Australia Future Fund 2390d 2090d 300d
Environmental and planning approval for high speed rail — Newcastle to Sydney 3190d 2700d 490d
JobSeeker recipient meets mutual obligations under the compliance framework 81d 51d 30d
Person seeks restoration and compensation after a wrongly cancelled payment 1425d 1365d 60d
Person walks into a Medicare Mental Health Centre 4d 4d 0d
Person with disability from access request to first funded support 311d 311d 0d
Become a registered NDIS provider 457d 367d 90d
A new medicine is listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme 1260d 930d 330d
A person is treated for a common condition at a pharmacy 1d 1d 0d
A student completes the clearances required before a mandatory placement 311d 210d 101d
Skilled worker seeks permanent residence through the points test 629d 629d 0d
A container terminal is approved at an Australian port 1298d 540d 758d
Mobile coverage reaches a place the market will not serve 940d 940d 0d
Register a company and its tax registrations — federal 4d 3d 1d
Renter receives Commonwealth Rent Assistance 226d 212d 14d
Older person enters residential aged care 303d 258d 45d
A freight train already built is approved to run from Melbourne to Brisbane 720d 540d 180d
A household installs rooftop solar and is permitted to export 79d 58d 21d
Register as a training organisation and get onto a funded course list 510d 510d 0d
Employer sponsors a skilled worker — Skills in Demand visa 204d 171d 33d
Overseas-trained medical specialist begins practising in Australia 386d 266d 120d
International student obtains a visa and commences study 247d 196d 51d
Patient receives a Medicare-rebated telehealth consultation 4d 4d 0d
Build a major transmission line — sequential easement pathway 5314d 4110d 1204d
A state obtains Commonwealth capital for an urban public transport project 480d 480d 0d
A training provider is approved to originate Commonwealth student debt 780d 780d 0d
Student obtains a VET Student Loan and incurs a debt 444d 444d 0d
Former VET FEE-HELP student seeks removal of an unfair debt 785d 785d 0d
A water infrastructure project reaches construction funding 2720d 1990d 730d
Build and open a residential aged care home — New South Wales 1821d 1581d 240d
Build a multi storey apartment building — New South Wales 912d 870d 42d
Build a multi storey apartment building via the Housing Delivery Authority — New South Wales 1093d 1048d 45d
Buy land and build a single storey house — New South Wales 334d 305d 29d
Open a long day care centre — New South Wales 1180d 1000d 180d
Household affected by a declared disaster obtains assistance and rebuilds 786d 751d 35d
Get a car driver licence — New South Wales 1879d 1513d 366d
Build a single house — NSW, complying development certificate 81d 79d 2d
Build a single house — NSW, merit-assessed development application 140d 140d 0d
Household receives energy bill relief and concession rebates — New South Wales 113d 113d 0d
Person leaving family violence obtains protection, income and housing 276d 180d 96d
Deliver a new public hospital — New South Wales 2975d 2975d 0d
Person with a legal problem seeks assistance 130d 130d 0d
Person released from prison re-establishes income, identity, health care and housing 246d 135d 111d
Adult concession card holder seeks public dental care 1015d 665d 350d
Household applies for social housing and is allocated a home 612d 612d 0d
A social housing tenant reports a repair 63d 63d 0d
Build a block of townhouses — New South Wales 522d 480d 42d
A water entitlement is traded 103d 96d 7d
Child refused police bail is held, brought to court, and released on bail 5d 5d 0d
Build a multi storey apartment building — Northern Territory 888d 846d 42d
Buy land and build a single storey house — Northern Territory 323d 295d 28d
Get a car driver licence — Northern Territory 937d 937d 0d
A house is built in a remote Northern Territory community 1245d 1245d 0d
Build a block of townhouses — Northern Territory 526d 484d 42d
Build a multi storey apartment building — Queensland 909d 867d 42d
Buy land and build a single storey house — Queensland 331d 302d 29d
Get a car driver licence — Queensland 1868d 1502d 366d
Build a single house — Brisbane, accepted development plus building approval 68d 68d 0d
Build a block of townhouses — Queensland 540d 498d 42d
Build a multi storey apartment building — South Australia 853d 811d 42d
Buy land and build a single storey house — South Australia 314d 288d 26d
Get a car driver licence — South Australia 1857d 1492d 365d
Build a block of townhouses — South Australia 505d 463d 42d
Build a multi storey apartment building — Tasmania 888d 846d 42d
Buy land and build a single storey house — Tasmania 317d 295d 22d
Get a car driver licence — Tasmania 1403d 1128d 275d
Build a block of townhouses — Tasmania 526d 484d 42d
Build a multi storey apartment building — Victoria 942d 900d 42d
Buy land and build a single storey house — Victoria 355d 328d 27d
Get a car driver licence — Victoria 2223d 1857d 366d
Build a block of townhouses — Victoria 562d 520d 42d
Build a major transmission line — concurrent easement pathway (Victoria) 4215d 2955d 1260d
Build a multi storey apartment building — Western Australia 942d 900d 42d
Buy land and build a single storey house — Western Australia 335d 313d 22d
Get a car driver licence — Western Australia 1127d 944d 183d
Build a block of townhouses — Western Australia 562d 520d 42d

Bodies that appear most often

A body appearing in many processes is a chokepoint: improving its turnaround improves everything downstream of it, which usually beats reforming any single process.

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