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Better Regulation Victoria Training

Better Regulation Victoria (BRV) delivers training to assist Government departments and agencies in designing and analysing regulations, and assessing regulatory impact.

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Making Better Regulation in seven steps

BRV offers this free short course for departmental and agency staff.

This course is only open to Victorian Public Sector staff. If you are a public servant from another jurisdiction or otherwise interested in attending our course, please email contact@betterreg.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window) and we can see if we can accommodate you.

BRV staff will explain the ‘seven key questions’ outlined in the Victorian Guide to Regulation. You will learn how to apply these to regulatory design projects, especially when preparing a Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) or Legislative Impact Assessment (LIA) as part of Victoria’s regulatory scrutiny process.

Course timing

The course dates for 2026 are:

February (online)

April (in-person)

June (in-person)

August (in person)

October (in-person)

November (online)

Course structure

The course will begin with a brief overview of Victoria’s regulatory scrutiny framework and the ‘seven key questions’ that must be considered in any RIS or LIA and are recommended as a part of any best-practice regulatory policy development.

We will then explore the questions in more detail, one by one, using a combination of lecture-style presentations, engaging activities and class discussion:

We will finish by sharing some project management tips and tricks for preparing an effective RIS or LIA.

Please note: Both the online and in-person courses cover the same content. The in-person course is longer, covers the content in more detail and provides more opportunities for discussion and interaction.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, you will have a better understanding of the key policy-making steps and tools for decision-making in a regulatory design setting.

This will help you to prepare or oversee a RIS or LIA for your Department or agency.

Intended audience

This course is only open to Victorian Public Sector staff. If you are a public servant from another jurisdiction or otherwise interested in attending our course, please email contact@betterreg.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window) and we can see if we can accommodate you.

This course is designed for all policy staff working on legislative or regulatory design issues, especially at the Officer and Manager levels.

It is strongly recommended for any staff who may be working on (or overseeing external consultants who will work on) a RIS or LIA in the near future.

For more information about the course, please email contact@betterreg.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window).

Other training

By agreement, we can also tailor a course or workshop to your department, agency or team’s specific needs.

For example, in previous years we have delivered dedicated training sessions focused on a range of practical issues:

To discuss your team’s particular needs and how we might help, please email contact@betterreg.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window).

Updated 19 January 2026

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