AusDIC lauds South Australian port regulation

<p>South Australia’s treatment of its ports is the only example of &#8220very good&#8221 infrastructure regulation in the country, according to the Australian Council for Infrastructure Development.</p> <p>In its scorecard, released yesterday (Wednesday, July 12), the council marked New South Wales, Western Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory as &#8220very poor&#8221 for port regulations.</p> <p>Victoria scored consistently well, with ports and rail given a &#8220good&#8221 designation.</p> <p>The council’s report covers regulation of government assets, such as ports, railways and telecommunications.</p> <p>The Federal Government was rated &#8220fair&#8221 overall.</p> <p>The council’s chief executive, Dennis O’Neill, said: &#8220If you look at ports, for instance, you can’t argue the system is broken.</p> <p>&#8220But if you want them to work better, if you’re a purist, then you have to get serious about port regulations and make some real changes.</p> <p>&#8220There is a higher probability for sensible regulatory outcomes from well designed regulatory systems.&#8221</p> <br />