Reducing the Compliance Burden of Non-profit Organisations: Cutting Red Tape

Myles McGregor-Lowndes and Christine Ryan
Australian governments now rely on the non-profit sector to provide essential services. Yet, anecdotally, the compliance burden imposed by governments consumes scarce service delivery resources. This study quantifies the cost of government generated paperwork for Queensland non-profit organisations.

Source: Australian Journal of Public Administration, v. 68 (1) 2009