​The regulatory environment

The regulatory environment of the Northern Territory promotes business growth, safe environmental practices and the continued development of a skilled workforce.

The Northern Territory has:

• no land taxes
• the lowest payroll tax
• fast tracked business operation approvals
• lowest developer contributions fees in Australia
• defined planning and environmental processes
• no fire service levy.

Red tape reduction

The Northern Territory Government has a Regulation Impact Statement Committee  that reviews new policies as well as changes to existing policies to ensure that they make doing business with government easier.

The framework for this committee is from the Office of Best Practice Regulation.