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Related Initiatives and Planning Processes

Deregulation and Regulatory Reform

The table below lists the Commission's most significant deregulation and regulatory reform initiatives.

Objective

Performance
Measures

2004/05
Actual Base

2005/06
Target

2006/07
Target

2007/08
Target

Evaluate the impact of the shift to results-based regulation¹

Evaluation of impacts of fill/soil deposit deregulation

Evaluation of oil & gas uses/impacts

Results from 2005 audits

To be determined

Streamline application processing

Processing time for applications.

86% of applications decided within 90 days (estimate)

80% of applications decided within 90 days

Zero per cent increase to regulatory burden throughout 2005/06

Regulatory requirements maintained at June 2004 baseline.

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¹	Deregulation efforts include (a) the repeal of the Soil Conservation Act in 2002 in favour of a regulatory requirement for notification of the placement of fill or removal of soil, and (b) the delegation of ALC authority to approve certain applications to the Oil and Gas Commission in 2004. These changes will be evaluated to determine their impact on the Agricultural Land Reserve.

The Agricultural Land Commission Human Resources Plan overview is available on the Commission website at: http://www.alc.gov.bc.ca/relatedplanningprocesses/overview.html.

The Agricultural Land Commission Information Resource Management Plan is available on the Commission website at: http://www.alc.gov.bc.ca/relatedplanningprocesses/overview.html.