The NSW Productivity Commission (‘the Commission’) was established by the NSW Government in 2018 under the leadership of the State’s inaugural Commissioner for Productivity, Peter Achterstraat AM.
The Commission is tasked with identifying opportunities to boost productivity growth in both the private and public sectors across the State, seeking to continuously improve the NSW regulatory policy framework and identify levers that can increase productivity (or that can increase the level of output in the economy). Productivity growth is essential to ensure a sustained growth in living standards for the people of NSW, by fully utilising our knowledge and capabilities, our technology and research, and our physical assets.
The Commission’s priorities include:
- Fit-for-purpose regulation
- Efficient and competitive NSW industries
- Improved public service delivery
- Climate resilient and adaptive economic development.
Since its inception, the Commission has undertaken several reviews on productivity matters and published the landmark
NSW Productivity Commission White Paper 2021—Rebooting the economy.