Minister Announces Landmark CRAP Reform Delivering "Unprecedented Administrative Coherence", 18.05.2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Office of the Minister for Administrative Efficiency and Procedural Alignment The Government today proudly announced the continued success of the Collective Regulatory Abhorrence for Protocol (CRAP), describing it as “a transformative milestone in modern governance architecture.” The Minister stated that CRAP has “fundamentally reshaped the way government thinks about doing things that were already being done,” delivering: * enhanced procedural consistency across all departments,* improved alignment between overlapping compliance structures, * strengthened resilience in the face of unchanged operational complexity. “This is about making sure every process is properly processed,” the Minister said. “CRAP ensures that when citizens experience administration, they experience it in a fully structured and appropriately structured way.” When asked about delays in service delivery, the Minister confirmed that “administrative waiting times are now fully compliant with updated waiting-time expectations.” A spokesperson added that any perception of unchanged outcomes is “itself evidence of successful baseline stability.” A link to the Ministerial debate is here. A link to the CRAP Act 2026 is here. A link to the NSW FOI CRAP Policy is here.
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