AELERT QLD Regulatory Capture & Risk Communications Workshop

AELERT QLD Regulatory Capture & Risk Communications Workshop

Turrbal and Jagera Lands

Meanjin (Brisbane), Queensland | Thursday 6 November 2025

Join AELERT and your fellow regulators for a day of hands-on practical workshops designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge to address the complexities of regulatory capture and employ risk communication strategies in your agency.

These hands-on workshops will provide regulators with practical ways on how to manage regulatory capture and integrity risks, manage outrage and refocus external attention to align with agency priorities and intended outcomes (precaution advocacy). These workshops are for local, state and federal government regulators who work across all regulatory functions from policy making to impact assessment and law enforcement.

Please consider forwarding this event to your colleagues and register now as places are limited!

This event is proudly brought to you by AELERT, supported by the Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, and sponsored by Objective Corporation and Comtrac.

Event details

Date: Thursday, 6 November

Time: 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Location: Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation – Wet Tropics & Gondwana Rainforest Rooms – 3.17 & 3.18. Level 3, 400 George Street, Brisbane, QLD, 4000.

Capacity: 100 seats

Delivery: In-person only

Cost: Free to attend for all regulators and support staff from Commonwealth, State, and Local Governments including all member and non-member agencies.

Due to the nature of these workshops virtual attendance and recording will not be available.

Catered lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Workshop details

Regulatory Capture Workshop:

The workshop will ultimately explore innovative ways to mitigate risk through affirmative action by agency leaders, people leaders and all individuals in the workforce. The workshop will also explore the role third parties play at mitigating risk.

• What it is, what it isn’t
• Risks and impacts to the whole regulatory system
• Innovative ways to manage it using a hierarchy of controls
• (Building awareness, Identify early warnings, Mitigating risks – elimination, substitution, structural and behavioural controls)
• Identifying the role third parties need to play to uphold regulatory integrity
• What’s next – call for action

Risk communications and outrage management Masterclass:

The masterclass covers the theory and practical elements of implementing effective risk communications strategies including how to map the environment and stakeholders, relevance in the regulatory landscape, and the link to organisational maturity.

• The importance of managing social risk
• Social impact approaches to assist regulators
• Why outrage factors fuel opposition – applying basic risk communications approaches
• How regulators can lift community and company social performance
• How to better deal with emotively charged individuals and settings to increase focus on strategic regulatory objectives
• Complex case studies and techniques employed for positive outcomes