On 30 October 2014 the Attorney-General and the Minister for Communications announced the introduction of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2014. The Australian Government’s Guide to Regulation (Guide) states that the choice of Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) appropriate to the task is up to the agency in conjunction with the OBPR. The Attorney-General’s Department chose to complete a short-form RIS for the proposal to implement a mandatory data retention regime. The Department is compliant with the RIS requirements. This web post responds to a request from a stakeholder consistent with the Government’s User Guide to the Australian Government Guide to Regulation (page 8)