Official website for Published Impact Analyses for decisions announced by the Australian Government, Ministerial Forums and National Standard Setting Bodies.
Announcement date
18 September 2025
Link to announcement
Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Regulations 2025
Loans Securities Regulations 2025
Problem being addressed
The Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Regulation 2015 and Loans Securities Regulation 2015 (‘the Instruments’), as per the Legislation Act 2003, have been scheduled to sunset on 1 October 2025.
Commonwealth Inscribed Stock Regulation 2015
Announcement date
2 September 2025
Link to announcement
https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2025L01032/asmade/text
Link to announcement
Problem being addressed
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety Final Report (Royal Commission) found that staffing levels in residential aged care were inadequate to support quality care to older people, and recommended that government adopt minimum care time requirements to ensure consistent and adequate staffing across all aged care homes.
In October 2023, the Australian Government introduced mandatory care minutes requirements and substantially increased funding to aged care providers to fund them to increase their staffing to meet these requirements.
Announcement date
4 September 2025
Link to announcement
Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025
Problem being addressed
Income apportionment was a long-standing practice, dating back to the early 1990s, adopted to calculate social security debts for some people who earned employment income and received a social security payment. Use of the practice ceased in December 2020, when legislative changes made assessing employment income much simpler.
The historical use of income apportionment is now understood to be generally unlawful.
Announcement date
22 August 2025
Link to announcement
ACECQA child safety report makes 16 recommendations
On 20 August 2025, the Minister for Social Services announced that the Australian Government would start to increase deeming rates from their relatively low levels introduced during COVID-19 to levels that more accurately reflect the returns pensioners and other payment recipients can reasonably access on their financial assets. From 20 September 2025, a deeming rate of 0.75% will apply to financial assets under $64,200 for singles and $106,200 for couples combined. Assets over this amount will be deemed at a rate of 2.75%.
Announcement date
25 August 2025
Link to announcement
https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2025L00984/latest/text
Problem being addressed
Home ownership rates have been falling in Australia over recent decades. Between 1994 and 2021, rates of home ownership declined from 71.4 per cent to 66.3 per cent. The ratio of housing prices to household disposable incomes has increased substantially in Australia over recent decades. The ‘deposit hurdle’ – the challenge of accumulating a sufficiently-sized deposit to purchase a home – has grown significantly. A broad range of households, particularly younger cohorts, face challenges in saving a deposit.
Announcement date
The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Board approved Proposal P1055 - Definitions for gene technology and new breeding techniques on 4 June 2025 and on 25 July 2025 at the Food Ministers’ Meeting, Ministers agreed to not seek a review.
Link to announcement
The announcement can be found in the communiqué of outcomes from the Food Ministers' Meeting held on 25 July 2025. The approval report and supporting document can be found on the FSANZ web page for Proposal P1055.
Announcement date
After an announcement on 28 July 2025, the National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025 was introduced in the House of Representatives on 30 July 2025.
Link to announcement
Media release and National Health Amendment (Cheaper Medicines) Bill 2025
Problem being addressed
Announcement date
The Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) Board approved Proposal P1059 - Energy labelling on alcoholic beverages on 7 April 2025 and on 25 July 2025 at the Food Ministers’ Meeting, Ministers agreed to not seek a review.
Link to announcement
The announcement can be found in the communiqué of outcomes from the Food Ministers' Meeting held on 25 July 2025. The approval report and supporting document can be found on the FSANZ web page for Proposal P1059.
Problem being addressed