Announcement date
23 December 2019
Link to announcement
Post-Implementation Review — Resale Royalty Right for Visual Artists Act 2009 and the Resale Royalty Scheme | Office for the Arts
Published Impact Analyses
Official website for Published Impact Analyses for decisions announced by the Australian Government, Ministerial Forums and National Standard Setting Bodies.
Aust Gov
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Post Implementation Review (PIR)
Aust Gov
Department of Education
Impact Analysis Equivalent
Announcement date
24 November 2025
Link to announcement
Senate disallowable instruments list – Parliament of Australia
Problem being addressed
The Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards) clarify the obligations of education and training providers under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. The Standards currently apply to most education sectors, including kindergartens and preschools, but do not explicitly extend to other types of early childhood education services.
Aust Gov
Attorney-General's Department
Sunsetting Instruments and Guidelines
Department/Agency
Attorney-General's Department
Announcement date
14 November 2025
Link to announcement
https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2025L01377/latest/text
Aust Gov
Department of the Treasury
Post Implementation Review (PIR)
On 9 December 2020, the Parliament passed legislation that gave effect to the most significant reforms to the foreign investment framework since its establishment in 1975. On 1 January 2021, legislation came into force that introduced a package of reforms to enable the Australian Government to better address emerging national security risks that arise from foreign ownership. There were also measures to reduce the regulatory burden for certain investments that do not pose national security risks and provide greater clarity on the scope and application of the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act, 1975 (FATA). The reforms included:
Aust Gov
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Impact Analysis (IA)
Announcement date
6 November 2025
Link to announcement
Communications Legislation Amendment (Australian Content Requirement for Subscription Video On Demand (Streaming) Services) Bill 2025 – Parliament of Australia
Problem being addressed
In the National Cultural Policy, Revive the Australian Government reiterates the 2022 and 2025 election commitment to introduce requirements for Australian screen content on streaming services to ensure continued access to local stories and content. Although subscription video on demand (SVOD) services is currently investing in Australian content, there is no guarantee this level of investment will be maintained.
Aust Gov
Department of Education
Impact Analysis (IA)
Announcement date
17 October 2025
Link to announcement
https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2025L01251/asmade/text
Problem being addressed
Aust Gov
Department of the Treasury
Sunsetting Instruments and Guidelines
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
Aust Gov
Department of Home Affairs
Sunsetting Instruments and Guidelines
Announcement date
2 September 2025
Link to announcement
https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2025L01032/asmade/text
Aust Gov
Department of Health, Disability and Ageing
Impact Analysis (IA)
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.
Aust Gov
Department of Social Services
Impact Analysis (IA)
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.