Official website for Published Impact Analyses for decisions announced by the Australian Government, Ministerial Forums and National Standard Setting Bodies.
Announcement date
3 May 2024
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Toppling furniture mandatory standard
Problem being addressed
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is aware of at least 28 deaths associated with toppling furniture in Australia since 2000 and estimates there are at least 900 injuries a year requiring medical treatment, with children aged up to 4 years most at risk.
Announcement date
18 September 2024
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Payday superannuation design details to ensure super is paid on time | Treasury Ministers
Problem being addressed
Announcement date
11 March 2025
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Problem being addressed
Critical infrastructure is essential for Australia’s social and economic prosperity, national security and defence, and facilitating the provision of essential services across Australia. However, risks to Australia’s critical infrastructure have evolved in recent years. These risks are inherently complex and reflect factors including increased cyber connectivity and greater participation in, and reliance on, global supply chains to support the provision of essential services.
Announcement date
23 February 2025
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Strengthening Medicare: More bulk billing, more doctors, more nurses | Minister’s Media Centre
Problem being addressed
Australia is not generating enough general practitioners (GPs) to meet community need now and into the future. Modelling by the Department of Health and Aged Care demonstrates a growing shortfall of GPs, with 7,700 more GPs needed by 2033 growing to 12,400 more GPs needed by 2048.
Announcement date
23 February 2025
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Strengthening Medicare: More bulk billing, more doctors, more nurses
Problem being addressed
Medicare plays a crucial role in enabling inclusive, equitable and cost-effective primary care services which set the foundation for supporting universal, integrated access to health care. Through its oversight mechanism in setting Medicare Benefit Schedule (MBS) fees and funding services, the Government plays a role in ensuring that access to bulk billed primary care remains widely available to Australians as part of our universal healthcare system.
Announcement date
24 February 2025
Link to announcement
Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2025
Problem being addressed
Announcement date
3 October 2024
Link to announcement
Problem being addressed
The Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) applies to heavy vehicles over 4.5 tonnes of gross vehicle mass. The HVNL consists of the Heavy Vehicle National Law and five sets of regulations.
Announcement date
23 April 2023
Link to announcement
https://www.aemc.gov.au/rule-changes/efficient-reactive-current-access-standards-inverter-based-resources
Problem being addressed
Inverter connected resources such as batteries currently have to demonstrate that they comply with the minimum access standards specified in Schedule 5.2.5.5 of the National Energy Rules (NER) – including reactive current fault-response minimum access standard. Network service providers are not able to provide connection approval to parties that do not meet this minimum standard.
Announcement date
26 May 2022
Link to announcement
https://www.aemc.gov.au/rule-changes/efficient-reactive-current-access-standards-inverter-based-resources
Problem being addressed
Inverter connected resources such as batteries currently have to demonstrate that they comply with the minimum access standards specified in Schedule 5.2.5.5 of the National Energy Rules (NER) – including reactive current fault-response minimum access standard. Network service providers are not able to provide connection approval to parties that do not meet this minimum standard.
Announcement date
10 February 2025
Link to announcement
Albanese Labor Government building on investments to Close The Gap | Ministers' media centre
Problem being addressed