Official website for Published Impact Analyses for decisions announced by the Australian Government, Ministerial Forums and National Standard Setting Bodies.
Announcement Date
3 December 2024
Link to Announcement
Better protections for Australians from SMS scams | Ministers for the Department of Infrastructure
Problem Being Addressed
Scams affect all sectors of the community. In 2023, the Commonwealth Government service Scamwatch received over 8,000 reports of investment scams with total reported losses of $292 million.
Announcement Date
7 November 2024
Link to Announcement
Scams Prevention Framework Bill 2024 – Parliament of Australia
Problem Being Addressed
Scams are a significant source of financial crime that inflict unacceptably high levels of harm to Australian consumers and industry. Scams target a wide range of people by exploiting the social and technological vulnerabilities in the way Australians interact and do business online. Scams are often linked to other crimes, including identity theft and cybercrime.
Announcement Date
18 November 2024
Link to Announcement
Electoral Legislation Amendment (Electoral Reform) Bill 2024 – Parliament of Australia
Problem Being Addressed
In August 2022 the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (JSCEM) was asked to inquire into and report on all aspects of the 2022 federal election and related matters, including consideration of reforms to political donations laws, the applicability of ‘real time’ disclosure, reduction of the disclosure threshold, reforms to funding of elections, electoral expenditure caps and public funding of parties and candidates.
Announcement Date
21 November 2024
Link to Announcement
Problem Being Addressed
Pathology and diagnostic imaging reports are not reliably available to consumers and their healthcare providers. Consumers expect a more connected experience where their health information follows them so they can fully participate and be partners in their own healthcare. Further, there are fragmented patient outcomes and experiences of care.
Proposal
Announcement Date
14 November 2024
Link to Announcement
New telco industry rules for major outages | ACMA
Announcement date
8 November 2024
Link to announcement
Minimum age for social media access to protect Australian kids | Prime Minister of Australia
Problem being addressed
The current social media landscape is exposing young Australians to a range of risks and harm. Young people are particularly vulnerable to the effects of online harm.
Announcement Date
6 November 2024
Link to Announcement
$678 million boost for Australian exports to UAE | Minister for Trade and Tourism
Problem Being Addressed
Australia needs to strengthen and diversify its exports to support its prosperity and build national economic resilience. Australia also needs to attract investment in order to address key national priorities, such as the clean energy transition.
Announcement Date
18 September 2024
Link to Announcement
https://ministers.dewr.gov.au/burke/engineered-stone-importation-ban-start-january-1
Problem Being Addressed
There has been a dramatic increase in cases of silicosis and silica-related disease in Australia in recent years, particularly in workers exposed to silica dust emissions produced during the processing of engineered stone, which is predominantly sourced from overseas. Engineered stone workers are over-represented amongst people diagnosed with silicosis.
Announcement date
1 June 2023
Link to announcement
Federal Register of Legislation - Product Stewardship (Oil) Declaration 2022
Federal Register of Legislation - Product Stewardship (Oil) Regulations 2022
Problem being addressed
The Product Stewardship (Oil) Regulations 2000 (Regulations) and Product Stewardship (Oil) Declaration 2003 (Declaration) were due to sunset on 1 October 2022. The Regulations and Declaration form part of the legislative framework that allows the administration of Product Stewardship for Oil Program established under the Product Stewardship (Oil) Act 2000 (Act).
Announcement date
25 October 2024
Link to announcement
https://www.acma.gov.au/articles/2024-10/new-telco-rules-support-continued-access-triple-zero
Problem being addressed
The problem examined in this Impact Analysis (IA) is that on 28 October 2024, once Australia’s remaining 3G mobile networks operated by Optus and Telstra are shut down, some customers with affected mobile phones will not be able to make calls to Triple Zero. This not only includes 3G-only handsets but 4G handsets that cannot support calls to emergency services except over 3G.