On 16 June 2013, the former Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice, the Hon Mr Jason Clare MP announced the intention to introduce legislation that would implement a “reverse onus of proof” scheme for importation of synthetic drugs. The Attorney General’s Department was required to prepare a Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) prior to this announcement in order to examine the impacts of the proposal on legitimate importers. As a RIS was not prepared the Office of Best Practice Regulation assessed the Attorney General’s Department as non‑compliant with the Australian Government’s best practice regulation requirements (June 2010 version). The announcement was identified as part of the end of financial year compliance checking process for the preparation of the Best Practice Regulation Report 2012-13.