Official website for Published Impact Analyses for decisions announced by the Australian Government, Ministerial Forums and National Standard Setting Bodies.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) remade the Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001 and associated standards on 17 February 2015. The regulations seek to manage both consumer (health and safety, and access to the emergency call service) and industry (network integrity) risks by requiring:
On 9 December 2014, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) remade the following three instruments without any substantive changes:
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) remade the Radiocommunications (Interpretation) Determination 2000 and associated standards on 27 February 2015. The Determination contains the definitions of expressions found in specified legislative instruments made by the ACMA. In line with the Australian Government best practice regulation requirements for sunsetting legislative instruments, the ACMA has assessed the operation of the Determination in consultation with affected stakeholders and has certified that the Determination is operating efficiently and effectively. Therefore the Office of Best Practice Regulation notes that a Regulation Impact Statement is not required for the Determination to be remade and there is no change in compliance costs.
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) remade the Excise Regulations 1925 on 26 March 2015. The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act (the Constitution) provides that only the Commonwealth can impose duties of excise. The principal legislative framework for the excise system is contained in the: