Published impact analyses

Published impact analyses for decisions announced by the Australian Government, ministerial forums and national standard setting bodies.

Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy

Aust Gov
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date
24/04/2024


Link to announcement

Delivering a future remade in Australia | Ministers (dcceew.gov.au)


Problem being addressed
  The current 'linear' economy model does not consistently price environmental impacts, so these impacts may not be considered in decisions on production and consumption, leading to environmental degradation.  As a major purchaser of goods and services, the Australian Government’s procurement decisions can contribute to these negative environmental impacts. 


Proposal

Commercial Fishing Vessel Monitoring Systems in Australian Marine Parks

Aust Gov
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date
19 April 2024


Link to announcement-
Mandatory Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) for commercial fishers in Australian Marine Parks | Australian Marine Parks (parksaustralia.gov.au)

Accelerating Smart Meter Deployment - Final and Draft determination

Commonwealth-State
Australian Energy Market Commission
Impact Analysis (IA)

Department/Agency
Australian Energy Market Commission

Topic
Energy

Type
Ministerial Forum / Standard Setting Body

Announcement date
4 April 2024 - Draft 

28 November 2024 - Final 

Link to announcement 
Accelerating smart meter deployment | AEMC

Proposal to adopt the latest Australian and New Zealand Sunscreen Standard

Aust Gov
Department of Health and Aged Care
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date
11 April 2024

Link to announcement 
Updates to the Sunscreen Standard

Problem being addressed

Managed Investment Class Orders

Aust Gov
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Sunsetting Instruments and Guidelines

Announcement date
27 March 2024

Link to announcement
ASIC remakes five ‘sunsetting’ class orders for managed funds

Problem being addressed
ASIC  note that under the Legislation Act 2003, the following five Class Orders (the Managed Investment Class Orders) are due to sunset on 1 April 2024. 

Cleaner, Cheaper to Run Cars: The Australian New Vehicle Efficiency Standard

Aust Gov
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date
27 March 2024

Link to announcement 
New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Bill 2024 

Problem being addressed
Australia and Russia are among the only advanced economies without a new vehicle efficiency standard (NVES) so Australians spend more on fuel and have fewer choices of cleaner, cheaper-to-run cars.
The primary problems that Government is trying to solve is how to:

Support for Workers during the Net Zero Transition

Aust Gov
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date
27 March 2024

Link to announcement
ParlInfo - Net Zero Economy Authority Bill 2024

Remaking of ASIC Class Order [CO 13/721]

Aust Gov
Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Sunsetting Instruments and Guidelines

Announcement date
18 March 2024

Link to announcement
ASIC issues new legislative instrument for exchange traded funds | ASIC

Problem being addressed
Under the Legislation Act 2003, Class Order [CO 13/721] was due to sunset on 1 April 2024. CO 13/721 provides relief to facilitate exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are quoted on the ASX AQUA Market or Cboe where the ETF is passively managed and tracks an index.

Proposal

Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards): Stage 2 Reforms

Commonwealth-State
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date
20 March 2024

Amendments to the Airspace Regulations 2007 

Aust Gov
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date
30 November 2023

Link to announcement 
Extraterritorial airspace | Civil Aviation Safety Authority (casa.gov.au)