Published Impact Analyses

Announcement date
28 July 2023

Link to announcement 
https://foodregulation.gov.au/internet/fr/publishing.nsf/Content/forum-communique-2023-july

Problem being addressed
Trans fats intake is strongly associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and related mortality. Trans fats have no proven health benefits. Compared to consumption of other fats, trans fats elevate the body's level of LDL (bad) cholesterol and reduce HDL (good) cholesterol, and increase the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol which is a strong predictor of risk of coronary heart disease.

Announcement date
26 July 2023

Link to announcement 
https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/brown/media-release/mandating-reversing-vehicle-aids-save-lives-and-around-australian-roads

Problem being addressed
Reversing collisions involving a vehicle and a pedestrian or a vulnerable road user such as a cyclist are generally rare occurrences with low number of cases reported each year. However, the prevalence of such collisions tends to be underestimated as the majority of these collisions and injuries sustained are often outside the scope of official road injury record systems, which are focussed on public roads.

Announcement date
17 July 2023

Link to announcement 
APRA finalises new prudential standard on operational risk | APRA

Problem being addressed

In recent years, APRA-regulated entities have experienced operational risk events and failures that have had both financial and non-financial implications. APRA has observed three key trends: control failures, potential disruptions and increasing reliance on service providers.

Announcement date
22 June 2023

Announcement date
5/07/2023

Link to announcement 
https://www.acma.gov.au/consultations/2023-02/draft-allocation-and-technical-instruments-3437-ghz-bands-auction

Problem being addressed
Whether the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) should implement allocation limits in the 3.4/3.7 GHz bands allocation process to prevent the monopolisation of spectrum available at auction, and if so, what those limits should be.

Announcement date
22 June 2023

Link to announcement 
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7057

Problem being addressed
How best to implement the Government's election commitments to improve tax transparency, while minimising burdens on taxpayers?

Announcement date
23 May 2023

Link to announcement 
Consultation hub | Consultation Regulation Impact Statement – Televisions, Computer Monitors and Digital Signage Displays - Climate Change (dcceew.gov.au)

Announcement date
2 June 2022

Link to announcement
https://asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/find-a-media-release/2022-releases/22-125mr-asic-releases-updated-epayments-code/

Problem being addressed
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) conducted a review of the ePayments Code (the Code) to ensure relevance and efficiency.

Proposal
Following ASIC’s review, a number of amendments to the Code have been made. In addition to extending the Code to cover payments made using the New Payments Platform, ASIC has also updated the following areas of the Code: 

Announcement date
3 July 2023

Link to announcement 
https://consult.industry.gov.au/cool-for-seafood-in-hospitality-ris 

Announcement date
15 June 2023

Link to announcement
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Amendment (Administrative Changes) Bill 2023 (legislation.gov.au)

Problem being addressed
The Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards Act 2012 (the GEMS Act) permits the Australian Government to set mandatory minimum efficiency requirements for products, which helps drive greater energy efficiency and exclude the poorest performing products from the market. The GEMS Act also allows the Australian Government to set nationally consistent labelling requirements to increase consumers’ awareness of options to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption, energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.