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Published Impact Analyses

Official website for Published Impact Analyses for decisions announced by the Australian Government, Ministerial Forums and National Standard Setting Bodies.

Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2001
Aust Gov
Attorney-General's Department
Sunsetting Instruments and Guidelines

Announcement date
24 February 2025

Link to announcement 
Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2025

Problem being addressed

Heavy Vehicle National Law Reform 
Commonwealth-State
National Transport Commission
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date
3 October 2024

Link to announcement 

https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/department/media/publications/statement-heavy-vehicle-national-law-reform-outcomes-october-2024 

Problem being addressed
The Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) applies to heavy vehicles over 4.5 tonnes of gross vehicle mass. The HVNL consists of the Heavy Vehicle National Law and five sets of regulations. 

Efficient reactive current access standards for inverter based resources ERC0272 (DRIS)
Commonwealth-State
Australian Energy Market Commission
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date
23 April 2023

Link to announcement 
https://www.aemc.gov.au/rule-changes/efficient-reactive-current-access-standards-inverter-based-resources 

Problem being addressed
Inverter connected resources such as batteries currently have to demonstrate that they comply with the minimum access standards specified in Schedule 5.2.5.5 of the National Energy Rules (NER) – including reactive current fault-response minimum access standard. Network service providers are not able to provide connection approval to parties that do not meet this minimum standard. 

Efficient reactive current access standards for inverter based resources ERC0272 (CRIS)
Commonwealth-State
Australian Energy Market Commission
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date
 26 May 2022

Link to announcement 
https://www.aemc.gov.au/rule-changes/efficient-reactive-current-access-standards-inverter-based-resources 

Problem being addressed
Inverter connected resources such as batteries currently have to demonstrate that they comply with the minimum access standards specified in Schedule 5.2.5.5 of the National Energy Rules (NER) – including reactive current fault-response minimum access standard. Network service providers are not able to provide connection approval to parties that do not meet this minimum standard. 

Supporting Remote Cost-of-Living and Food Security
Aust Gov
National Indigenous Australians Agency
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date 

10 February 2025 

Link to announcement  

Albanese Labor Government building on investments to Close The Gap | Ministers' media centre 

Problem being addressed 

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Post-Implementation Review
Aust Gov
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Post Implementation Review (PIR)

On 8 March 2018, the CPTPP was signed by Ministers and representatives from Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. The CPTPP entered into force for Australia on 30 December 2018. The United Kingdom formally joined CPTPP on 15 December 2024.

The CPTPP contains chapters typically found in a free trade agreement relating to the removal of tariff barriers, rules of origin and non-tariff barriers, access for business persons, investment, and intellectual property. However, CPTPP also went beyond this practice to include new commitments and ambitious rules, including on government procurement, electronic commerce, labour and environmental standards, competition with state-owned enterprises, regulatory coherence, transparency and anti-corruption, and small and medium-sized enterprises. 

Part 43 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR) Maintenance of aircraft in private and aerial work operations
Aust Gov
Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date

25 September 2024

Link to announcement 
https://www.casa.gov.au/rules/regulatory-framework/casr/part-43-casr-maintenance-aircraft-private-and-aerial-work-operations#Non-legislativeinstruments

Problem being addressed

Maintenance requirements for general aviation aircraft (private and aerial work operations) were first developed in 1947 and last reviewed over 30 years ago as part of the development of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1988 (CASR 1988).

Proposed Adoption of an Australian Sunscreen Exposure Model
Aust Gov
Department of Health and Aged Care
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date 

24 January 2024

Link to announcement  

Consultation on a proposed exposure model for assessing the safety of sunscreen ingredients in Australia - Therapeutic Goods Administration - Citizen Space

Problem being addressed 

Critical Minerals Production Tax Incentive
Aust Gov
Department of the Treasury
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date

25 November 2024

Link to announcement 

Production tax incentives to help build a Future Made in Australia

Problem being addressed

Supply chain concentration and the vulnerability of the critical minerals supply chain to market shocks due to the concentrated nature of the downstream processing and refining of critical minerals. Private firms are failing to appropriately price in the required level of economic resilience and security in critical sectors and supply chains. 

Hydrogen Production Tax Incentive
Aust Gov
Department of the Treasury
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date

25 November 2024

Link to announcement 

Production tax incentives to help build a Future Made in Australia

Problem being addressed

There are several hard-to-abate industrial sectors that require new energy sources to be decarbonised. These include ammonia and methanol production, steelmaking and the heavy transport sector. Renewable hydrogen can be a low-emissions substitute for hydrogen that is produced through emissions-intensive methods and has potential to replace natural gas in steelmaking.