COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement – Australian Energy Market Commission
Published Impact Analyses
Official website for Published Impact Analyses for decisions announced by the Australian Government, Ministerial Forums and National Standard Setting Bodies.
Commonwealth-State
Australian Energy Market Commission
Impact Analysis (IA)
Commonwealth-State
Impact Analysis (IA)
COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement – Transport and Infrastructure Ministers
On 28 September 2020, the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONSRS) released a consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) examining the case for introducing in-cab audio and video safety recording requirements for rail operators in Australia.
The RIS examines the evidence for both voluntary adoption of, and mandatory requirements for, in-cab audio and video recordings in rail operations in Australia, to provide enhanced information to investigators, for the purposes of improving rail safety outcomes.
The consultation RIS has been assessed by the Office of Best Practice Regulation as compliant with requirements for a Council of Australian Governments Consultation RIS.
Aust Gov
Department of Health
Impact Analysis (IA)
Regulation Impact Statement – Therapeutic Goods Administration
On 18 September 2020, a delegate of the Secretary of the Department of Health made a declaration under section 7 of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, which clarifies that certain sports supplements are therapeutic goods.
The declaration is intended to ensure that these sports supplements are subject to regulatory controls commensurate with their level of risk, and that consumers are able to make more fully‑informed decisions. It also addresses existing legal ambiguity to enable more timely compliance and enforcement action by the relevant authorities when safety concerns are identified.
Aust Gov
Department of Health
Sunsetting Instruments and Guidelines
Remaking of sunsetting instrument without significant amendments – Department of Health
On 4 September 2020, the Department of Health remade without significant amendments the Therapeutic Goods (Excluded Purposes) Specification 2010, which will sunset on 1 October 2020. The newly made Therapeutic Goods (Medical Devices - Excluded Purposes) Specification 2020 comes into effect on 1 October 2020 and will sunset on 1 October 2030.
The Specification, which is made under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, was first made in 2010 to set out exclusions from the permitted supply of specific categories of in-vitro diagnostic medical devices for self‑testing.
Aust Gov
Department of Health
Sunsetting Instruments and Guidelines
Remaking of sunsetting instrument without significant amendments – Department of Health
On 20 August 2020, the Department of Health remade the Healthcare Identifiers Regulations 2010 (the old Regulations), which were due to sunset on 1 October 2020, without significant amendments. The Healthcare Identifiers Regulations 2020 (the Regulations) repeal and replace the old Regulations and came into effect on 28 August 2020. The new Regulations will sunset on 1 October 2030.
The Regulations, which are made under the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010, were first made in 2010 to set out provisions relating to the assignment, collection, use, adoption and disclosure of healthcare identifiers.
Aust Gov
Department of Social Services
Sunsetting Instruments and Guidelines
Remaking of sunsetting instrument without significant amendments – Department of Social Services
On 24 August 2020, the Minister for Families and Social Services remade without significant amendments the Disability Services Standards (Eligible Services Standards) (FAHCSIA) Determination 2010, which was due to sunset on 1 October 2020. The newly remade Disability Services (Eligible Services Standards) Determination 2020 will sunset on 1 October 2030.
The Determination, which is made under the Disability Services Act 1986, was first made in 2010 to assist funded organisations to improve the standard of service they provide for people with disability.
Commonwealth-State
Australian Energy Market Commission
Impact Analysis (IA)
COAG Decision Regulation Impact Statement – Australian Energy Market Commission
On 10 September 2020, the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) released the final rule National Electricity Amendment (Removal of Intervention Hierarchy) Rule 2020.
The AEMC has made a final determination to replace the existing hierarchy of interventions with principles providing flexibility for the Australian Energy Market Operator to select the supply scarcity mechanism or combination of mechanisms that minimise direct and indirect costs and are effective at addressing the conditions of supply scarcity.
The reasons for the decision and the relationship to achieving the National Electricity Objectives are set out in the attached rule determination.
Aust Gov, Commonwealth-State
Australian Energy Market Commission
Impact Analysis (IA)
COAG Decision Regulation Impact Statement – Australian Energy Market Commission
On 10 September 2020, the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) released the final rule National Electricity Amendment (Changes to Intervention Mechanisms) Rule 2020.
The AEMC has made a final rule that amends the National Electricity Rules (NER) to improve the efficiency and clarity of intervention mechanisms. The final rule removes the mandatory restrictions framework and the obligation to counteract during an intervention and clarifies the basis for affected participant compensation cost recovery following activation of emergency reserves under the reliability and emergency reserve trader (RERT).
Commonwealth-State
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Post Implementation Review (PIR)
Post-Implementation Review – Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority
On 17 May 2018, the (then) Minister for Agriculture announced the Australian Government would act on several recommendations outlined in the McCarthy Review to limit the risk of heat stress in sheep exported to or through the Middle East, to improve animal welfare outcomes while supporting the continuation of the trade.
The Australian Government’s decision was the catalyst for further regulatory changes including the introduction of the Independent Observer Program; the prohibition of the export of sheep to the Middle East in the 2019 Northern Hemisphere summer; and a reduced transition period for amendments to Marine Order 43.
Aust Gov
Department of the Treasury
Certified Independent Review
Independent Review – The Treasury
On 6 February 2020, the Government introduced Treasury Laws Amendment (Reuniting More Superannuation) Bill 2020, which seeks to facilitate the closure of Eligible Rollover Funds (ERFs) by 30 June 2021 and enable the Commissioner of Taxation to reunite amounts received from ERFs with a superannuation fund member's active account.
An ERF is a fund that is eligible to receive benefits rolled over from another superannuation fund without member consent, intended to be a temporary repository for small account balances or for accounts belonging to persons who cannot continue to be a fund member, for instance, when they change employment. However, ERFs have not been successful in reuniting members with lost superannuation.