Official website for Published Impact Analyses for decisions announced by the Australian Government, Ministerial Forums and National Standard Setting Bodies.
Announcement date
23 February 2025
Link to announcement
Strengthening Medicare: More bulk billing, more doctors, more nurses | Minister’s Media Centre
Problem being addressed
Australia is not generating enough general practitioners (GPs) to meet community need now and into the future. Modelling by the Department of Health and Aged Care demonstrates a growing shortfall of GPs, with 7,700 more GPs needed by 2033 growing to 12,400 more GPs needed by 2048.
Announcement date
23 February 2025
Link to announcement
Strengthening Medicare: More bulk billing, more doctors, more nurses
Problem being addressed
Medicare plays a crucial role in enabling inclusive, equitable and cost-effective primary care services which set the foundation for supporting universal, integrated access to health care. Through its oversight mechanism in setting Medicare Benefit Schedule (MBS) fees and funding services, the Government plays a role in ensuring that access to bulk billed primary care remains widely available to Australians as part of our universal healthcare system.
Announcement date
24 February 2025
Link to announcement
Family Law (Superannuation) Regulations 2025
Problem being addressed
Announcement date
3 October 2024
Link to announcement
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.
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.
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.
Announcement date
10 February 2025
Link to announcement
Albanese Labor Government building on investments to Close The Gap | Ministers' media centre
Problem being addressed
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.
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).
Announcement date
24 January 2024
Link to announcement
Problem being addressed