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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.

Aust Gov
Department of Home Affairs
Impact Analysis Equivalent

Announcement date
11 December 2023

Link to announcement 
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/what-we-do/migration-strategy 

Aust Gov
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Sunsetting Instruments and Guidelines

Announcement date
22 December 2023

Link to announcement 
Telecommunications (Carriage Service Provider—Security Information) Amendment Determination 2023

Telecommunications (Carrier Licence Conditions— Security Information) Amendment Declaration 2023

Problem being addressed
The Telecommunications (Carrier License Conditions—Security Information) Declaration 2022 and the Telecommunications (Carriage Service Provider—Security Information) Determination 2022 are scheduled to sunset on 7 January 2024.  

Aust Gov
Department of Finance
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date
30/11/2023

Link to announcement 
Digital ID Bill 2023

Commonwealth-State
Austroads
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date
19 December 2023

Link to announcement 
https://austroads.com.au/latest-news/ministers-approve-reform-package-to-improve-road-safety-and-productivity

Problem being addressed

The National Heavy Vehicle Driver Competency Framework (NHVDCF) establishes minimum competency and assessment standards for heavy vehicle drivers across Australia.  In August 2022, Austroads released and consulted on possible reform options to improve Australia’s heavy vehicle licensing framework, as part of its draft Regulation Impact Statement for consultation (Consultation RIS). The final Regulatory Impact Statement (Decision RIS) is the next phase of the review.

Aust Gov
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date
13 December 2023

Link to announcement

Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2023-24

Appendix A: Policy decisions taken since the 2023-24 Budget | Page 215
https://budget.gov.au/content/myefo/download/myefo2023%E2%80%9324.pdf

Problem being addressed
The Farm Household Allowance program (FHA) is the Australian Government's main scalable response and support mechanism for farmers and their partners in hardship, with drivers including drought, natural disasters, biosecurity outbreaks and any other business shocks.
The FHA aims to:

Commonwealth-State
Safe Work Australia
Impact Analysis (IA)
Aust Gov
Department of the Treasury
Impact Analysis Equivalent

Announcement date
16 November 2023

Link to announcement 
Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Accountability and Fairness) Bill 2023 – Parliament of Australia (aph.gov.au)

Problem being addressed
There have been significant developments in global energy markets and local energy demand since 2019, including the increasing importance of gas in supporting the transition to low-emissions energy generation and the changing role of LNG in supplying gas to Western Australia and the Northern Territory. 

Commonwealth-State
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date
16 June 2023

Link to announcement

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Past Consultations (nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au)

Problem being addressed

Aust Gov
Department of Home Affairs
Impact Analysis (IA)

Announcement date
22/11/2023

Link to announcement
News (homeaffairs.gov.au)

As part of the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy, the Government announced that it would co-design options to legislate a mandatory cyber security standard for Internet of Things (IoT) devices and develop a voluntary labelling scheme for consumer-grade smart devices.