Published Impact Analyses
Official website for Published Impact Analyses for decisions announced by the Australian Government, Ministerial Forums and National Standard Setting Bodies.
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Department of the Treasury
Impact Analysis (IA)
Regulation Impact Statement – Department of the Treasury
On 17 March 2016, the Treasurer introduced legislation to provide the Commissioner of Taxation with a power to remedy the tax law to apply as intended in more circumstances. A Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) prepared by the Department of the Treasury has been assessed as compliant and consistent with best practice by the Office of Best Practice Regulation. The RIS estimates the creation of the remedial power will not change the current regulatory burden. The OBPR agreed to this estimate.
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Department of Home Affairs
Post Implementation Review (PIR)
Post Implementation Review – Department of Immigration and Border Protection
In 2013, the Australian Government implemented several changes to the Temporary Work (Skilled) Migration (Subclass 457) Programme. In July 2013 the Government introduced measures to tighten foreign temporary skilled work visa obligations through changes to the Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Act 2013. The changes included:
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Department of the Treasury
Impact Analysis (IA)
Regulation Impact Statement – Department of the Treasury
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Certified Independent Review
Independent Review – Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
Impact Analysis (IA)
Regulation Impact Statement – Department of Communications and the Arts
On 2 December 2015 the Government introduced the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Access Regime and NBN Companies) Bill 2015. One element of the bill considers changes to authorisations to NBN Co. to engage in three specific forms of conduct for competition law purposes:
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Department of the Treasury
Impact Analysis (IA)
Regulation Impact Statement – Department of the Treasury
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Department of the Treasury
Impact Analysis (IA)
Regulation Impact Statement – Department of the Treasury
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Impact Analysis (IA)
Australian Taxation Office
On 18 May 2016, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) wrote to the Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR) advising that the authority to certify Regulation Impact Statements (RISs) will be delegated to Deputy Commissioner-level officers in the ATO and to the Assistant Commissioner, Revenue Analysis Branch. This is consistent with recent changes to improve flexibility in the RIS process by allowing agencies to delegate the certification authority to any Senior Executive Services (SES) level officers. To ensure transparency, the ATO’s certification to delegate authority has been published on the OBPR website, and can be found below.
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Australian Communications and Media Authority
Impact Analysis (IA)