Published Impact Analyses
Official website for Published Impact Analyses for decisions announced by the Australian Government, Ministerial Forums and National Standard Setting Bodies.
COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement – Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand
On 5 October 2015, Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand on behalf of Consumer Affairs Ministers released a COAG Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) for consultation canvassing options for a consumer information standard for eggs labelled ‘free range’. The COAG RIS for consultation has been approved by the OBPR. The consultation period closes on 2 November 2015.
GST threshold for overseas goods – Council on Federal Financial Relations
On 21 August 2015, the Council on Federal Financial Relations (CFFR) announced that the threshold for Goods and Services Tax (GST) on imported goods would drop from $1,000 to zero from 1 July 2017. In making this decision the CFFR did not comply with the Council of Australian Governments’ best practice regulation requirements to prepare a Regulation Impact Statement.
Post Implementation Review – Department of the Treasury
Regulation Impact Statement – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Post‑implementation Review – Department of Communications
Regulation Impact Statement – Department of Agriculture
On 4 July 2015, the Australian Government released the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper setting out actions for the agricultural sector in five priority areas including strengthening the approach to drought and risk management. Among the initiatives to assist Australian farmers prepare for and manage through drought and other hardship were the following agriculture measures providing: