Published Impact Analyses

Regulation Impact Statement – Department of Education and Training

Regulation Impact Statement – Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

On 30 October 2015, the Australian Government released Cost Recovery Implementation Statements (CRISs) describing changes to cost recovery arrangements for biosecurity and export certification funding. The redesigned arrangements aim to ensure cost recovery arrangements for imports and export certification activities are efficient, equitable and align with current business practice in the following four areas:

Regulation Impact Statement – Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

On 1 July 2015, the Australian Government introduced the Commonwealth Indigenous Procurement Policy. The primary purpose of the policy is to stimulate Indigenous entrepreneurship and business development, providing Indigenous Australians with more opportunities to participate in the economy. The policy has three key components:

Independent Review – Department of the Environment

On 27 May 2015, the Government introduced legislation to amend the Renewable Energy Target (RET) to reduce the required amount of renewable source electricity (the annual legislated targets under the large-scale component of the RET scheme) for each year until 2030. The legislation also:

Post-implementation Review – Department of Health

Regulation Impact Statement – Australian Securities and Investments Commission

On 9 February 2015, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) amended the ASIC Derivative Transaction Rules (Reporting) 2013 (Rules). The amendments reduce compliance costs for reporting entities while ensuring that regulators continue to obtain comprehensive and complete derivative trade data. Key amendments include:

Australian Communications and Media Authority

Independent Review – Department of Education and Training

Remaking of sunsetting instrument without amendments – Australian Communications and Media Authority

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.