Official website for Published Impact Analyses for decisions announced by the Australian Government, Ministerial Forums and National Standard Setting Bodies.
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:
In the 2011-12 Budget, the then Government announced its response to the findings of the 2010 Review of the Australian Screen Production Sector. The key elements of the measure included:
On 27 October 2011 the then Government added Chapters 58 and 59 to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules relating to the cancellation and suspension of remittance dealer registrations.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has released a Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) examining proposed changes to vessel survey requirements. This consultation closes on 12 October 2015. Existing vessel survey requirements require routine safety inspections for different vessel classes. The Consultation RIS examines the frequency and depth of survey inspections relative to risk. The Consultation RIS was approved by the Office of Best Practice Regulation consistent with COAG’s best practice regulation requirements.
On 20 August 2015, the Treasurer introduced the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015. The bill contains a package of reforms to amend Australia’s agricultural and residential foreign investment framework. There are six key elements to the reforms, including: