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23 December 2011
A Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) on the proposed introduction of a unique student identifier was released on 22 December 2011. In December 2009, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) asked that a business case be prepared for the introduction of a national unique student identifier for the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector. The [...] Continue reading Unique Student Identifier – COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement – Council of Australian Governments 23 December 2011
On 15 December 2011, the Department of Broadband, Communications and Media Authority announced regulatory amendments to facilitate the rollout of the National Broadband Network and other next-generation broadband networks. These changes will facilitate the rollout of broadband infrastructure by including infrastructure used in an optical fibre network in the Telecommunications (Low-impact Facilities) Determination 1997. As a [...] 21 December 2011
On 9 December 2011, the Legislative and Governance Forum on Food Regulation (which has replaced the former Australia and New Zealand Food Regulation Ministerial Council) announced that it had agreed to put in place a new food safety management Policy Guideline for the retail and food service sectors. The Policy Guideline is intended to guide [...] 21 December 2011
On 12 December 2011, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) published guidance (Regulatory Guide 230) on the use of financial information prepared other than in accordance with accounting standards; that is, non-International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) financial information. The guidance aims to assist directors and preparers of financial information in understanding how and when [...] Continue reading Disclosing non-IFRS financial information – Regulation Impact Statement – Australian Securities and Investments Commission 20 December 2011
On 16 December 2011, the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy published instruments that alter the payphone arrangements in the Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation. The new arrangements increase the requirements for Telstra in relation to payphone fault repairs, installation, removal, public consultation on removal and complaints handling. Significantly the new arrangements are regulatory [...] Continue reading Consumer Safeguards Relating to Payphone Services – Regulation Impact Statement – Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy 20 December 2011
On 29 November 2011, the Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulations 2011 were amended to include a ‘material recovery’ target. The target has been set at 90 per cent, and comes into effect in 2014–15. The target sets requirements for the minimum weight of materials that need to be recovered through the recycling process for further processing [...] 16 December 2011
The Government has agreed to an initiative to improve the resources available to agencies when they prepare regulation impact statements (RISs). Under this initiative, the Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR) can provide outposted officers (on a cost offsetting basis) to assist agencies in the preparation of RISs and post-implementation reviews (PIRs). This will formalise arrangements which [...] Continue reading Office of Best Practice Regulation outposting initiative 16 December 2011
A review of the Australian Government best practice regulation requirements was announced on 13 December 2011. This review will enable an assessment of the effectiveness of new elements of the best practice regulation requirements introduced in 2010. The review will be conducted by Mr Robert Milliner and Mr David Borthwick AO PSM. The review is due to [...] Continue reading Review of Australian Government best practice regulation requirements 15 December 2011
On 10 July 2011, the Prime Minister announced that the Energy Efficiency Opportunities Program would be extended to energy transmission and distribution networks and major Greenfield and expansion projects. The Energy Efficiency Opportunities Act 2006 and the Energy Efficiency Opportunities Regulations 2006 currently require corporations that use over 0.5 PJ of energy in a financial [...] 15 December 2011
On 16 November 2011, the Minister for Employment Participation and Childcare made the Child Care Benefit (Eligibility of Child Care Services for Approval and Continued Approval) Amendment Determination 2011 (No. 2) to introduce tougher tests for child care services seeking to be eligible to provide government-assisted places. The Determination expands the definition of key personnel [...] |
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