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31 August 2012
On 17 August 2012, a COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) on strategies to implement a national approach to poisonous chemical controls was released by the Standing Council on Health (SCoH). The Consultation RIS examines options to improve national consistency of poisonous chemical regulation, as set out in the Standard for Uniform Scheduling of Medicines [...]
Continue reading Strategies to Implement a National Approach to Poisonous Chemical Controls – COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement – Standing Council on Health
24 August 2012
On 27 April 2012, the Standing Council on Health meeting as the Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council approved new general registration standards for optometrists. Currently, optometrists are not required to hold qualifications in ocular therapeutics to be registered. However, this will become mandatory from 1 December 2014, with grandfathering provisions for existing optometrists.
The Council of [...]
Continue reading Non-compliance with COAG best practice regulation requirements – Registration requirements for optometrists – Australian Health Workforce Ministerial Council
15 August 2012
On 13 August 2012, the COAG National Licensing Taskforce released a COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS). The Consultation RIS examines the impact of replacing the current diverse state and territory licensing of the property occupational area with a proposed national licensing approach. It also examines an automatic mutual recognition option.
The Consultation RIS seeks feedback [...]
Continue reading National Licensing for Property Occupations – COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement – COAG National Licensing Taskforce
15 August 2012
On 13 August 2012, the COAG National Licensing Taskforce released a COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS). The Consultation RIS examines the impact of replacing the current diverse state and territory licensing of the refrigeration and air-conditioning occupational area with a proposed national licensing approach. It also examines an automatic mutual recognition option.
The Consultation RIS [...]
Continue reading National Licensing for Refrigeration and Air conditioning Occupations – COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement – COAG National Licensing Taskforce
15 August 2012
On 13 August 2012, the COAG National Licensing Taskforce released a COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS). The Consultation RIS examines the impact of replacing the current diverse state and territory licensing of the plumbing and gasfitting occupational area with a proposed national licensing approach. It also examines an automatic mutual recognition option.
The Consultation RIS [...]
Continue reading National Licensing for Plumbing and Gasfitting Occupations – COAG Consultation Regulation Impact Statement – COAG National Licensing Taskforce
9 August 2012
On 3 August 2012, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced an increase in apparatus licence taxes of the 400 MHz band from $99 per kHz of spectrum to $199 per kHz spectrum for high density areas of Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
The ACMA’s analysis of the level of apparatus licence taxes indicates that the [...]
Continue reading Opportunity Cost Pricing in the 400MHz Band – Regulation Impact Statement – Australian Communications and Media Authority
3 August 2012
Commencing in 2008, the Government made substantial changes to workplace relations laws. These changes were implemented in the Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008 and the Fair Work Act 2009.
Regulation Impact Statements (RIS) were required for the decisions to introduce the Fair Work Bill 2008 and the Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition [...]
Continue reading Review of the Fair Work legislation – Post-implementation Review – Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
3 August 2012
On 9 July 2012, the Private Health Insurance Administration Council (PHIAC) made the Private Health Insurance (Insurer Obligations) Amendment Rule 2012 (No.1) to establish minimum best practice requirements for outsourcing arrangements for registered private health insurers.
Outsourcing is common practice in the private health insurance industry with significant functions being performed by third parties and entities [...]
Continue reading Outsourcing Standard for Private Health Insurers – Regulation Impact Statement – Private Health Insurance Administration Council
2 August 2012
On 16 July 2012, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced new suspicious activity reporting requirements which will apply to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and Chi-X Markets. This measure is due to commence from 1 November 2012 but ASIC will waive the obligation to comply until 20 January 2013 to assist with industry [...]
Continue reading Suspicious Activity Reporting – Regulation Impact Statement – Australian Securities and Investments Commission
2 August 2012
On 16 July 2012, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced new short sale tagging requirements which will apply to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and Chi-X Markets. This measure is due to commence from 1 March 2014.
Short selling is an activity where a person enters into an agreement to sell a security that [...]
Continue reading Short Sale Tagging – Regulation Impact Statement – Australian Securities and Investments Commission
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Overview. Best Practice Regulation Updates publishes information about regulatory decisions announced by the Australian Government, and by COAG and Ministerial Councils, including Regulation Impact Statements (RIS), the OBPR’s RIS assessments, when a Prime Minister’s exemption has been granted and Post-implementation Reviews.
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