Developing a Regulation Impact Statement
The Government’s Deregulation Agenda (previously known as the Regulatory Reform Agenda) is now administered by the Department of Jobs and Small Business. The Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR) which administers Regulatory Impact Analysis requirements remains within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. More information is available in the Administrative Arrangements Order introduced on 20 December 2017.
To complement the Australian Government Guide to Regulation and Best Practice Regulation: A guide for ministerial councils and national standard setting bodies issued by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), the following guidance notes have been prepared to assist government agencies with various aspects of applying the best practice regulation processes.
- User Guide to the Australian Government Guide to Regulation
- Is a RIS required?’ preliminary assessment form
- COAG RIS preliminary assessment form
- Regulatory Burden Measurement Framework guidance note
- Best Practice Consultation guidance note
- Short form and Interim Regulation Impact Statements guidance note
- Regulation Impact Statement Policy Options guidance note
- Carve-outs guidance note
- Independent Reviews, RIS-like Processes and the Regulation Impact Statement Requirements guidance note
- Risk Analysis in Regulation Impact Statements guidance note
- Individuals guidance note
- Community Organisations guidance note
- Commonwealth Programmes guidance note
- Small Business guidance note
- Sunsetting legislative instruments guidance note
- Cost-benefit analysis guidance note
- Competition and Regulation guidance note
- Environmental Valuation and Uncertainty guidance note
- Trade Impact Assessments guidance note
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