COAG Decision Regulation Impact Statement – Australian Energy Market Commission

On 27 February 2020, the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) released a final rule determination in which it decided to amend the National Energy Retail Rules (NERR) to limit the level of conditional discounts and conditional fees in new energy retail contracts to those "reasonable costs" which a retailer is likely to incur when consumer fails to satisfy a payment condition.

Energy retailers...

On 28 November 2019, legislation was passed to amend the Defence Service Homes Act 1918 to expand eligibility to the Defence Service Homes Insurance Scheme to all current and former persons who have at least one days’ service in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), including reservists, peacekeepers, widows and widowers. These amendments will take effect from 1 January 2020.

Prior to these amendments, eligibility was limited to those who have seen war like service or those currently...

Regulation Impact Statement for consultation – Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

On 14 February 2020, the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources released a RIS for consultation that explores options to address concerns with the power imbalance between car dealers and manufacturers.

This RIS identifies four options for regulatory intervention which will have a positive net benefit. Together these options seek to address the identified problems...

Australian Communications and Media Authority

On 17 February 2020, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) wrote to the Office of Best Practice Regulation (OBPR), advising the authority to certify Regulation Impact Statements (RISs) will be delegated to General Manager-level (SES Band 2) and above officers in the ACMA.

This is consistent with changes to improve flexibility in the RIS process by allowing agencies to delegate the certification authority to any...