Jacinta Collins (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Parliamentary Secretary for School Education and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

The regulatory impact statement was done on the basis of harmonised laws across the nation, so Senator Abetz is correct to the extent that there are variations to that. That may have some limited impact on the overall assessment and, presumably, the level of variance. I stress 'may' because, depending on the level of variations, it may not. But I can indicate to him that that was the basis upon which the regulatory impact statement was conducted.

In relation to small businesses, the regulatory impact statement is not specific about any particular types of small business where impacts may be seen as greater or lesser, other than to highlight that for some small businesses there may be some issues.