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Review of 28 GHz Band
Open Date	27 September 2018
Close Date	16 November 2018
Agency	Australian Communications and Media Authority
Description	You are invited to comment on the review of the 28 GHz band and how it could potentially be used into the future. The band is currently used by satellite services.
Full Details	Review of 28 GHz Band

Improving Consultation and Transparency of Offshore Oil and Gas
Open Date	08 October 2018
Close Date	16 November 2018
Agency	Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
Description	You are invited to comment on the proposed reforms to offshore oil and gas activities that aim to improve the level of consultation and transparency.
Full Details	Improving Consultation and Transparency of Offshore Oil and Gas

Operational Governance for Trans-Tasman e-Invoicing
Open Date	17 October 2018
Close Date	16 November 2018
Agency	Department of the Treasury
Description	You are invited to comment on potential operational governance arrangements for e-Invoicing between Australia and New Zealand. The discussion paper looks at legal considerations and structure, government and industry participation, and ongoing sustainability.
Full Details	Operational Governance for Trans-Tasman e-Invoicing

Values of Customer Reliability
Open Date	19 October 2018
Close Date	16 November 2018
Agency	Australian Energy Regulator
Description	You are invited to comment on the values of customer reliability (VCR), which determine the values customers place of having a reliable electricity supply. The VCR plays a role in network planning, investment, price caps and incentives.
Full Details	Values of Customer Reliability

Operating Drones
Open Date	24 September 2018
Close Date	18 November 2018
Agency	Civil Aviation Safety Authority
Description	You are invited to comment on the proposed new rules for the operation of remotely piloted aircraft systems, also known as drones.
Full Details	Operating Drones

Draft Workplace Arrangements Guidance Note
Open Date	26 September 2018
Close Date	19 November 2018
Agency	National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority
Description	You are invited to comment on the draft workplace arrangements guidance note, which aims to assist petroleum facility operators and employers meet the required workplace arrangements.
Full Details	Draft Workplace Arrangements Guidance Note

Copyright Guidelines 2018
Open Date	23 October 2018
Close Date	20 November 2018
Agency	Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Description	You are invited to comments on the draft Copyright Guidelines 2018. The guidelines have been developed to assist in the determination of reasonable copyright remuneration in proceedings relating to voluntary licences and licence schemes before the Copyright Tribunal of Australia.
Full Details	Copyright Guidelines 2018

Amendments to the Income Tax Assessment Act
Open Date	22 October 2018
Close Date	21 November 2018
Agency	Department of the Treasury
Description	You are invited to comment on the proposed amendments to Division 7A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936. Division 7A applies to shareholders of private companies and their associates.
Full Details	Amendments to the Income Tax Assessment Act

Compliance Report – Reporting and Lodgment Periods
Open Date	25 October 2018
Close Date	22 November 2018
Agency	Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre
Description	You are invited to comment on the amendments to reporting and lodgement periods set in Chapter 11: Compliance Report of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Rules. These amendments also specify who will be exempt from lodging a 2018 Compliance Report.
Full Details	Compliance Report – Reporting and Lodgment Periods

Regulating Government Access to Automated Vehicle Data
Open Date	27 September 2018
Close Date	22 November 2018
Agency	National Transport Commission
Description	You are invited to comment on whether the current information access framework is enough to protect the privacy of automated vehicle data.
Full Details	Regulating Government Access to Automated Vehicle Data

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