Corporate information and resources
Deregulation
DFAT's regulators, the Australian Safeguards and Non-Proliferation Office, the Australian Sanctions Office and the Australian Passports Office, are committed to providing streamlined services and minimising the burden and cost of regulation for our clients. Further information about the Government's deregulation agenda is available from the Deregulation Taskforce.
Regulator performance
The Regulator Performance Guide for Commonwealth regulators commenced on 1 July 2021 and forms an important part of the Government's work to lift regulator performance, capability and culture. The guide outlines the principles of best practice that underpin the Australian Government's expectations of regulator performance. These principles are:
- continuous improvement and building trust
- risk based and data driven
- Collaboration and engagement.
The guide also assists Commonwealth regulators to report on their performance against these expectations. Using the guide and in consultation with key stakeholders, DFAT is revising performance metrics for the Australian Passport Office, Australia's Sanctions Office (previously Australia's Sanctions Regulator) and the Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office. As these are finalised they will be published here.
- Australian Passport Office Performance Framework [DOCX 30 KB]
- Australian Passport Office Performance Framework [PDF 26 KB]
- Sanctions Regulator Performance Framework [DOCX 24 KB]
- Sanctions Regulator Performance Framework [PDF 25 KB]
- Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office Performance Framework [DOCX 28 KB]
- Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office Performance Framework [PDF 28 KB]
Under the new Performance Guide, regulators are no longer required to submit a performance self-assessment. Instead regulator performance will be included as part of DFAT's broader performance framework including in the Corporate Plan and Annual Report.
Annual self-assessments
Past regulator self-assessments are published below.
2021-2022 regulator self-assessments:
- Australian Passport Office self-assessment [DOCX 1.2 MB]
- Australian Passport Office self-assessment [PDF 557 KB]
- Australian Sanctions Office self-assessment [DOCX 1.1 MB]
- Australian Sanctions Office self-assessment [PDF 545 KB]
- Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office self-assessment [DOCX 447 KB]
- Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office self-assessment [PDF 482 KB]
2019-2020 regulator self-assessments:
- Australian Passport Office self-assessment [Word 1.3 MB] | [PDF 1.4 MB]
- Australian Sanctions Office self-assessment [Word 1.1 MB] | [PDF 430 KB]
- Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office self-assessment [Word 455 KB] | [PDF 445 KB]
2018-19 regulator self-assessments:
- Australian Passport Office self-assessment [Word 1.3 MB] | [PDF 2.8 MB]
- Sanctions Regulator self-assessment [Word 1.1 MB] | [PDF 2.2 MB]
- Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office self-assessment [Word 450 KB] | [PDF 3.25 MB]
2017-18 regulator self-assessments:
- Australian Passport Office self-assessment [Word 1.76 MB] | [PDF 900 KB]
- Sanctions Regulator self-assessment [Word 1.09 MB] | [PDF 1.10 MB]
- Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office self-assessment [Word 448 KB] | [PDF 1.31 MB]
2016-17 regulator self-assessments:
- Australian Passport Office self-assessment [Word 1.2 MB] | [PDF 787 KB]
- Sanctions Regulator self-assessment [Word 1.1 MB] | [PDF 895 KB]
- Australian Safeguards and Non-proliferation Office self-assessment [Word 447 KB] | [PDF 323 KB]
2015-16 regulator self-assessments: