Draft A Report Highlighting" Regulatory and International Business Environment"

ASSESSMENT TASK

You recently fulfilled a request from your client (an anonymous investor") to provide a PEST analysis of the national business environment in which the Australian aged care sector operates.

The client has now commissioned you to write a second report to analyse and evaluate the impact of the policy, International and geopolitical environments on the business environment of the Australian age care sector (the focus sector).

The client has specified that there are to be four sections in the report:

1. an overview of the contemporary Australian macroeconomic policy environment in shaping the broad economic conditions of the economy and the potential implications for the business environment of the focus sector
2. an overview of the Australian targeted policy and regulatory environment with analysis of ONE policy/regulation that has directly impacted the business environment of the focus sector
3. an overview of the key features of Australia's international trade environment with an emphasis on the contribution of the focus sector (both direct and indirect)
4. an overview of the geopolitical environment with a focus on ONE contemporary geopolitical issue that has substantially impacted the business environment of the focus sector

The client requires that you refer to the core activities undertaken by the sector as appropriate.

The client requires that the analysis and evaluation is objective and supported by appropriate data and sources

A2 requirements

1. The report has a MAXIMUM WORD limit of 2500 words. The word count is inclusive of in text citations, ngures, tables, etc. The word count excludes your reference list.
2. The report is to be submitted through the Canvas Assignment link in 858108 Canvas. You are advised to keep a copy of your work for your own records
3. Your report will be checked for originality by Turnitin
4. The report should be submitted as a WORD document or PDF. Other file formats may not be able to be opened and will be assumed to be a non-submission
5. It is your responsibility to check that ) your report has been uploaded and (i) that it is the correct document. If you need help on how to check, contact HiQ support (do not contact your tutor or UC
6. Work that has been submitted for assessment in 858108 in previous semesters, or for other units, cannot be resubmitted for assessment. Re-submitted work will be treated as plagiarism
7. QUT exercises zero tolerance on late submissions without an approved extension. For details on QUT's policy on late assessment and extensions can be found here
8. You must not use any Al tool, including ChatGPT, to write this report for you. Using Al took to write this report in place of your own work is a form of plagiarism.
9. We strongly recommend that prior to submission you ensure that you have read ALL the related assessment documents
10. Your report will be marked against the published marking rubric for this assessment.
11. Bullet points are NOT to make up the substantive part of your report. 12. You are strongly recommended to keep a portfolio of your reading notes made, and all assessment drafts. This will help you establish the originality of your work, should you need to.

The client's brief and how it relates to your learning

The client has requested a report similar to A1. This report (A2) is to address FOUR focus areas including (macroeconomic policy environment (i) targeted government policy environment, (i) the international trade environment and (v) geopolitical environment and how each of these influences the business environment of the focus sector.

The second half of the unit has focused on each of these four elements

• Macroeconomic policy environment
  • aligns to lecture 6 and the related Drilling Down and tutorial
• Targeted policy and regulatory environment
  • aligns to lectures 7 and 8 and the related Drilling Down and tutorials
• International trade environment
  • aligns to lectures 9 and 10 and the related Drilling Downs and tutorials
• Geo-political environment
  • aligns to lecture 11 and the related Drilling Down tutorial