IMPACT Type Severity Lowest Highest IMPACT rating None/ Insignificant Minor Moderate Major Severe Risk to any party’s safety None Any risk to personal safety Threaten life directly Distress caused to any party None Minor - Short term distress Limited long term distress Substantial long term distress Damage to any party’s standing or reputation None Minor - Short term damage Limited long term damage Substantial long term damage Inconvenience to any party None Minimal inconvenience Minor inconvenience Significant inconvenience Substantial inconvenience Public order No Impact Impact Prejudice Seriously prejudice Release of personally or commercially sensitive data to third parties without consent No impact Would have no significant impact Measurable impact, breach of regulations or commitment to confidentiality Release of information would have a significant impact Would have major consequences to a person, agency or business Impact on Government finances or economic and commercial interests No Impact Cause financial loss or loss of earning potential Work significantly against Substantial Damage Financial loss to any client of the service provider or other third party None Minimal Minor Significant Substantial Financial Loss to Agency / service provider None Minimal < 2% of monthly agency budget Minor 2% – < 5% of monthly agency budget Significant 5% – < 10% of monthly agency budget Substantial ≥ 10% of monthly agency budget Threat to government agencies’ systems or capacity to conduct their business No threat Agency business or service delivery impaired in any way Agency business halted or significantly impaired for a sustained period Assistance to serious crime or hindrance of its detection Would not assist in, or hinder detection of Prejudice investigation or facilitate commission of Impede investigation or facilitate Prevent Investigation or directly allow
unlawful activity violations that will be subject to enforcement efforts commission of serious crime commission of serious crime Impact on development or operation of major government policy No impact Impede effective development or operation Seriously Impede Substantially Impede Impact on the environment None/ Negligible Minor impact on the environment. Measurable short term damage to the environment Limited long term damage to the environment Substantial long term damage to the environment Impact on agency or Queensland Government workforce None/ Neglible Minor impact Measurable impact Limited long term impact Substantial long term impact Impact on risk of litigation None/ Neglible Minor impact Measurable impact Significant impact Substantial impact Table : Impact Assessment Matrix
Consequence Impact severity Probability Risk Risk to any party’s safety None Rare Negligible Distress caused to any party Major Almost Certain Moderate Damage to any party’s standing or reputation Major Likely Moderate Inconvenience to any party Severe Possible High Impact on Public Order Moderate Possible Low Release of personally or commercially sensitive data to third parties None Rare Negligible Impact on Government Finances Minor Unlikely Minimal Financial loss to any client or third party None Rare Negligible Financial loss to service provider Minor Possible Minimal Threat to government agencies’ systems or capacity to conduct their business None Rare Negligible Assistance to serious crime or hindrance of its detection None Rare Negligible Impact on government policy Minor Possible Minimal Table : Example Risk Assessment