Regulatory Standards (Excluded Legislation) Notice 2026

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Contents

Title

Commencement 

Interpretation

Exclusions from the Act 

Schedule 1:

Legislation that provides powers to respond to emergency situations

Schedule 2:

Legislation relating to the implementation of existing international trade agreements

Schedule 3:

Legislation giving effect to specific types of bi or multilateral agreement (mutual assistance in criminal matters, reciprocal social security, child support, extradition treaties, double tax agreements)

Schedule 4:

Legislation updating text of an international agreement once New Zealand has accepted the changes

Schedule 5:

Legislation concerning constitutional matters or that requires consultation with judiciary

Schedule 6:

Legislation implementing agreements between the Crown and iwi and hapū

Schedule 7:

Legislation made by independent Crown entities or the Reserve Bank of New Zealand providing exemptions

Schedule 8:

Legislation that is administrative with negligible or no ongoing public impact (interactions between public and/or state sector agencies, providing for how public sector agencies govern themselves, or otherwise administrative)

Explanatory note

Notice

1. Title

This is the Regulatory Standards (Excluded Legislation) Notice 2026.

2. Commencement

This notice comes into force on the later of 1 July 2026 or the day after it is published.

3. Interpretation
In this notice, unless the context otherwise requires:
the Act means the Regulatory Standards Act 2025
Act includes parts of Acts
Bill includes parts of Bills
Secondary legislation includes parts of secondary legislation.

4. Exclusions from the Act

Bills

(1) The Act does not apply to the following general classes of Bill as specified for the purposes of item 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 of the Act:

(a) Bills that amend Acts of a kind referred to in clause 4(3) of this notice:

(b) Bills that amend secondary legislation of a kind referred to in clauses 4(2) or 4(3) of this notice:

(c) Bills that amend secondary legislation of a kind referred to in Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Act.

Secondary legislation

(2) The Act does not apply to the following general classes of secondary legislation or proposed secondary legislation as specified for the purposes of item 7 of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Act:

(a) Secondary legislation made under an Act of a kind referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Act (including those classes in the Schedules of this notice): Secondary legislation that amends secondary legislation of a kind referred to in clause 4(3) of this notice:

(b) Secondary legislation that prescribes forms, or the content of forms:

(c) Secondary legislation that primarily relates to the revocation of secondary legislation identified as redundant, spent, ceased to have effect or no longer required:

(d) Secondary legislation made under the Royal prerogative:

(e) Secondary legislation that implements the outcomes of trade-related negotiations or agreements with international counterparts, including market access requirements:

(f) Secondary legislation (the new legislation) if all of the following apply:

(i) the new legislation, with or without modification, replaces or corresponds to other secondary legislation that is revoked (the former legislation):

(ii) clause 15 of Schedule 1 of the Legislation Act 2019 (as inserted by section 58 of the Legislation Amendment Act 2026) (the new publication clause) applies to the former legislation:

(iii) the new legislation is made, and the former legislation is revoked, before the publication deadline that applies to the former legislation under the new publication clause:

(iv) the explanatory note for the new legislation contains a statement to the effect that the new legislation replaces, or corresponds to, the revoked legislation without substantially changing its legal effect.

Mixed classes

(3) The Act does not apply to the following specified classes of legislation or proposed legislation as specified for the purposes of item 9 of Part 1, item 9 of Part 2 or item 7 of Part 3 of Schedule 2 of the Act:

(a) Legislation that provides powers to respond to emergency situations, consisting of the legislation set out in Schedule 1:

(b) Legislation relating to the implementation of existing international trade agreements, consisting of the legislation set out in Schedule 2:

(c) Legislation giving effect to specific types of bi or multilateral agreement (namely, mutual assistance in criminal matters, reciprocal social security, child support, extradition treaties, and double tax agreements), consisting of the legislation set out in Schedule 3:

(d) Legislation updating text of an international agreement in legislation once New Zealand has accepted the changes, consisting of the legislation set out in Schedule 4:

(e) Legislation concerning constitutional matters or that requires consultation with the judiciary, consisting of the legislation set out in Schedule 5:

(f) Legislation implementing agreements between the Crown and iwi and hapū, consisting of the legislation set out in Schedule 6:

(g) Legislation made by independent Crown entities or the Reserve Bank of New Zealand providing exemptions, consisting of the legislation set out in Schedule 7:

(h) Legislation that is administrative with negligible or no ongoing public impact (meaning interactions between public sector and/or state sector agencies, providing for how public sector agencies govern themselves, or otherwise administrative), consisting of the legislation set out in Schedule 8.

Schedule 1: Legislation that provides powers to respond to emergency situations

1

Department of Internal Affairs

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 62, 63 or 66 of the Water Services Act 2021

2

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 14 or 15 of the International Terrorism (Emergency Powers) Act 1987

(2)

Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Act 2023

3

Ministry for the Environment

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 331AA of the Resource Management Act 1991

4

Ministry for Primary Industries

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 41 or 46 of the Animal Products Act 1999

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 131, 145 or 150 of the Biosecurity Act 1993

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 16 of the Fisheries Act 1996

(4)

Secondary legislation under section 410 or 411 of the Food Act 2014

(5)

Secondary legislation under section 34(1) of the National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012, in reliance on section 34(2)(a)(i)

(6)

Secondary legislation under section 132 of the Organic Products and Production Act 2023

5

Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 133BQ(2)(a) of the Building Act 2004

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 4 of the International Energy Agreement Act 1976

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 4 of the Petroleum Demand Restraint Act 1981 or referred to in section 4(7)

6

Ministry of Education

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 654 of the Education and Training Act 2020

7

Ministry of Health

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 5, 7, 8 or 10 of the Epidemic Preparedness Act 2006

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 70 or 74C of the Health Act 1956

8

Ministry of Social Development

(1)

COVID-19 Response (Taxation and Social Assistance Urgent Measures) Act 2020

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 99 or 100 of the Social Security Act 2018

9

New Zealand Customs Service

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 403 of the Customs and Excise Act for the purposes of section 165, 167, 168 or 171

10

The Treasury

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 60A of the Overseas Investment Act 2005

Schedule 2: Legislation relating to the implementation of existing international trade agreements

1

Land Information New Zealand

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 61(1)(i) or (j) of the Overseas Investment Act 2005

2

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

(1)

Secondary legislation under the Tariff Act 1988 consisting of the following:

(a) Tariff (Brunei Darussalam) Order 2006

(b) Tariff (Chile) Order 2006

(c) Tariff (Specified CPTPP Parties) Order 2018

(d) Tariff (Specified PACER Plus Parties) Order 2020

(e) Tariff (Specified RCEP Parties) Order 2021

(2)

Trade (Anti-dumping and Countervailing Duties) Act 1988

(3)

Trade (Safeguard Measures) Act 2014

(4)

Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997

3

New Zealand Customs Service

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 435 of the Customs and Excise Act 2018

(2)

Part 6 of the Customs and Excise Regulations 1996 under the Customs and Excise Act 1996

4

The Treasury

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 61A of the Overseas Investment Act 2005

Schedule 3: Legislation giving effect to specific types of bi or multilateral agreement (mutual assistance in criminal matters, reciprocal social security, child support, extradition treaties, double tax agreements)

1

Inland Revenue Department

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 215 of the Child Support Act 1991

(2)

Secondary legislation under section BH 1(3) of the Income Tax Act 2007

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 91AAU, 91AAV, 91AAW, 226D or 226E of the Tax Administration Act 1994

2

Ministry of Justice

(1)

Secondary legislation under the Extradition Act 1999 consisting of the following:

(a) Extradition (Exempted Country: Canada) Order 1999

(b) Extradition (Exempted Country: Czech Republic) Order 2003

(c) Extradition (Republic of Fiji) Order 1992

(d) Extradition (Germany) Order 2025

(e) Extradition (Republic of Korea) Order 2002

(f) Extradition (Exempted Country: Tonga) Order 1999

(g) Extradition (United Kingdom and Pitcairn Islands) Order 2003

(h) Extradition (United States of America) Order 1970 under the Extradition Act 1999

(i) Extradition (Exempted Country: United States of America) Order 1999

(j) Iceland (Extradition: New Zealand) Order in Council 1940

(2)

Secondary legislation under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992 consisting of the following:

(a) Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Prescribed Foreign Country) (Australia) Regulations 1993

(b) Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Prescribed Foreign Country) (Fiji) Regulations 1999

(c) Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Prescribed Foreign Country) (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China) Regulations 1999

(d) Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Prescribed Foreign Country) (Niue) Regulations 1996

(e) Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Prescribed Foreign Country) (People's Republic of China) Regulations 2007

(f) Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Prescribed Foreign Country) (Republic of Korea) Regulations 2000

(g) Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Prescribed Foreign Country) (United States of America) Regulations 1998

(h) Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Prescribed Foreign Country) (United Kingdom) Regulations 1999

(i) Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Section 24(3)) Order 1999

3

Ministry of Social Development

(1)

Secondary legislation under the Social Security Act 2018 consisting of the following:

(a) Social Welfare (Reciprocity with Australia) Order 2017

(b) Social Welfare (Reciprocity with Canada) Order 1996

(c) Social Welfare (Reciprocity with Denmark) Order 1997

(d) Social Welfare (Reciprocity with Ireland) Order 1993

(e) Social Welfare (Reciprocity with Jersey and Guernsey) Order 1995

(f) Social Welfare (Reciprocity with Malta) Order 2013

(g) Social Welfare (Reciprocity with Republic of Korea) Order 2021

(h) Social Welfare (Reciprocity with the Hellenic Republic) Order 1993

(i) Social Welfare (Reciprocity with the Netherlands) Order 2003

(j) Social Welfare (Reciprocity with the United Kingdom) Order 1990

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 450 of the Social Security Act 2018

(3)

Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010

4

Ministry of Transport

(1)

Civil Aviation (ANZA Mutual Recognition Agreement) Order 2007 under the Civil Aviation Act 2023

Schedule 4: Legislation updating text of an international agreement once New Zealand has accepted the changes

1

Inland Revenue Department

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 226G of the Tax Administration Act 1994

2

Ministry for the Environment

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 20 of the Ozone Layer Protection Act 1996

3

The Treasury

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 10 of the International Finance Agreements Act 1961

Schedule 5: Legislation concerning constitutional matters or that requires consultation with judiciary

1

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 6 of the Governor-General Act 2010

2

Ministry of Health

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 24A of the Epidemic Preparedness Act 2006

3

Ministry of Justice

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 71 of the Administration Act 1969

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 28 of the Adoption Act 1955

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 237 of the District Court Act 2016

(4)

Secondary legislation under section 249(1)(b) or (d) of the Family Violence Act 2018

(5)

Legislation set out in Schedule 1 or 2 of the Imperial Laws Application Act 1988

(6)

Secondary legislation under section 3 of the Imperial Laws Application Act 1988

(7)

Secondary legislation under section 35 of the Juries Act 1981

(8)

Royal Succession Act 2013

(9)

Secondary legislation under section 19 or 174 of the Senior Courts Act 2016

4

Ministry of Social Development

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 72 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001

5

Remuneration Authority

(1)

All secondary legislation made by the Remuneration Authority

6

Te Puni Kōkiri

(1)

Secondary legislation previously made under the Maori Affairs Act 1953

Schedule 6: Legislation implementing agreements between the Crown and iwi and hapū

1

Department of Conservation

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 48(1)(d) or 48B of the Conservation Act 1987

(2)

Te Urewera Act 2014

(3)

Tutae-Ka-Wetoweto Forest Act 2001

(4)

Waitutu Block Settlement Act 1997

2

Land Information New Zealand

(1)

Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Act 1970

(2)

Section 18 of the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Act 1956

3

Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment

(1)

Haka Ka Mate Attribution Act 2014

(2)

Ngai Tahu (Pounamu Vesting) Act 1997

4

Ministry of Justice

(1)

Hawke's Bay Regional Planning Committee Act 2015

(2)

Ngāti Kahu Accumulated Rentals Trust Act 2015

(3)

Te Rohe o Rongokako Joint Redress Act 2022

(4)

Treaty of Waitangi (State Enterprises) Act 1988

5

Te Puni Kōkiri

(1)

Lake Waikaremoana Act 1971

(2)

Maori Housing Act 1935

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 14(11) of the Maori Land Amendment and Maori Land Claims Adjustment Act 1926

(4)

Māori Purposes (Wi Pere Trust) Act 1991

(5)

Maori Schools Sites Act Extension Act 1890

(6)

Mauao Historic Reserve Vesting Act 2008

(7)

Mokomoko (Restoration of Character, Mana, and Reputation) Act 2013 | Te Ture mō Mokomoko (Hei Whakahoki i te Ihi, te Mana, me te Rangatiratanga) 2013

(8)

Tarawera Forest Act 1967

(9)

Tauranga Moana Maori Trust Board Act 1981

(10)

Te Ture Haeata ki Parihaka 2019

(11)

Te Ture mō Ō-Rākau, Te Pae o Maumahara 2025 | Ō-Rākau Remembrance Act 2025

(12)

Te Ture kia Unuhia te Hara kai Runga i a Rua Kēnana 2019 | Rua Kēnana Pardon Act 2019

(13)

Whakarewarewa and Roto-a-Tamaheke Vesting Act 2009

6

Te Tari Whakatau

(1)

Ngāi Tahu (Tūtaepatu Lagoon Vesting) Act 1998

(2)

Urewera Lands Act 1921-22

Schedule 7: Legislation made by independent Crown entities or the Reserve Bank of New Zealand providing exemptions

1

Department of Internal Affairs

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 46 of the Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Act 2024

2

Financial Markets Authority

(1)

Secondary legislation made by the Financial Markets Authority that grants exemptions under the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003

3

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 53C(3)(d), 53ZG or 57U of the Commerce Act 1986

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 50 of the Grocery Industry Competition Act 2023

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 556 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013

(4)

Secondary legislation under section 45 of the Takeovers Act 1993

4

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 70 of the Deposit Takers Act 2023

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 153(1) of the Financial Market Infrastructures Act 2021 referred to in section 153(6)

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 232 of the Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010

(4)

Secondary legislation under section 70 of the Non-bank Deposit Takers Act 2013

(5)

Secondary legislation under section 292(1) of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 2021 referred to in section 292(4)

Schedule 8: Legislation that is administrative with negligible or no ongoing public impact (interactions between public and/or state sector agencies, providing for how public sector agencies govern themselves, or otherwise administrative)

1

Department of Conservation

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 13, 50A or 65 of the Conservation Act 1987

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 19B of the Freedom Camping Act 2011

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 14 of the Kaikōura (Te Tai o Marokura) Marine Management Act 2014

2

Department of Corrections

(1)

Corrections (Immigration Information Disclosure) Regulations 2011 under the Corrections Act 2004

3

Department of Internal Affairs

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 146 or 204 of the Water Services Act 2021

4

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

(1)

Official Appointments and Documents Act 1919

(2)

Royal Titles Act 1974

(3)

Seal of New Zealand Act 1977 and the Seal of New Zealand Proclamation 1977

5

Inland Revenue Department

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 19P of the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985

(2)

Secondary legislation under section HA 9(2), IC 13(2) or MF7(1) of the Income Tax Act 2007

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 6H, 6I, 6J, 7AA, 13B, 22(6), 91AAF, 183ABA or 226 of the Tax Administration Act 1994

(4)

Secondary legislation under section 90B of the Tax Administration Act 1994 (as inserted by section 200 of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2025-26, Compliance Simplification, and Remedial Measures) Act 2026

(5)

Secondary legislation under section 91AAP of the Tax Administration Act 1994 (as inserted by section 202 of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2025-26, Compliance Simplification, and Remedial Measures) Act 2026

(6)

Secondary legislation under section 120H of the Tax Administration Act 1994 (as replaced by section 205 of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2025-26, Compliance Simplification and Remedial Measures) Act 2026

6

Land Information New Zealand

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 100S of the Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 22 of the Land Act 1948

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 230 of the Land Transfer Act 2017

(4)

Secondary legislation under section 55 of the Public Works Act 1981

7

Ministry for Culture and Heritage

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 43 of the Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Act 2012

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 10 of the Flags, Emblems and Names Protection Act 1981

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 6 of Te Ture mō te Hararei Tūmatanui o te Kāhui o Matariki 2022

8

Ministry for the Environment

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 19 of the Environmental Reporting Act 2015

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 67B or 141D of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 165 of the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act 1941

(4)

Secondary legislation under section 44 of the Resource Management Act 1991

9

Ministry for Primary Industries

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 180 of the Animal Welfare Act 1999

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 3, 17 or 19 of the Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act 1908

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 9 of the Irrigation Schemes Act 1990

(4)

Secondary legislation under section 24, 31 or 40 of the Walking Access Act 2008

(5)

Secondary legislation under section 35 of the Wool Industry Restructuring Act 2003

10

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 13 of the Atomic Energy Act 1945

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 46, 119, 272E, 272HA or 272ZG of the Building Act 2004

(3)

Callaghan Innovation Act 2012

(4)

Secondary legislation under section 207L or clause 3(2) of Schedule 7 of the Companies Act 1993

(5)

Secondary legislation under section 239 or 323 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

(6)

Secondary legislation under section 28, 204, 226D or 232 of the Copyright Act 1994

(7)

Secondary legislation under section 62 of the Corporations (Investigation and Management) Act 1989

(8)

Crown Research Institutes Act 1992

(9)

Secondary legislation under section 20 of the Designs Act 1953

(10)

Secondary legislation under section 38 or 40 of the Electricity Industry Act 2010

(11)

Secondary legislation under section 69 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013

(12)

Secondary legislation referred to in regulation 6 of the Financial Market Conduct (Fees) Regulations 2014

(13)

Secondary legislation under section 49 of the Financial Reporting Act 2013

(14)

Secondary legislation under the Gas Act 1992 consisting of the following:

(a) Gas Operator (AGL New Zealand Energy Limited and TMU Services Limited) Order 1999

(b) Gas Operator (Nova Gas Limited) Order 1998

(c) Gas Operator (Rockgas Limited) Order 1996

(d) Gas Operator (Southpark Utilities Limited) Order 2002

(e) Gas Operator (UnitedNetworks Limited) Order 2000

(15)

Secondary legislation under section 158, 164, 276, 343 or 363 of the Insolvency Act 2006

(16)

Secondary legislation under the Accident Compensation Act 2001 consisting of the following:

(a) Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Applications to Determine Previous and Subsequent Injury Entitlements) Regulations 2003

(b) Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Indexation) Regulations 2002

(c) Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Indexation of Maximum Weekly Compensation) Regulations 2004

(17)

Invest New Zealand Act 2025

(18)

Secondary legislation under section 37 of the Layout Designs Act 1994

(19)

Secondary legislation under section 162 of the Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003

(20)

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Act 2003

(21)

Secondary legislation under section 246 of the Patents Act 2013

(22)

Secondary legislation under section 157 of the Plant Variety Rights Act 2022

(23)

Secondary legislation under section 200 of the Trade Marks Act 2002

(24)

WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013

11

Ministry of Education

(1)

Education Lands Act 1949

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 66, 162, 163, 237, 237A, 357, 529, 572 or section 645 for the purposes of 645(6) of the Education and Training Act 2020

(3)

Secondary legislation under clause 44, 47, 55 or 94 of Schedule 1 of the Education and Training Act 2020

(4)

Secondary legislation under clause 24 of Schedule 18 of the Education and Training Act 2020

(5)

Kitchener Memorial Scholarship Trust Act 1941

(6)

Lincoln University Act 1961

(7)

Maori Education Foundation (Abolition) Act 1993

(8)

Massey University Act 1963

(9)

New Zealand Council for Educational Research Act 1972

(10)

New Zealand Library Association Act 1939

(11)

Ngarimu VC and 28th (Māori) Battalion Memorial Scholarship Fund Act 1945

(12)

Otaki and Porirua Trusts Act 1943

(13)

Queen Elizabeth the Second Postgraduate Fellowship of New Zealand Act 1963

(14)

Queen Elizabeth the Second Technicians' Study Award Act 1970

(15)

Taranaki Scholarships Trust Board Act 1957

(16)

Secondary legislation under Part 2 of Schedule 3 of the Telford Farm Training Institute Act 1963

(17)

United World Colleges Scholarships Regulations 1980

(18)

University of Auckland Act 1961

(19)

University of Canterbury Act 1961

(20)

University of Otago Amendment Act 1961

(21)

Victoria University of Wellington Act 1961

12

Ministry of Health

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 15 of the Burial and Cremation Act 1964

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 54 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 100 of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992

(4)

Secondary legislation under section 5A or 31 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975

(5)

Secondary legislation section 102(1)(g) of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022

13

Ministry of Housing and Urban Development

(1)

Housing Assets Transfer Act 1993

(2)

Infrastructure Funding and Financing (Monitor and Recommender) Order 2020 under the Infrastructure Funding and Financing Act 2020

(3)

Public and Community Housing Management (Appointment of Agency and Regulatory Authority) Order 2018 under the Public and Community Housing Management Act 1992

(4)

Residential Tenancies (Infringement Notices) Regulations 2021 under the Residential Tenancies Act 1986

(5)

Riccarton Racecourse Development Enabling Act 2016

14

Ministry of Justice

(1)

Charitable Trusts Regulations 2019 under the Charitable Trusts Act 1957

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 22, 22AA or 22AB of the Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 129 or 267(1)(ca) of the Electoral Act 1993

(4)

Secondary legislation under section 26 of the Joint Family Homes Act 1964

(5)

Land Transfer (Hawke’s Bay) Act 1931

(6)

Secondary legislation under section 72 or 89 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 for the purposes of section 70 or 87

(7)

Methodist Church of Australasia in New Zealand Act 1902

(8)

Secondary legislation under section 49 of the Official Information Act 1982

(9)

Secondary legislation under section 32 of the Ombudsmen Act 1975

(10)

Mining Tenures Registration Regulations 1996 under the Mining Tenures Registration Act 1962

(11)

Secondary legislation under section 126 of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010

(12)

Property Law (Mortgagees' Sales Forms) Regulations 2007 under the Property Law Act 2007

(13)

Prostitution Reform (Form of Warrants) Regulations 2003 under the Prostitution Reform Act 2003

(14)

Secondary legislation under section 163 of the Real Estate Agents Act 2008

(15)

Secondary legislation under section 5, 6, 21, or 30 of the Referenda (Postal Voting) Act 2000

(16)

Secondary legislation under section 300 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 for the purposes of section 300(3)(a) or 310

(17)

Secondary legislation under section 304, 337, 344, 358, 363, or 389 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

15

Ministry of Social Development

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 37(1)(a), (b), (c) or (d) of the Children’s Commissioner Act 2022

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 15 of the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001

(3)

Secondary legislation under s 57(1)(b), (c) or (d) of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Act 2022

(4)

Secondary legislation under section 74(1)(c), (e), (j), (h) or section 75 of the Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018

(5)

Secondary legislation under sections 7, 101, 372, 421, 423(1)(f), 427, 428(2)(c), 437(1)(b), 443, 452 or 453 of the Social Security Act 2018

(6)

Secondary legislation under section 424(1) providing for matters set out in section 424(2)(c) of the Social Security Act 2018

(7)

Regulation 286 of the Social Security Regulations 2018 under section 437(1)(c) of the Social Security Act 2018

(8)

Secondary legislation under section 437(1) of the Social Security Act 2018 providing for matters set out in section 437(4)

(9)

Regulation 238 of the Social Security Regulations 2018 under section 449 of the Social Security Act 2018

16

Ministry of Transport

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 3 of the Airport Authorities Act 1966

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 6 of the Auckland Airport Act 1987

(3)

Road User Charges (RUC Collector) Order 2012 under the Road User Charges Act 2012

(4)

Secondary legislation under section 7 of the Wellington Airport Act 1990

17

National Emergency Management Agency

(1)

Civil Defence Emergency Management Regulations 2003 under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 115(a) or (b) of the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

18

New Zealand Customs Service

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 310(6) of the Customs and Excise Act 2018

(2)

Secondary legislation under clause 37 of Schedule 1 of the Customs and Excise Act 2018

(3)

Secondary legislation under clause 16, 21 or 25 of Schedule 3 of the Customs and Excise Act 2018

(4)

Secondary legislation under section 9 or 10 of the Tariff Act 1988

19

New Zealand Defence Force

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 170 of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014

(2)

Secondary legislation under section 265(1) of the Veterans’ Support Act 2014 for the purposes of section 22 or 23

20

New Zealand Police

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 102 of the Policing Act 2008

21

Oranga Tamariki Ministry for Children

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 363 of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989

22

Public Service Commission

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 9, 173, 174, or 199 of the Crown Entities Act 2004

(2)

Ministry of Works and Development Abolition Act 1988

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 26 of the Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022

(4)

Secondary legislation under section 7, 23, 26, 33, 51, 94 or 105 of the Public Service Act 2020

23

Statistics New Zealand

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 55 of the Data and Statistics Act 2022

24

Te Puni Kōkiri

(1)

Maori Purposes Act 1931

(2)

Maori Purposes Act 1933

(3)

Maori Purposes Act 1934

(4)

Maori Purposes Act 1936

(5)

Maori Purposes Act 1937

(6)

Maori Purposes Act 1938

(7)

Maori Purposes Act 1939

(8)

Maori Purposes Act 1941

(9)

Maori Purposes Act 1943

(10)

Maori Purposes Act 1945

(11)

Maori Purposes Act 1946

(12)

Maori Purposes Act 1947

(13)

Maori Purposes Act 1948

(14)

Maori Purposes Act 1949

(15)

Maori Purposes Act 1951

(16)

Maori Purposes Act 1952

(17)

Maori Purposes Act 1953

(18)

Maori Purposes Act 1954

(19)

Maori Purposes Act 1956

(20)

Maori Purposes Act 1959

(21)

Maori Purposes Act 1961

(22)

Maori Purposes Act 1962

(23)

Maori Purposes Act 1963

(24)

Maori Purposes Act 1964

(25)

Maori Purposes Act 1965

(26)

Maori Purposes Act 1966

(27)

Maori Purposes Act 1967

(28)

Maori Purposes Act 1969

(29)

Maori Purposes Act 1970

(30)

Maori Purposes Act 1973

(31)

Maori Purposes Act 1975

(32)

Maori Purposes Act 1976

(33)

Maori Purposes Act 1978

(34)

Maori Purposes Act 1979

(35)

Maori Purposes Act 1983

(36)

Maori Purposes Act 1985

(37)

Maori Purposes Act 1993

(38)

Māori Purposes Act 2011

(39)

Maori Purposes Fund Act 1934-35

(40)

Secondary legislation under sections 55, 55A or 56 of the Maori Trust Boards Act 1955

(41)

Secondary legislation under section 15 of the Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993

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The Treasury

(1)

Secondary legislation under section 36 of the New Zealand Railways Corporation Act 1981

(2)

Secondary legislation under sections 3B or 3D of the Public Finance Act 1989

(3)

Secondary legislation under section 32 of the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986

(4)

Secondary legislation under section 20E, 37A or 37B of the Overseas Investment Act 2005

Made at Wellington on 15 June 2026 

Hon David Seymour 
Minister for Regulation 

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the Notice but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This notice excludes classes of legislation from the requirements set out in the Regulatory Standards Act 2025 (the Act) and is made under section 7 of that Act. This notice may be made after it is approved by a resolution of the House of Representatives.

Classes of legislation are excluded for reasons such as (but not limited to) practicality or appropriateness. For example, routine legislation which solely prescribes forms or an Order in Council to commence parts of an Act would be impractical to apply the requirements of the Act to.

Where relevant, classes of legislation are organised by administering agency of the primary Act (as identified at the time of drafting). Headings are for administering agency ease of use, and any changes in responsibility do not affect the exclusion of classes.