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Regulatory Sandboxes: Adapting your regulatory system in a safe-to-try way

19 March 2026 This guidance supports Ministers and agency leaders to establish and manage regulatory sandboxes

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Quick Guide: Regulatory systems and stewardship

01 September 2024 The role of stewardship in governing, monitoring and caring for our regulatory systems.

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Regulatory Policy, Practice & Performance Framework

01 August 2024 Whole‑of‑government framework to help policymakers and regulators assess environmental changes and respond to emerging risks and opportunities

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Victorian Guide to Regulation: A handbook for policy-makers in Victoria

01 June 2024 Guide for developing impact assessments using evidence-based frameworks and best practice regulatory principles

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Who watches the watchdogs? Improving the performance, independence and accountability of UK regulators

01 February 2024 House of Lords report examines regulators’ remits, guidance quality, independence and how they are held to account

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Victorian Guide to Regulation: Evaluation Toolkit

01 January 2024 Steps for carrying out a regulatory evaluation, including how regulators’ actions influence behaviour and support compliance

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Starting out with regulatory stewardship: A resource

01 December 2022 A resource for use by government agencies for the purpose of improving the stewardship, and ultimately the performance, of a regulatory system.

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Equipping Best Practice: a companion paper for Departments

01 September 2022 Companion to the Best Practice Guide for Regulators (Towards Best Practice 2022) offering practical suggestions for interpreting the 10 principles

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Regulatory stewardship: Voice of the regulator

01 November 2017 This article focuses on how the regulator can be brought into the regulatory stewardship continuous improvement lifecycle.

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Government Response to the New Zealand Productivity Commission Report on Regulatory Institutions and Practices

01 July 2015 Overview of the Government's proposed actions in response to the Productivity Commission's report on regulatory institutions and practices

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Listening - Learning - Leading: A Framework for Regulatory Excellence

01 January 2015 High-level principles for regulatory management and practice, discussing regulatory excellence and how it can be achieved and measured by regulators

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