Resource library

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

Publications and resources / Resource library

Regulatory failure: A review of the international academic literature

01 February 2022 A research paper that presents findings from a review of a broad scope of international academic literature on regulatory failure structured according to four broad perspectives on regulation: public interest theory, public choice theory, private interest theory, and institutional theories.

Publications and resources / Resource library

Quick Guide: Disclosure statements

01 November 2021 A process guide to disclosure statements for Bills and SOPs.

Publications and resources / Resource library

Disclosure statement template for a Government Bill

01 November 2021 Departmental disclosure statement template, to use for a Government Bill.

Publications and resources / Resource library

Full disclosure statement template for Amendments to a Bill

01 November 2021 Departmental disclosure statement template, to use for Amendments to a Bill.

Publications and resources / Resource library

Short-Form Disclosure Statement Template for Amendments to a Bill.

01 November 2021 Departmental disclosure statement template, to use for Amendments that do not make material policy changes but have legislative features that require a disclosure for Bills.

Publications and resources / Resource library

Legislation guidelines: 2021 edition

21 September 2021 These Cabinet-endorsed guidelines are “the government’s key point of reference” on legislative design and quality.

Publications and resources / Resource library

The politics of regulation: a review of the international academic literature

01 May 2021 Discussion on theories on the need for regulation: economic perspectives, public interest perspectives, and institutional perspectives

Publications and resources / Resource library

Principles of effective regulation - A summary guide for regulators and policymakers

01 May 2021 A framework for policy makers, regulators and Parliament overseeing any given market, sector or regulatory issue

Publications and resources / Resource library

Guide to Regulation

01 April 2021 Short outline of regulation covering types of regulation, characteristics of good regulation, and key steps in impact analysis and implementation

Publications and resources / Resource library

Responsive regulation in practice: A review of the international academic literature

01 July 2020 Paper summarising global literature on responsive regulation to support executives, managers, and frontline staff in regulatory organisations.

Publications and resources / Resource library

Cabinet's impact analysis requirements at a glance

01 June 2020 This process chart gives a high level view of Cabinet's impact analysis requirements.

Publications and resources / Resource library

Keyword search