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1. Legislation guidelines: 2021 edition

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

   

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2. 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.

   

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3. Managing the opportunities and risks associated with disruptive technologies: Space law in New Zealand

   01 November 2017 A case study on MBIE’s regulation of space activities, exploring risk management and innovation in fast-evolving technology markets.

   

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4. New Zealand’s Port and Harbour Marine Safety Code: A case study in co-regulation

   01 November 2017 An exploration of the history, development, and design of a co-regulation safety code central to the maritime safety system.

   

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5. 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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6. 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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7. What regulatory system governance is and why it’s important: Guidance in a nutshell

   27 July 2021 Guidance intended to supplement formal requirements for governance in the public service for those with responsibilities for governing regulatory systems.

   

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8. What regulatory system governance is and why it’s important: Principles and guidance

   01 July 2021 Guidance intended to supplement formal requirements for governance in the public service for those with responsibilities for governing regulatory systems.

   

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9. 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.

   

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10. Quick Guide: Regulation in New Zealand

    01 September 2024 Key concepts and terms that underpin regulatory practice in New Zealand.

    

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11. Quick Guide: Regulatory compliance activities

    01 September 2024 A look at regulatory compliance activities that regulators use – and when to use them.

    

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12. 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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