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Guidance note: Best practice impact analysis

01 January 2017 A guide to undertaking impact analysis: from problem definition to implementation and monitoring.

Legislation guidelines: 2021 edition

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

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.

Regulatory institutions and practices – Cut to the chase

01 June 2014 A short summary of the full "Regulatory institutions and practices" Productivity Commission report.

Regulatory failure: A review of the international academic literature

01 February 2022 Professor van der Heijden reviews literature and failures to explore meanings of 'regulatory failure' and the challenges it poses for regulators.

Regulatory Services Technical Capability Framework

01 June 2021 The actionable framework document for assessing capability of people working in regulatory services.

Responsive regulation in practice

01 July 2020 Professor van der Heijden uses a review of research and literature to discuss the key concepts behind the idea of responsive regulation.

Regulatory institutions and practices

01 June 2014 This Productivity Commission report reviews New Zealand's regulatory infrastructure and how it can be optimised to deliver better wellbeing outcomes.

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.

Starting out with regulatory stewardship: A resource

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

Government expectations for good regulatory practice

01 April 2017 This document divides the government’s high-level expectations of regulatory agencies into two topics: system design and ongoing system stewardship.

Cost Recovery Impact Statement Forestry in the Emissions Trading Scheme Review of the annual charge and Field Measurement

Issue Date: 30 January 2025 Author: Ministry for Primary Industries