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1. Information Release: Cabinet papers – Implementation of the Regulatory Standards Act (CAB-26-MIN-0093)

   13 May 2026

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   Content: Information Release: Cabinet papers – Implementation of the Regulatory Standards Act: Initial Notice to Exclude Selected Legislation from the Regulatory ...

   File: Information-Release-Regulatory-Standards-Act-2025-implementation-May-2026-v2.pdf ...

2. Product labelling regulatory review

   The review looks at how well New Zealand’s product labelling rules match international standards

   Regulatory reviews

   Content: We analysed the issues to see where the regulatory systems were working well and where there was room for improvement. ... What the review recommends We made 16 recommendations in our report across four areas to modernise product labelling regulation and regulatory practice ...

3. What does good regulatory decision making look like?

   01 May 2017 This article looks at some of the mechanics and principles behind decisions about design, review, implementation and operation of regulatory systems.

   

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   Summary: This article looks at some of the mechanics and principles behind decisions about design, review, implementation and operation of regulatory systems. ...

4. 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.

   

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

   File: Government-Expectations-for-Good-Regulatory-Practice.pdf ...

5. 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.

   

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

   File: Regulatory-Institutions-and-Practices.pdf ...

6. Regulatory institutions and practices – Cut to the chase

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

   

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   Summary: A short summary of the full "Regulatory institutions and practices" Productivity Commission report. ...

   File: Regulatory-Institutions-and-Practices-cut-to-the-chase.pdf ...

7. 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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   Summary: A resource for use by government agencies for the purpose of improving the stewardship, and ultimately the performance, of a regulatory system. ...

   File: Starting-out-with-regulatory-stewardship-a-resource.pdf ...

8. 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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   Summary: This article focuses on how the regulator can be brought into the regulatory stewardship continuous improvement lifecycle. ...

9. 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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   Summary: Guidance intended to supplement formal requirements for governance in the public service for those with responsibilities for governing regulatory systems ...

   File: What-Regulatory-System-Governance-Is-and-Why-Its-Important-Guidance-in-a-Nutshell.pdf ...

10. 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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    Summary: Guidance intended to supplement formal requirements for governance in the public service for those with responsibilities for governing regulatory systems ...

    File: What-Regulatory-System-Governance-Is-and-Why-Its-Important-Principles-and-Guidance.pdf ...

11. 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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    Summary: A research paper that presents findings from a review of a broad scope of international academic literature on regulatory failure structured according ...

    File: Regulatory-Failure-A-Review-of-the-International-Academic-Literature.pdf ...

12. 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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    Summary: A look at regulatory compliance activities that regulators use – and when to use them. ...

    File: Quick-Guide-Regulatory-Compliance-Activities.pdf ...