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Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA)

Agencies need to provide robust analysis and advice to Cabinet before a decision can be made on any regulatory change.

Consultation on proposed Regulatory Standards Bill begins

Good regulation can help governments to achieve their desired economic, environmental and social outcomes and protect communities from harm.

Quick Guide: Professional conduct

01 September 2024 An overview of the standards of behaviour that all regulators must meet.

Support for regulators / Resources for regulators

Disclosure statements for government legislation: Technical guide for departments

01 June 2013 This guidance document sets out the disclosure requirements in detail, and provides further advice on interpreting and responding to each matter for which a disclosure is required.

Telecommunications Sector Regulatory Review

Regulatory reviews

Privacy and information statement

This privacy statement applies to personal and other information collected through this website.

Publications and resources

We publish our corporate publications, reports, information releases and regulatory resources in our online libraries. We also publish the Regulatory Impact Statements created by government agencies to help keep the regulatory process transparent.

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.

Support for regulators / Resources for regulators

A rail tale

01 November 2017 This article examines the background to change in rail safety regulation before looking at lessons learned from going through the operating model change needed to move from a prescriptive to a goal-based approach.

Regulatory stewardship

We provide system leadership, set standards for good regulatory practice, and support agencies with their regulatory stewardship responsibilities.

The Regulatory Management System

New Zealand's RMS is the set of policies, institutions, processes and tools used by central government to pursue and maintain good quality regulation.

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.