Search

Search results

1. Regulatory Standards Board appointed

   The board is an independent statutory body established under the Regulatory Standards Act 2025

   News

2. For regulators

   We help regulators, leaders, and agencies build their skills and become better stewards of the regulatory systems they design, govern and operate.

3. For agencies

4. Disclosure statements for government legislation

   Agencies need to prepare and publish a disclosure statement to accompany the introduction of most government Bills and Amendment Papers to Parliament.

   For agencies / Developing legislation

5. Our work

   The Ministry for Regulation is the central steward of New Zealand’s Regulatory Management System. We work with other regulators across the public sector to improve the quality of regulation so all New Zealanders can flourish.

6. AI in action - Guidance

   Practical steps for regulators leading AI innovation with confidence

   For regulators / Resources for regulators / AI guidance for regulators

7. Developing policy

   This page provides an overview of what agencies need to do when starting policy work, and links to guidance and tools that support that work.

   For agencies

8. Consistency assessments for new legislation

   Consistency Accountability Statements (CASs) and other supporting documents must be produced for all Bills, Government amendments and new secondary legislation.

   For agencies / Developing legislation

9. 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

10. Our role

    Our role is to strengthen New Zealand’s Regulatory Management System and to improve regulatory quality, including the experience that New Zealanders have of complying with regulation.

    About us

11. Early Childhood Education (ECE) regulatory sector review

    The ECE regulatory review assessed whether the current set of regulations are achieving the right outcomes for early childhood education.

    Regulatory reviews

12. Red tape submissions summary report – 2024/25 Quarter 2 (October – December 2024)

    19 March 2025 This summary reports quarterly on the regulatory issues New Zealanders consider to be getting in the way of their lives and businesses. This report is the first in this series.

    About us / Our publications