Resources for regulators

Short-Form Disclosure Statement Template for Amendments to a Bill.

01 November 2021 Departmental disclosure statement template, to use for Amendments that do not make material policy changes but have legislative features that require a disclosure for Bills.

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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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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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Cabinet's impact analysis requirements at a glance

01 June 2020 This process chart gives a high level view of Cabinet's impact analysis requirements.

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Guidance note: Best practice monitoring, evaluation and review

01 January 2019 This guidance describes the key elements of monitoring, evaluation and review.

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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.

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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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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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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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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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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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Guidance note: Best practice impact analysis

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

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