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The Government says it is accepting nearly all of the recommendations the Productivity Commission has made on ways to improve local regulations.

“The quality of local regulation impacts significantly on New Zealand’s economic and social wellbeing.  It affects all aspects of our lives from resource and building consents through to food safety and liquor licensing,” says Regulatory Reform Minister, Bill English.

  • Paula Bennett
  • Bill English
  • Regulatory Reform
  • Local Government

Regulatory Reform Minister John Banks today announced that the Government has agreed to two new initiatives to improve New Zealand’s regulatory performance.

 The two initiatives are:

  • More active regulatory stewardship
  • Improved disclosure for legislation and regulation

 “Government agencies need to continue to improve their regulatory performance to ensure higher living standards for all New Zealanders,” Mr Banks says.    

  • John Banks
  • Regulatory Reform

Two Bills which amend 13 pieces of legislation to reduce the compliance burden on business and repeal 31 Acts that no longer have any effect or are out of date passed their third and final reading today.

Minister for Regulatory Reform John Banks says the passing of the Regulatory Reform Bill will improve the quality of specific regulatory environments, with these improvements flowing on to business and the economy.

  • John Banks
  • Regulatory Reform

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  • John Banks
  • Regulatory Reform

A new system assessing the health of New Zealand’s regulatory regimes will help improve economic performance over the longer term, Finance Minister Bill English and Regulatory Reform Minister John Banks say.

The results of preliminary assessments are included in a report, Best Practice Regulation Model: Principles and Assessments, released on the Treasury website today.

  • John Banks
  • Bill English
  • Regulatory Reform
  • Finance

'Learning from the Past - Adapting for our Future' is the first publication of the New Zealand Law Foundation’s regulatory reform project, a major multi-year study of regulation in this country.

I want to acknowledge the foresight of the Law Foundation in making this project possible.

The Law Foundation fills a unique role in New Zealand in supporting large-scale, long running projects of this type that aren’t driven by short-term priorities, but can make an important and lasting contribution to public policy.

  • John Banks
  • Regulatory Reform