Our role in the Regulatory Management System

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

In addition to stewarding the regulatory systems we are responsible for, the Ministry contributes the quality of all New Zealand laws in two key ways:

  • We are responsible for examining proposed laws and advising the Attorney-General on whether they comply with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (BORA).
  • We support agencies that are creating new, or changing existing, offences and penalties to help ensure they are appropriate and proportionate within the New Zealand context.

Information on our BORA vetting function

Information on our offence and penalty vetting function

Link to the Ministry for Regulation Te Manatū Waeture page on the New Zealand Regulatory Management System(external link)

 
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