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Regulatory Impact Statements now published by the Ministry
The Ministry has taken over responsibility for publishing Regulatory Impact Statements (RISs), previously managed by the Treasury.
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.
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.
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.
Regulatory review into the hairdressing and barbering industry announced
The Ministry’s next regulatory review will be of hairdressing and barbering industry regulations.
Regulatory Services Technical Capability Framework
01 June 2021 The actionable framework document for assessing capability of people working in regulatory services.
Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA)
Agencies need to provide robust analysis and advice to Cabinet before a decision can be made on any regulatory change.
Guide to Cabinet's impact analysis requirements
20 December 2024 This guide explains how to meet Cabinet's impact analysis requirements for government regulatory proposals.
Regulatory review announced for agricultural and horticultural products
Our second regulatory review will be of the approval process for agricultural and horticultural products.
New resources to help build capability in the regulatory workforce
We have published six Quick Guides aimed at those who are new to regulatory work.
Join us for a webinar on emerging international trends in regulation
We’re continuing our webinar series to help raise knowledge and capability across the regulatory workforce.
Clarifying ECE licensing misconception to make things easier
We initiated our first regulatory review into early childhood education (ECE) in June this year.