Part 2Principles of responsible regulation and regulatory stewardship
Regulatory stewardship and plans for regularly reviewing legislation: Plans for regularly reviewing legislation
20How good law-making principles apply when responsible agency is carrying out review
For the purposes of a review under section 17,—
- the principle in section 8(i) (consultation) does not apply; and
- the principles in section 8(j) to (l) apply with any necessary modifications to allow the responsible agency to consider matters based on the events that have occurred since the legislation came into force, including—
- to evaluate who is likely to have benefited, and who is likely to have suffered a detriment, from the legislation (see section 8(j)(v)); and
- to consider whether the legislation has produced benefits that exceed the costs of the legislation to the public or persons (see section 8(k)); and
- to consider whether legislation is still the most effective, efficient, and proportionate response to the issue concerned that is available (see section 8(l)).
- to evaluate who is likely to have benefited, and who is likely to have suffered a detriment, from the legislation (see section 8(j)(v)); and