Part 2Principles of responsible regulation and regulatory stewardship
Regulatory Standards Board: Inquiries
33When board may inquire into legislation
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The board may inquire into an Act or secondary legislation only if section 17 applies to the Act or secondary legislation.
Guidance note
Sections 18 and 19 provide for when legislation is subject to plans for regular review by the responsible agency under section 17. The board may inquire into the legislation only if it is subject to those review requirements. For example, the board—
may not inquire into an excluded Act or secondary legislation made under an excluded Act; and
may inquire into secondary legislation only if a consistency accountability statement has been prepared for the legislation (or an amendment) or it is specified in a notice issued under section 19.
The board must not inquire into the performance or non-performance of a particular act, or the bringing about of a particular result, in respect of a particular person or persons.