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Regulatory Standards Bill

Principles of responsible regulation and regulatory stewardship - Regulatory stewardship and plans for regularly reviewing legislation - Regulatory stewardship

16: Four-yearly briefings on state of regulatory management system

You could also call this:

"Government checks how rules are made every four years"

The new law wants to make sure the government keeps an eye on how rules are made and managed. Here's what it says:

Every four years, the head of the department that looks after rules will write a report. This report will tell the minister in charge of rules how the system for making and managing rules is working.

The report is meant to help keep good ways of making, using, checking, and updating rules. It also looks at how these rules fit into the bigger picture of how the country is run.

After the minister gets this report, they need to share it with Parliament as soon as they can. This helps everyone know what's happening with the rules that affect all of us.

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This page was last updated on 21 May 2025

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15: Responsibility to engage in regulatory stewardship, or

"Government bosses must look after the rules they're in charge of"

17: Responsible agency must develop plans for regularly reviewing legislation and report on progress, or

"Agencies must plan to check laws and tell everyone how it's going"

Part 2Principles of responsible regulation and regulatory stewardship
Regulatory stewardship and plans for regularly reviewing legislation: Regulatory stewardship

16Four-yearly briefings on state of regulatory management system

The chief executive of the regulatory standards Ministry must give a briefing to the regulatory standards Minister on the state of the regulatory management system at least once every 4 years.
The purpose of a briefing is to promote the maintenance of effective policies and processes for the development, implementation, monitoring, maintenance, and review of legislation and any associated regulatory systems.
The regulatory standards Minister must present a copy of the briefing to the House of Representatives as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving it.