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Regulatory Standards Bill

Regulatory reviews and information-gathering powers - Information for briefings on regulatory management system

42: Power to obtain information to enable preparation of briefings on regulatory management system

You could also call this:

"Ministry can ask for info to write reports about rules"

This part of the bill would give the head of the regulatory standards Ministry new powers. They could ask other government departments for information. This information would help them write reports about how rules are made and managed in New Zealand.

The head of the Ministry could send a letter asking for specific information. The letter would say when and how to send the information. The government department would have to provide the information as requested.

However, this new power wouldn't override any existing laws that stop information from being shared. If there's already a law that says certain information can't be given out, that law would still apply.

The reports mentioned are described in section 16 of the bill. These reports would explain how the system for making and managing rules is working.

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Information for briefings on regulatory management system

42Power to obtain information to enable preparation of briefings on regulatory management system

  1. The chief executive of the regulatory standards Ministry may, by a written notice, require a public service agency to supply to the chief executive any information that is necessary or desirable to enable the preparation of a briefing under section 16.

  2. A notice must state the date by which, and the manner in which, the information must be provided.

  3. The public service agency must supply to the chief executive the information within the time, and in the manner, specified in the notice.

  4. This section does not limit any legislation that imposes a prohibition or restriction on the availability of any information.