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Regulatory Standards Bill

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46: Restriction on requiring information from contracted person

You could also call this:

"Rules for asking contract workers for information"

This part of the bill is about asking for information from people who work for the government under a contract. The head of the regulatory standards department can ask these people for information, but there are rules about how they can do it.

If the head of the regulatory standards department wants to ask for information, they need to follow these steps:

First, they should ask the main government agency for the information. If the main agency can't give them the information in a reasonable time, then they can ask the contracted person directly.

Or, the head of the regulatory standards department can team up with the head of the main agency to ask for the information together.

These rules are meant to make sure that contracted people aren't asked for information unless it's really necessary.

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This page was last updated on 21 May 2025

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45: Restriction on requiring information from non-public service agency, or

"Rules for asking information from groups outside the government"

47: Consequences of failing to comply with notice, or

"What happens if you don't share information when asked"

Part 3Regulatory reviews and information-gathering powers
Information for regulatory reviews

46Restriction on requiring information from contracted person

This section applies to a notice that may be given under section 43 to a non-public service agency if the notice is to be given to the agency in its capacity as a person that is engaged under a contract with a principal agency to support or facilitate the performance of a function that is imposed under legislation.
The chief executive of the regulatory standards Ministry may exercise the power under section 43 only if—
they have first given a notice under section 43 to the principal agency that requires the supply of the information, but the principal agency has been unable to supply the information within a reasonable time; or
the chief executive of the regulatory standards Ministry and the chief executive of the principal agency give the notice jointly.

The chief executive of the regulatory standards Ministry may give a notice under section 43 jointly with the chief executive of a principal agency for the purposes of subsection (2)(b).