Ministry for Regulation
- David Seymour
Minister for Regulation
- Gráinne Moss, Secretary for Regulation and Chief Executive
The Ministry for Regulation is a New Zealand public service department that advises the New Zealand Government on policies and issues regarding regulation. The Ministry identifies rules and regulations that are superfluous, not working or could be improved, and prepares implementable policies to reform them. It is also responsible for the quality of policy analysis relative to new initiatives across government. It was established on 1 March 2024.[1] The minister responsible is David Seymour.[3]
Leadership and structure
The Ministry for Regulation is the fourth central agency within the New Zealand Government alongside the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Public Service Commission, and the New Zealand Treasury.[4][5] The Ministry falls under the portfolio of Minister for Regulation David Seymour and is headed by chief executive Gráinne Moss.[4]
History
The Ministry for Regulation was created through funding redirected from the former New Zealand Productivity Commission, which was disestablished by the National-led coalition government in late January 2024. The Minister for Regulation David Seymour stated that the new ministry would be tasked with assessing the quality of existing and new regulation.[6]
The Ministry for Regulation was established on 1 March 2024.[1] On 7 March Gráinne Moss, who had previously been the inaugural chief executive at Oranga Tamariki, was appointed as the first Secretary for Regulation and chief executive of the new Ministry.[4]
On 5 June, the Ministry started its first sector review in early childhood education. In six months, a series of decisions will be put to cabinet proposing to change or remove rules and regulations.[7]
On 1 August, the Ministry started a review into agricultural and horticultural products.[8] It will focus on the approvals needed for any products used to manage plants and animals.[9]
References
- ^ a b c "Position Description" (PDF). publicservice.govt.nz. Public Service Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Vote Regulation / The Estimates of Appropriations 2024/25 - Finance and Government Administration Sector B.5 Vol.4 309" (PDF). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ Hatton, Emma (10 March 2024). "Seymour rides into town to regulate 'wild west' of red tape". Newsroom. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "'Ministry of Regulation' now official, new chief executive appointed". The Post. 7 March 2024. Archived from the original on 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Central Agencies". Public Service Commission. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Seymour, David (30 January 2023). "Government introduces Productivity Commission Act Repeal Bill". www.beehive.govt.nz. New Zealand Government. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Seymour, David (5 June 2024). "Ministry for Regulation kicks off first sector review – Early Childhood Education | Beehive.govt.nz". www.beehive.govt.nz. Beehive. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ Simmonds, Penny; Seymour, David; Hoggard, Andrew (1 August 2024). "Regulatory review into agricultural and horticultural products now underway". Beehive. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Terms of Reference for the agricultural and horticultural products regulatory review" (PDF). Ministry for Regulation. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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