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The requirements for Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) prescribe some rules about what government agencies need to ensure is done when:

• writing discussion documents
• conducting analysis of the policy problem, options, and impacts of those options
• writing Regulatory Impact Statements (RISs).

If you are involved in policy development work you should be familiar with the RIA requirements, as you are likely to have to comply with them. Unless one of the exemptions applies, the RIA requirements apply to all policy proposals submitted to Cabinet that result in government bills or statutory regulations, as well as Cabinet papers proposing that the Government support or adopt a Member's Bill as a Government Bill. More detail on when the requirements apply is contained in the RIA Guidelines.

The RIA Guidelines set out the RIA requirements. The Hints and Tips Sheet sets out key information you need to know.

• Compliance with Regulatory Impact Analysis Requirements: 2007 Evaluation Report  [ Published 17 April 2008 ]
  A year after introducing significant enhancements to the way in which proposals for changing regulation are presented to Cabinet, the government has released an independent report on how the new Regulatory Impact Analysis regime is bedding in.
• Published Regulatory Impact Statements
  Links to published RISs organised by date and by agency.
• Policy Development Guidance Material
  Guidance to help government agencies develop policy. Includes the RIA Guidelines and the Guidelines on Assessing Policy Options.
• Regulatory Impact Analysis Requirements - Hints and Tips Sheet  [ Published 01 April 2007 ]
  Hints and tips on preparing Regulatory Impact Statements.
• Regulatory Impact Statement Template  [ Published 26 April 2007 ]
  RIS template in RTF which can be copied and pasted into a word processing document and filled out with the required information.
• Protocol between the Office of Regulation Review and the Regulatory Impact Analysis Unit  [ Published 15 September 2004 ]
  This document details the working arrangements between the Australian ORR and MED's Regulatory Impact Analysis Unit in relation to the assessment of RISs prepared for Ministerial Councils and standard setting bodies.
• The Regulatory Review
  Newsletter of the Regulatory Policy team on Regulatory Impact Analysis and quality of regulation
• Archive
  Archived information relating to Regulatory Impact Analysis.

Further Information

For further information on the RIA requirements, including whether the RIAU need to comment on your discussion document or assess the adequacy of your RIS or analysis, please contact:

Elizabeth McDonald
Team Leader
Regulatory Impact Analysis Unit
04-470 2311

Regulatory Impact Analysis Unit
Ministry of Economic Development
PO Box 1473
Wellington
Email: ris-bccs@med.govt.nz