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Since May 2006, officials have been working on a number of specific projects that form the basis of the Review. The key features and objectives of the specific projects are detailed in the First Milestone Report [POL (06) 322 refers]. Good progress is being made in all of the projects, with work on track to meet the 31 July 2007 final report back on the Review [CAB Min (06) 18/3 refers]. The key points to note are:

• Sector Studies – interviews of businesses in the four sectors¹ have now been completed and the regulatory issues identified passed to the relevant government departments for response. I have orally briefed the heads of each sector about progress on the Review. A report summarising the key messages heard from business and the responses provided by government is currently being prepared, and I intend to seek Cabinet approval to release this report as part of the Quality Regulation Review – Final Report, in July 2007;
• The Interface Study on the interaction of building and resource consent processes resulted in Cabinet considering a paper entitled Quality Regulation Review: Resource/Building Interface Study Findings in February 2007 [CBC (07) 22 refers].
• Fast Track Vehicle (i.e. the Omnibus Bill) – the first set of proposals for legislative amendments to address issues raised during the Review are contained in the companion paper entitled Quality Regulation Review – First Tranche of Legislative Amendments, and are summarised in Annex Two. Pieces of legislation covered include: the Crown Minerals Act 1991, Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO), and the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
• The new, strengthened Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) requirements agreed to by Cabinet in October 2006, came into force on 1 April 2007; and
• The Standards and Conformance Infrastructure (SCI) review is expected to report to Cabinet in May 2007. The report is expected to contain recommendations about improving the links between that review and the Quality Regulation Review, given both are focusing on the quality of regulation.