Who?
The Ministry's Regulatory Impact Analysis Unit (the Unit) has a mandate to review and assess RISs with BCCSs, providing comments and advice to assist you to write an adequate RIS/BCCS. The Unit is responsible for providing an adequacy statement to be included in the Cabinet paper certifying that the RIS/BCCS meets the criteria for an adequate RIS/BCCS (see the adequacy criteria and checklist ).
It is important to contact the Unit as early as possible in the policy development process. This allows time for several successive sets of comments from the Unit and iterations from departments of an RIS/BCCS that can be required before adequacy is reached. At the very least, allow a minimum of two weeks for the Unit to review your RIS/BCCS before the paper is to go to your Minister.
The Unit can also provide guidance and advice on:
- RISs that do not have BCCSs
- Regulatory impact analysis in general; and
- Regulatory policy design.
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