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Hints and Tips for Writing a Regulatory Impact Statement / Business Compliance Cost Statement (RIS/BCCS)

Regulatory and Competition Policy Branch
[ Last Updated 13 December 2005 ]


Before you begin writing your RIS remember:

  • The RIS/BCCS is a tool to assist ministerial decision-making.
  • Your primary audience - Ministers. Assume no prior knowledge of the issue.
  • Bear in mind that the RIS/BCCS will be a public document, as it must be published on your website with a link to the MED website. The RIS/BCCS must also accompany the press release on your policy proposal, and, if it is for primary legislation, must be included in the Explanatory Note to the Bill.
  • The level of analysis should be commensurate with the likely impact of your proposal.
  • During consultation it is important to ask appropriate questions (in discussion documents etc.) to address the issues in the RIS/BCCS. This ensures that your regulatory impact analysis reflects stakeholders' views of "real-world" impacts.
  • As a general rule of thumb, the length of the RIS/BCCS should be no more than 4 pages. This means that you must be clear, concise and succinct in all sections of the RIS/BCCS.

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