Regulatory Impact Assessment Information Release
Page updated 20 Dec 2017
Cabinet changed the Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) requirements, including the form in which Regulatory Impact Analysis is published, as of 30 June 2017. The transition period ended on 7 August 2017. Already published Regulatory Impact Statements (RISs) and those published in the interim period following the old process will be published and retained at Regulatory Impact Statements. The new RIAs will be published on this page.
See Impact Analysis for Regulatory Proposals for further details of the changes.
To help ensure that the regulatory process is open and transparent, RIAs prepared to support the consideration of regulatory proposals are published at the time the relevant bill is introduced to Parliament or the regulation is gazetted, or at the time of Ministerial release
The RIAs are published on the responsible department's website, and here on the Treasury website.
A RIA provides a high-level summary of the problem being addressed, the options and their associated costs and benefits, the consultation undertaken, and the proposed arrangements for implementation and review.
To publish a RIA on the Treasury website, please complete the Publication Form and email it to the Regulatory Quality Team at ria@treasury.govt.nz
Accessing Regulatory Impact Assessments
RIAs authored by the Treasury are available in HTML and Adobe PDF formats. RIAs authored by another agency will be provided in Adobe PDF format with a link to where the RIA is available on the agency's own website. Using PDF Files
RIAs are listed in chronological order according to the date the related bill was introduced to Parliament or the related regulations were gazetted, or the time of Ministerial release.
| Doc. Date | Legislation | Ministerial Portfolio | Title/Browse | Download PDF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Dec 2017 | Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 | Health | Medicinal cannabis (Ministry of Health) RIA adequacy assessed by RIAT. |
ria-moh-mca-dec17.pdf(195 KB) |
| 18 Dec 2017 | New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme | Climate Change Issues | Improving the NZ ETS Framework for Unit Supply (Ministry for the Environment) RIA adequacy assessed by RIAT. |
ria-mfe-ief-dec17.pdf(1020 KB) |
| 15 Dec 2017 | Resolution by the International Civil Aviation Organization for a carbon offsetting and reduction scheme for international aviation | Transport | A carbon offsetting and reduction scheme for international aviation (Ministry of Transport) RIA adequacy assessed by authoring agency. |
ria-transport-aco-dec17.pdf(195 KB) |
| 14 Dec 2017 | Income Tax Act 2017 and others | Finance | Families Package (The Treasury) RIA adequacy assessed by RIAT. |
ria-tsy-fp-dec17.pdf(292 KB) |
| 14 Dec 2017 | Overseas Investment Amendment Bill | Associate Finance | Screening Overseas Investment in Sensitive Residential Land (The Treasury) RIA adequacy assessed by RIAT. |
ria-tsy-srl-dec17.pdf(380 KB) |
| 4 Dec 2017 | Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Bill | Greater Christchurch Regeneration | Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement (Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet) RIA adequacy assessed by RIAT. |
ria-dpmc-ccr-dec17.pdf(315 KB) |
| 22 Nov 2017 | Income Tax Act 2017 | Minister of Revenue | Hybrids/NRWT issue (Inland Revenue Department) Inland Revenue |
ria-ird-hni-nov17.pdf(225 KB) |
| 13 Nov 2017 | Student Allowances (Increase for 2018) Amendment Regulations 2017 | Education | Increasing student allowances by $50 per week (Ministry of Education) RIA adequacy assessed by authoring agency. |
ria-minedu-isa-nov17.pdf(225 KB) |
| 13 Jul 2017 | Income Tax Act 2017 | Minister of Revenue and Minister of Finance | BEPS – transfer pricing and permanent establishment avoidance rules (Inland Revenue Department) Inland Revenue |
ria-ird-tpa-jul17.pdf(276 KB) |
| 13 Jul 2017 | Income Tax Act 2017 | Minister of Revenue and Minister of Finance | BEPS – strengthening our interest limitation rules (Inland Revenue Department) Inland Revenue |
ria-ird-soi-jul17.pdf(285 KB) |
| 12 Jul 2017 | Income Tax Act 2017 | Minister of Revenue and Minister of Finance | BEPS – Hybrid mismatch arrangements (Inland Revenue Department) Inland Revenue |
ria-ird-hma-jul17.pdf(230 KB) |
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Contact for Enquiries
Nicola Kirkup | Regulatory Quality TeamTel: +64 4 890 7229
