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Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 3:15 pm
Parliament has today had a constructive and sensible
debate about David Seymour’s Regulatory Standards
Member’s Bill.
“My Member’s Bill was drawn from
the Ballot in April and is due to be debated in Parliament
shortly. Ahead of that, Members of Parliament today had an
opportunity to question me about the Bill and I’d like to
thank them for well thought out and considered questions,”
says Mr Seymour.
“The Regulatory
Standards Bill is a long overdue addition to New
Zealand’s constitutional framework.
“The first
attempt to pass a similar bill was the introduction of the
Press Release – ACT New Zealand Parliament has today had a constructive and sensible debate about David Seymours Regulatory Standards Members Bill. My Members Bill was drawn from the Ballot in April and is due to be debated in Parliament shortly. Ahead of that, Members of …
Parliament has today had a constructive and sensible debate about David Seymour’s Regulatory Standards Member’s Bill.
“My Member’s Bill was drawn from the Ballot in April and is due to be debated in Parliament shortly. Ahead of that, Members of Parliament today had an opportunity to question me about the Bill and I’d like to thank them for well thought out and considered questions,” says Mr Seymour.
BusinessNZ says a move to improve law-making is well overdue.
Today the Regulatory Standards Bill was drawn from the members’ ballot in Parliament.
BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope said the Bill would be welcomed by the business sector which bears a heavy compliance burden from regulation.
“Small and medium businesses have repeatedly told us about the severe load of regulation, and over-regulation of business is a constant concern coming through surveys conducted by BusinessNZ.
“Previous attempts to get better law-making standards in our Parliament – including an earlier Regulatory Responsibility Bill and recent moves to require regulatory impact analysis in proposed legislation – have not been successful.