The Minister for Regulation is a minister in the New Zealand Government with the responsibility to assess and improve the quality of new and existing legislation and regulations. Established in 2023, it also focuses on ensuring regulations oblige by regulatory principles, including the rule of law, protection of individual liberties, property rights, the imposition of taxes, and good lawmaking processes.[1][2][3][4]
| Minister for Regulation | |
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| Ministry for Regulation | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | Prime Minister of New Zealand |
| Appointer | Governor-General of New Zealand |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | 27 November 2023 |
| First holder | David Seymour |
The current minister is David Seymour, the leader of the ACT Party.
History edit
In June 2023, Seymour proposed a Ministry for Regulation if elected as part of a National-led Government in the 2023 election.[5] He called it the “red tape and regulation police”.[5] It is funded by the disestablishment of the New Zealand Productivity Commission, which occurred on the 29 February 2024.[6][7]
List of ministers for regulation edit
The following ministers have held the office of Minister for Regulation.
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| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Prime Minister | |||
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| 1 | David Seymour | .jpg)
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27 November 2023 | Incumbent | Luxon | ||
References edit
- ^ "Cabinet lineup for new government unveiled – who gets what?". RNZ. 24 November 2023.
- ^ Coughlan, Thomas (24 November 2023). "The law changes looming from new Govt; Peters, Seymour to split Deputy PM". NZ Herald.
- ^ Ensor, Jamie (24 November 2023). "Election 2023 coalition agreement live updates: Christopher Luxon, David Seymour, Winston Peters reveal Government policy, ministers". Newshub.
- ^ "Policing Red Tape and Regulation". www.act.org.nz. ACT New Zealand. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ a b Pearse, Adam (4 June 2023). "David Seymour promises to create new 'Ministry for Regulation' at Act conference". NZ Herald. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "National, ACT and New Zealand First to deliver for all New Zealanders". New Zealand National Party. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ^ Seymour, David (30 January 2023). "Government introduces Productivity Commission Act Repeal Bill". www.beehive.govt.nz. New Zealand Government. Retrieved 29 February 2024.