The Regulatory Standards Bill is promoted under the guise of efficiency and clarity, allegedly for the benefit and fairness of all. However, the Society believes that in reality it is designed to promote property and corporate rights to the detriment of public and community interests.
In a submission to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee the Society indicated robust opposition to the bill, its intent and potential impact on law and policy making. The submission urges the committee to recommend to the parliament that the bill does not proceed. Main concerns with the bill include:
* It is an attempt to impose a narrow ideology of one sector on the executive, the parliament, and the community at large.
* In practice, it may be used to prioritise economic interests for private actors without sufficient regard to collective interests and the community.
* It is notably silent on te Tiriti o Waitangi, which risks undermining tino rangatiratanga.
* Adequate guidelines for drafting and enacting legislation are already in place.
* It prescribes principles and a structure to solve a problem or problems that does/do not exist.
Moreover, there is no support for it from its own Ministry (the Ministry for Regulations). The wider public do not support this bill and do not want the ideology behind the bill in its laws and regulations. Public consensus is clear – all legislation should uphold te Tiriti and advance equity for all.
The full submission is available here.
The Regulatory Standards Bill is promoted under the guise of efficiency and clarity, allegedly for the benefit and fairness of all. However, the Society believes that in reality it is designed to promote property and corporate rights to the detriment of public and community interests.
In a submission to the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee the Society indicated robust opposition to the bill, its intent and potential impact on law and policy making. The submission urges the committee to recommend to the parliament that the bill does not proceed. Main concerns with the bill include:
* It is an attempt to impose a narrow ideology of one sector on the executive, the parliament, and the community at large.
* In practice, it may be used to prioritise economic interests for private actors without sufficient regard to collective interests and the community.
* It is notably silent on te Tiriti o Waitangi, which risks undermining tino rangatiratanga.
* Adequate guidelines for drafting and enacting legislation are already in place.
* It prescribes principles and a structure to solve a problem or problems that does/do not exist.
Moreover, there is no support for it from its own Ministry (the Ministry for Regulations). The wider public do not support this bill and do not want the ideology behind the bill in its laws and regulations. Public consensus is clear – all legislation should uphold te Tiriti and advance equity for all.
The full submission is available here.