UK Constitutional Law Association

Tag: Regulatory Reform

  • Dean Knight: Report from New Zealand: MMP Review, Constitutional Review, and Legislative Disclosure

    Some constitutional tid-bits from New Zealand from the last wee while. Obvious developments to report on include two significant reviews of New Zealand’s constitutional and electoral arrangements: the Electoral Commission’s independent review of the MMP electoral system; and the Constitutional Advisory Panel’s consideration of constitutional issues. But, sadly, neither of these look likely to led…

  • Richard Ekins: Regulatory responsibility in New Zealand

    The Parliament of New Zealand has been invited to consider an important proposal for constitutional change – the Regulatory Standards Bill 2011 (“RSB”) – which aims to improve the quality of lawmaking and hence to reduce the regulatory burden on citizens. The RSB is identical in all save name to the Regulatory Responsibility Bill (“RRB”)…