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In 2001 Cabinet agreed that all Regulatory Impact and Business Cost Compliance Statements (RIS/BCCS) must be lodged on the responsible department’s website and that the department’s website link for each RIS/BCCS be published by the Treasury on their dedicated web page: Published Regulatory Impact Statements by Date.

• Identity
• Daylight Saving
• Gambling
• Local Government

Identity

The following Regulatory Impact Statements have been prepared by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism: Identity Verification Code of Practice

This Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared by the Department of Internal Affairs, with input from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the Financial Markets Authority. It provides analysis of options to facilitate compliance with the standard identity verification requirements of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act 2009.

• AML/CFT: Identity Verification Code of Practice (signed version) (PDF, 361K)* - September 2011
• AML/CFT: Identity Verification Code of Practice (Word, 95K) - September 2011

More information: Identity Verification Code of Practice 2011

Electronic Identity Verification Bill

The igovt identity verification service is designed to provide individuals with the option of verifying their identities authoritatively online and in real-time to authorised agencies. This document provides an analysis of regulatory and non-regulatory options to support the full implementation of the service:

• Electronic Identity Verification Bill (PDF, 86K)* - August 2011
• Electronic Identity Verification Bill (Word, 115K) - August 2011

Identity Information Confirmation Bill

The following document provides an analysis of options to enable the private sector, and more of the public sector, to validate identity information against information held on the Department's registers and systems. This will help the private sector to combat identity fraud and to reduce business compliance costs, while protecting the privacy of New Zealanders:

• Identity Information Confirmation Bill (PDF, 116K)* - August 2010

Citizenship Amendment Bill

These reforms seek to amend the Citizenship Act 1977 to provide a citizenship system that best meets New Zealand’s needs. The reforms seek to balance competing goals, namely to provide - a fair and inclusive citizenship system that positions New Zealand well to compete for the migrants we need; and a citizenship system which protects New Zealand:

• Citizenship Amendment Bill (PDF, 133K)* - October 2010

Daylight Saving

The following Regulatory Impact and Business Cost Compliance Statement relate to regulations made to extend Daylight Saving under the Time Act 1974:

The following document is a Cabinet paper on proposed extension to the period of Daylight Saving.

• CBC (07) 46, 19 April 2007 (PDF, 400K)*

Gambling

The following Regulatory Impact and Business Cost Compliance Statements relate to regulations made under the Gambling Act 2003:

• Multi-Year Grants from Non-Casino Gaming Machine Proceeds - August 2011

• Gambling Amendment Bill No. 2 - April 2008

• Gambling (Fees) Regulations 2007 - April 2008

• Problem Gambling Levy (2007-2010) - April 2008

• Harm Minimisation Regulations - June 2004

• Gaming Machine Accountability Regulations - August 2004

For further information see: Gambling Act 2003 - Cabinet Papers on Regulations

Local Government

The following Regulatory Impact Statement relates to the Local Electoral Act 2001:

• Local Electoral Amendment Bill (Word, 78K) - 11 October 2011 Note: The signed and scanned PDF, below, is the official version of this document.
• Local Electoral Amendment Bill (PDF, 384K)* - 11 October 2011

The following Regulatory Impact Statements relate to the Local Government Act 2002:

• Canterbury Earthquake (Local Government Act 2002) Order (No. 2) 2011 (Word, 86K) - November 2011 Note: The signed and scanned PDF, below, is the official version of this document.
• Canterbury Earthquake (Local Government Act 2002) Order (No. 2) 2011 (PDF, 600K)* - November 2011

• Canterbury Earthquake (Local Government Act 2002) Order 2011 (Word, 282K) - May 2011 Note: The signed and scanned PDF, below, is the official version of this document.
• Canterbury Earthquake (Local Government Act 2002) Order 2011 (PDF, 1.7MB)* - May 2011

• Freedom Camping Bill (Word, 135K) - May 2011
• Freedom Camping Bill (PDF, 150K)* - May 2011

• Enhancing Local Government Borrowing Options (Word, 250K) - April 2011
• Enhancing Local Government Borrowing Options (PDF, 270K)* - April 2011

• Improving Local Government Transparency, Accountability and Financial Management (Word, 222K) - April 2010

• Removing Barriers to Water Infrastructure Development in the Local Government Act 2002 (Word, 98K) - April 2010

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