This Regulatory Impact Statement provides an analysis of options to address the problem of costs to both the fishing industry and MPI associated with retaining a regulatory provision that requires MPI to charge fishing vessel operators a fee every time the fish managed under the Quota Management System (QMS) are discarded under observer supervision.

This Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared by the Ministry of Fisheries. It provides an analysis of options to manage the risk that catches of southern bluefin tuna exceed the total allowable catch, which is a national allocation set by an international fisheries management organisation.

This Regulatory Impact Statement provides an analysis of whether current legislative and regulatory requirements on Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC), a commercial entity, should be removed, and whether the historical copy of the core database, and future core data LIC collects, should be subject to oversight by the Access Panel.

This Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared by the Ministry of Fisheries. It provides an analysis of using section 72(7) of the Fisheries Act 1996 to include kina (sea urchin) on Schedule 6 to the Act.

This Regulatory Impact Statement provides an analysis of options to amend amateur regulations relating to rock lobster in the Fiordland Marine Area. This RIS relates to the Fisheries (Southland and Sub-Antarctic Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2013.

This Regulatory Impact Statement provides analysis of options to improve cost recovery regime for biosecurity border clearance services provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) under the Biosecurity Act 1993.
Amendments to the Biosecurity (Costs) Regulations 2006. Introduction of a Biosecurity System Entry Levy

This Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) has been prepared by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). It provides an analysis of options to address concerns over the sustainability of the blue cod 5 (BCO5) fishery, due to undersized fish being caught in cod pots with a minimum mesh size of 48 mm. The preferred option is to increase the regulated minimum commercial cod pot mesh size in BCO5 to 54 mm.

This Regulatory Impact Statement provides analysis of options to improve cost recovery for live animal and germplasm export certification and official assurance services provided by MAF under the Animal Products Act 1999. Charges for these services to exporters are set out in the Animal Products (Fees, Charges, and Levies) Regulations 2007 (the 2007 Regulations).

This Regulatory Impact Statement provides an analysis of options to amend commercial fisheries regulations that control the taking, landing, transport, processing and sale of rock lobsters in the CRA 3 (Gisborne), CRA 7 (Otago) and CRA 8 (Southern) rock lobster fisheries and relates to the Fisheries (South-East Area Commercial Fishing, Central Area Commercial Fishing, and Southland and Sub-Antarctic Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2013.

This Regulatory Impact Statement provides an analysis of the benefits and constraints associated with similar animal identifications and tracing systems overseas.
Lessons for the New Zealand National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) Project
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand Information Paper No: 2009/03

This Regulatory Impact Statement provides an analysis of ways to improve the efficiency and enforceability of New Zealand’s Ruminant Protein Regulations, so as to ensure our BSE-free status.

This Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Biosecurity New Zealand (MAF). It provides an analysis of options to control bovine tuberculosis in New Zealand. MAF, the Animal Health Board (AHB) and other funding stakeholders have jointly undertaken the regulatory impact analysis presented in this paper.

This RIS provides an analysis of options for ensuring sustainable utilisation of the recreational blue cod fishery in Doubtful, Thompson, and Bradshaw Sounds which are located in Fiordland, following a proposal from the Fiordland Marine Guardians (the Guardians) to review the rules for these areas.

Data Protection for Agricultural Compounds
Regulatory Impact Statement

This Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). It provides an analysis of options to address unacceptable adverse effects on the benthic environment of some existing salmon farms while providing for social and cultural benefits and maintaining or increasing economic benefits.

This Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). It provides an analysis of options to (i) increase process and regulatory certainty and efficiency in relation to replacement consents and species changes for existing marine farms and (ii) achieve a comprehensive and effective framework to manage on-farm biosecurity risks.