Learning from the past, adapting for the future : regulatory reform in New Zealand / edited by Susy Frankel.

"The New Zealand Law Foundation Regulatory Reform Project.".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Susy Frankel and John Prebble -- Public participation and regulation / Mark Bennett and Joel ColOn-Rios -- Competition law and policy / Paul G Scott -- Does the use of general anit-avoidance rules to combat tax avoidance breach principles of the Rule of Law? A comparative study / Rebecca Prebble and John Prebble -- Regulatory reform and property rights in New Zealand / Richard Boast and Neil Quigley -- Possibilities and pitfalls of comparative analysis of property rights protections and the Canadian regime of legal protection against takings / Russell Brown -- Regulatory management in New Zealand : what, how and why? / Derek Gill -- Review and appeal of regulatory decisions : the tension between supervision and performance / Rayner Thwaites and Dean Knight -- Rights and regulation / Petra Butler -- Consumer law and paternalism : a framework for policy decision-making / Kate Tokely -- The regulation of consumer credit products : the effects of baseline assumptions / Graeme Austin -- Regulating the building industry : a case of regulatory failure / Brent Layton -- Network industries : electricity and telecommunications / Alec Mladenovic -- The challenges and opportunities of conformity in the wider Asia-Pacific context : tiny steps on a long road / Chris Nixon and John Yeabsley -- Trade agreements and regulatory autonomy : the effect on national interests / Susy Grankel and Meredith Kolsky Lewis -- Regulating foreign investment in New Zealand / Daniel Kalderimis -- Australia New Zealand Therapeutic Products Authority : lessons from the deep end of trans-Tasman integration / Chris Nixon and John Yeabsley -- Trans-Tasman intellectual property coordination / Susy Frankel and Megan Richardson.

"When to regulate and how to regulate are simple questions with complex answers. What behaviour needs to change or problems might be solved through regulation? Any decision to regulate ideally ought to balance competing interests and goals, in part because the complexities of regulation affect everyone in society. Regulatory decisions can, for example, impact on the availability, cost, quality and safety of goods and services; such as telecommunications, pharmaceuticals and consumer credit. The consequences of bad regulation, or a failure to regulate effectively, can be extreme. One need only look at the ongoing leaky buildings problem in New Zealand and the global financial crisis. Effective regulation and how to achieve it is a topic of global interest. This book draws on New Zealand and worldwide experience to analyse issues of regulation in the New Zealand setting, which includes our important international and trading relationships. New Zealand aspires to first world standards in regulation; consumers expect high safety standards, businesses want to operate in a predictable and efficient marketplace, but such goals can be challenging in a country the size of New Zealand. Our size raises questions of scale, affordability and appropriate use of resources. In order to improve the regulatory framework in New Zealand this book analyses diverse areas of regulation from a variety of perspectives. In so doing, this collection of essays explores issues in order to learn from the past so that we can adapt for the future." -- publisher's description.

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