I’m not at all sure I agree with your assessment, but given we (I think) share similar underlying concerns I’ll keep stewing on it.

Still, I do wonder if a complaint to the Regulations Review Committee might be worthwhile. But you will no doubt be considering options and taking better advice (your own included) than I can offer!

I suspect you are correct. And, while I think that ought to fail the requirement, I also (sadly) suspect the majority would not see it that way.

He has secured an enormous amount of influence over regulation-making. But not to the exclusion of either the Regulations Review Committee or the courts. At least not yet.

The Regulatory Standards Act is a ludicrous, wasteful and objectionable law, but it doesn’t give Seymour that level of control.

Meaning, if the Regulations Review Committee did receive/consider a complaint, they could recommend it be disallowed. Other grounds might also apply (e.g. trespassing unduly on personal rights, unusual or unexpected use of power) but possibly a less cut-and-dry breach.

If there’s been no consultation “… with such organisations or bodies as appear to the Minister to be representative of persons likely to be substantially affected by the regulations…” that would seem on its face to be inconsistent with the regulation-making power in s 105 of the Medicines Act.

There will have been a Cabinet Legislation Committee (LEG) paper accompanying the regulations, which requires an indication as to BORA consistency. But no separate vet by Justice or Crown Law, no.

Congratulations on the nomination. Great to have two strong candidates in Rongotai (as ‘twas) and I hope you have list placings that would mean you’d both sit in Parliament regardless of who wins the electorate vote.

Sure, if they in fact stay in the ballot for a year (or more). But, as the article makes quite clear, that isn’t happening for (at least some) of these Bills because NZ First keep replacing them.

Not these ones.

Great article. One point of pedantry 🤓Members’ Bills are not drawn every second Wednesday. My understanding is they are drawn on a Thursday and only when there is space on the Order Paper following Members’ Day (every second Wednesday that Parliament sits).

Sadly, I don’t think the comms goal is accuracy - it’s to cause panic/anxiety about the policy. And it’s probably a safe bet that the distinction you’re drawing will get lost in that noise.

Turned out he still had biscuits from yesterday, he just wanted *more* from me. Typical.

Early wake up call by repeated jumping onto (and immediately launching off) my soft parts, followed by shouting from the corridor.

I mean, he’s not that unknown. For example, people *do* know that he has Nazi tattoos. That’s usually a pretty good indicator of people you don’t want in positions of power.