BusinessNZ supports the deliberately focused scope of the proposal, which is limited to only critical infrastructure sectors of national significance. Cyber security regulation must be precisely targeted to avoid creating any disproportionate compliance burdens across the wider economy. New Zealand’s threat landscape is serious. The Discussion document identifies the growing...
BusinessNZ supports a well-functioning and appropriately resourced AML/CFT system. New Zealand’s obligations under the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as well as the reputational and economic consequences of failing to meet them are real and significant. We do not oppose cost recovery in principle and acknowledge the Government’s decision to...
The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 established a modern risk‑based framework based on the principle that PCBUs must eliminate or minimise risks so far as is reasonably practicable. BusinessNZ supports maintaining this risk‑based approach. While the objectives of the Bill are supported, some proposed amendments would benefit from...
BEC supports Transpowers efforts to provide a forward-looking strategy for their role as System Operator and looks forward to continuing to be a part of the consultation process moving forward. While we do not have a crystal ball and therefore cannot predict any future with certainty, we have made comments...
BEC recommends the EA moves forward with the fleet of changes that they are proposing under omnibus #6. We see no clear downsides to what has been proposed, and we agree that the changes should improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Code.
...It is widely accepted that the current resource management system (principally the Resource Management Act (RMA)) is broken and requires a complete overhaul. New Zealand cannot afford to continue to keep saying ‘no’ to new infrastructure developments when our future depends on providing timely infrastructure, including but not limited to,...
BusinessNZ supports the overall policy intent and general thrust of the Bill, particularly its move toward a more proportionate, risk-based approach to managing seismic risk in the built environment. We consider that the Bill represents a material improvement on the existing EPB regime under the Building Act 2004, which has...
In principle we support the simpler, and more cost-effective MTR proposal that the EA is putting forward. However, we do not believe that the root complaints around the original proposal have been addressed. Those being that there are a limited number of beneficiaries for the additional costs being placed on...
