Voters Voice is committed to enhancing the efficiency of regulations affecting New Zealand's primary industries. We understand that for our farmers, growers, and fishers to thrive, regulations must be clear, practical, and efficient. Here’s our plan to achieve this:
We will establish an Efficiency Task Force comprising stakeholders from the primary sectors, regulatory bodies, and efficiency experts to conduct a thorough review of all regulations. This group will evaluate each regulation for its efficiency, impact, and necessity, focusing on regulatory overlap, compliance costs, and administrative simplicity.
Our approach to policy simplification will involve developing a single compliance portal, a highly efficient digital platform where all regulatory compliance can be managed. This will use smart technology to pre-fill known data, reduce duplication, and provide real-time updates on regulatory changes. Regulations will be rewritten to be clear and concise, avoiding legal jargon where possible, to ensure they are easily understood and implemented. We will introduce flexible compliance models with performance-based standards where applicable, allowing businesses to demonstrate compliance through outcomes rather than adhering strictly to process, thereby promoting innovative compliance methods.
To eliminate inefficient burdens, we will conduct a time and cost analysis of each regulation to remove those offering little benefit relative to the effort required for compliance. We'll shift towards risk-based regulation where the intensity of scrutiny matches the actual risk posed by an activity, reducing unnecessary oversight on low-risk operations. Efficiency metrics will be implemented to measure the efficiency of regulations, including time to process compliance, feedback from regulated parties, and economic impact studies to ensure ongoing efficiency.
Stakeholder involvement is key, with a continuous feedback loop set up for ongoing industry feedback on the efficiency of regulations, allowing for real-time adjustments based on practical experiences in the field. We'll regularly report to the public on the efficiency gains from regulatory changes, fostering transparency and trust in the regulatory process. Benchmarking against international standards or similar countries will help ensure we are not only efficient but also competitive globally.
By placing an emphasis on efficiency at all levels of regulation, Voters Voice aims to reduce the time and resources primary producers spend on compliance, allowing more focus on production and innovation. This will lower the cost of doing business, making New Zealand's primary products more competitive in the global market, and foster an environment where regulations support rather than hinder growth, sustainability, and technological advancement in the primary sectors. Our goal is to create a regulatory environment where efficiency is not just a buzzword but a demonstrated reality, benefiting both the environment and the economy.