Four Strikes and Not Out — the Regulatory Standards Bill

Four strikes and not out — the Regulatory Standards Bill

There is a reason why the Regulatory Standards Bill keeps failing, and why it keeps coming back, Noel O’Malley writes.

The Regulatory Standards Bill: Neoliberal Shackles Disguised As “Good Law” – Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement

When the New Zealand Parliament debates “better law-making,” most people yawn. It sounds procedural, technocratic — even boring. But beneath the jargon of “clarity,” “predictability,” and “transparency,” lurks a political agenda. The Regulatory Standards Bill (RSB), first introduced in 2011 by ACT Party founder Roger Douglas’s disciple Rodney Hide and continuously revived in various guises since, represents a stealth weapon in the arsenal of neo…

How the Regulatory Standards Bill gives companies more rights than the public

Parliament has rejected David Seymour’s bill three times in the past two decades. The bill will elevate corporate rights above all else, writes Ryan Ward. (Photo: Samuel Rillstone RNZ) David Seymour’s Regulatory Standards Bill, which passed its first reading under urgency last week, is now in the public consultation phase, with submissions closing at 1pm on June 23. This bill includes a frightening principle that sets the stage for corporate int…

The Regulatory Standards Bill: Neoliberal Shackles Disguised as “Good Law”

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