Fitness-for-purpose assessment and ratings
This page describes what we assess to determine how fit for purpose a regulatory system is and lists the five assessment ratings MBIE has developed.
This page describes what we assess to determine how fit for purpose a regulatory system is and lists the five assessment ratings MBIE has developed.
Foreword from Hon Melissa Lee, Minister responsible for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
This page lists regulation supporting economic development. Legislation plays a minor role in supporting economic development.
Statements of responsibility from Hon Melissa Lee, Minister responsible for Minister responsible for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and Carolyn Tremain, Chief Executive for MBIE.
This page describes the petroleum and minerals regulatory system, its objectives and our qualitative assessment of it. It also lists the main statutes and changes to regulation either planned or in progress.
Our organisational strategy, Te Ara Amiorangi, informs the way we work. Te Ara refers to a pathway and Amiorangi to successfully navigating for the future to Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All.
This page describes the immigration regulatory system, its objectives and our qualitative assessment of it. It also lists the main statutes and changes to regulation either proposed or in progress.
We are the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), Hīkina Whakatutuki. Hīkina means to uplift and Whakatutuki means to move forward, to make successful.
This page describes the regulatory system for health and safety at work, its objectives and our qualitative assessment of it. It also lists the main statutes and regulatory proposals either planned or in progress.
New Zealand companies need investment and the right connections to be able to imagine more, produce more and achieve more for New Zealand.
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