• Use these resources when you are looking for information on a New Zealand policy topic.
• Read the book chapter in the readings to learn what and how to look for.

Submissions and advice to Parliament - Submissions and advice that have been released to the public by select committees.

• Submissions can be written by anyone, and help the committee understand what the public think about a particular issue. They are usually released as soon as the committee has had a chance to read them.
• Advice is written by the committees’ official advisers. Advisers are appointed for each issue a committee considers, and generally come from government organisations.

Official Sources

These two sources are written by Government Departments responsible for new laws or regulations addressing a policy issue or problem.

• Disclosure statements

  Disclosure statements are departmental documents that provide information about the development and content of legislation or regulation proposed by the Government. They are expected to include available background policy material such as a published review or evaluation. Browse by year, then name of the Bill , Amendment Paper (AP) or Supplementary Order Paper (SOP).

• Regulatory Impact Statements (RIS)

  A regulatory impact statement (RIS) provides a high-level summary of the policy problem being addressed, the options and their associated costs and benefits, the consultation undertaken, and the proposed arrangements for implementation, monitoring, evaluation and review. May be searched by keyword.