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What advice, briefings, documents or correspondence has the Minister, or any member of his office, received on the establishment of a regulator for the development and oversight of the Council rates cap and/or how the costs of the regulator will be funded?

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Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, briefings, documents or correspondence has the Minister, or any member of his office, received on the establishment of a regulator for the development and oversight of the Council rates cap and/or how the costs of the regulator will be funded?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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A regulatory analysis summary was made available on the website of the Ministry of Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport alongside the release of the Bill. That is available here: https://www.mcert.govt.nz/publications/regulatory-impact-statement-for-rates-capping-regulator/ Briefings related to the policy development process, are publicly available at: https://www.mcert.govt.nz/publications/rates-capping-briefing-and-cabinet-papers/