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16 January 2013
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People or organisations may make a complaint to the Regulations Review Committee if they feel wronged by how a regulation operates. If you need to make a complaint about a regulation there is a standard format for this, which is outlined in the procedural guide, Making a Complaint to the Regulations Review Committee.

About regulations

For a definition of ’regulations’ see section 2 of the Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989.

About the Regulations Review Committee

The Regulations Review Committee examines all regulations, investigates complaints about regulations, and examines proposed regulation-making powers in bills.

Grounds for complaints about regulations

Before you make a complaint to the Regulations Review committee, you must read Standing Order 315 and make sure you understand the grounds for a valid complaint about a regulation.

How to make a complaint about a regulation

Complaints must be made in writing. We suggest you use the guidelines we provide in Making a Complaint to the Regulations Review Committee. You can get this document in PDF format from the ‘Related documents’ panel.