Regulatory Standards Act 2025
What it actually does
Sets out principles of 'responsible regulation' that new and existing legislation is assessed against, and establishes a Regulatory Standards Board to review laws for consistency with them. Passed its third reading on 13 November 2025 by 68 votes to 55 and came into force on 1 January 2026.
Source: Wikipedia · 2025-11
The Trump take
“A board to kill regulations? That's basically DOGE with a Kiwi accent. Beautiful. Elon would love it, maybe.”parody
Why it scored this way
Red tape
A whole board dedicated to auditing red tape
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Loves it
Big government
Aims to pare back the regulatory state
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Likes it
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