Submission on the Standards and Accreditation Bill

Executive Summary

  • We remain concerned that the Government decisions reflected in the Bill does not guarantee adequate public funding for Standards development going forward – a key issue which has beset Standards development for over 10 years
  • The public good nature of standards is recognised by the continued Government involvement in their development and review, but it appears that Standards development will remain reliant on funding from those with vested interests, or in New Zealand having to adopt Standards from overseas – which may not always reflect the local environment
  • It is important to retain appropriate industry representation on Standards Committees. This is not guaranteed by the legislation and we request that the Bill be amended to make sure that the system retains the ability for representative bodies to nominate people onto relevant committees
  • The price of Standards documentation reduces the uptake by practitioners. We consider that adequate public funding should be made available to ensure free distribution of key standards to practitioners
Submissions

141222 Submission Standards Accreditation Bill.pdf

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31 Aug 2017