26 September 2025
Ref: DOIA-REQ-0020565-Kieran O'Sullivan
Kieran O'Sullivan
Email: [FYI request #32220 email]
Tēnā koe Kieran
Thank you for your email of 4 September 2025 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the fol owing information:
I would like to request the document which was a review of the Regulatory Impact Statement:
Work Health and Safety Reforms.
I am currently writing a University essay about this subject and would like as much information as possible
about the possible benefits or challenges surrounding the planned reforms of the Health and Safety at
Work Act.
Please find attached the requested document which is being released in ful .
You might also be interested in further background information on the review of the Health and Safety at
Work system that have been publicly released here
: https://www.mbie.govt.nz/business-and-
employment/employment-and-skills/health-and-safety/health-and-safety-reform.
I hope that you wil find this information useful.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further assistance,
please contact
[email address].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
Nāku noa, nā
Hayden Fenwick
Manager, Health and Safety Systems Policy
Labour, Science and Enterprise, MBIE