39285 (2025). Hon Dr Duncan Webb to the Minister for Regulation

39285 (2025). Hon Dr Duncan Webb to the Minister for Regulation: What are the "30 different codes, standards, and regulations that dictate what information must be shown on a label, and how it must be shown" referred to by the Ministry for Regulation in its announcement of a review of labelling?

Hon David Seymour: Ministry for Regulation officials have advised that the following pieces of primary or secondary legislation include requirements relating to product labelling (noting this is a non-exhaustive list): 1. Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 2. Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Regulations 1994 3. Medicines Act 1981 4. Medicines Regulations 1984 5. Therapeutic Products Act 2023 6. Dog Control Act 1996 7. Food Act 2014 8. Food Regulations 2015 9. Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code 10. Psychoactive Substances Act 2013 11. Wine Act 2003 12. Wine Regulations 2021 13. Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 14. Hazardous Substances (Labelling) Notice 2017 15. Building (Building Product Information Requirements) Regulations 2022 16. Weights and Measures Act 1987 17. Weights and Measures Regulations 1999 18. Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004 19. Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Regulations 2005 20. Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 21. Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Regulations 2021 22. Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 23. Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Exemptions and Prohibited Substances) Regulations 2011 24. Organic Products and Production Act 2023 25. Animal Products Act 1999 26. Animal Products (Export Requirements – Dairy Products) Notice 2005 27. Animal Products Notice: Labelling Requirements for Exports of Dairy Based Infant Formula Products and Formulated Supplementary Food for Young Children 2022 (other Notices applicable also) 28. Fair Trading Act 1986 29. Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 30. Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017 31. Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2000 32. Energy Efficiency (Energy Using Products) Regulations 2002 33. Energy Efficiency (Vehicle Energy Economy Labelling) Regulations 2007 34. Consumer Information Standards (Fibre Content Labelling) Regulations 2000 35. Consumer Information Standards (Care Labelling) Regulations 2000 36. Dietary Supplements Regulations 1985