sec.13Guidelines

### sec.13 Guidelines This section applies to the Minister and chief executive in developing and implementing policies about road use management, and in exercising powers under this Act. The Minister and chief executive must endeavour to— achieve an appropriate balance between safety, and the costs that regulation imposes on road users and the community; and establish the benefits and costs of policy alternatives; and take account of national and international benchmarks and best practice; and promote efficiency, affordable quality and cost-effectiveness; and ensure competition is not unjustifiably restricted; and ensure accountability for, and transparency of, decisions affecting road use. Each annual report of the department must include a report on how effect has been given to this section during the year of the report. (sec.13-ssec.1) This section applies to the Minister and chief executive in developing and implementing policies about road use management, and in exercising powers under this Act. (sec.13-ssec.2) The Minister and chief executive must endeavour to— achieve an appropriate balance between safety, and the costs that regulation imposes on road users and the community; and establish the benefits and costs of policy alternatives; and take account of national and international benchmarks and best practice; and promote efficiency, affordable quality and cost-effectiveness; and ensure competition is not unjustifiably restricted; and ensure accountability for, and transparency of, decisions affecting road use. (sec.13-ssec.3) Each annual report of the department must include a report on how effect has been given to this section during the year of the report. - (a) achieve an appropriate balance between safety, and the costs that regulation imposes on road users and the community; and - (b) establish the benefits and costs of policy alternatives; and - (c) take account of national and international benchmarks and best practice; and - (d) promote efficiency, affordable quality and cost-effectiveness; and - (e) ensure competition is not unjustifiably restricted; and - (f) ensure accountability for, and transparency of, decisions affecting road use.