This report was written by Credit Suisse First Boston at the request of the New Zealand Business Roundtable and the New Zealand Food & Beverage Exporters’ Council Inc. These organisations were motivated to commission the report because of the high costs imposed on industry by health, safety and environmental regulations. They were also concerned that related government charges lacked a coherent, agreed framework.

The terms of reference for this report required Credit Suisse First Boston to develop an analytical framework and then apply it to the regulation of food safety, product information, biosecurity, and fisheries management.