IPENZ makes submissions on issues of importance to the profession, and also contributes wherever the debate or decision-making process will benefit from an engineering perspective.

Listed below are the submissions IPENZ has made over the past 12 months. To request a copy of an older submission email policy@ipenz.org.nz

• Proposals to Enhance the Delivery of Standards by New Zealand's National Standards Body (pdf, 255 KB, May-13)
  A submission by IPENZ to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment in relation to the delivery of Standards.
  
  Submission made 24 April 2013.
• Freshwater Reform 2013 and Beyond (pdf, 223 KB, Apr-13)
  A submission from IPENZ to Ministry for the Environment regarding freshwater reform.
  
  Submission made 8 April 2013.
• Improving our Resource Management System (pdf, 269 KB, Apr-13)
  A submission by IPENZ to the Ministry for the Environment regarding resource management reform.
  
  Submission made 2 April 2013.
• Building Seismic Performance (pdf, 528 KB, Mar-13)
  A submission by IPENZ to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment regarding earthquake-prone building policy.
  
  Submissions were also made by the Structural Engineering Society New Zealand (Inc.), the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Inc and the New Zealand Geotechnical Society. These submissions can be found on the organisations' websites www.sesoc.org.nz, www.nzsee.org.nz and www.nzgs.org
• Minute No 10: Phase Four, Policy Aspects. Submission to the Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine Tragedy (pdf, 128 KB, Dec-12)
  A submission by IPENZ to the Royal Commission on the Pike River Coal Mine Tragedy in relation to Minute No 10.
  
  Submission made 14 March 2012.
• Local Government Act Amendment Bill (pdf, 91 KB, Dec-12)
  A submission by IPENZ to the Local Government and Environment Select Committee in relation to the Local Government Act Amendment Bill.
  
  Submission made 26 July 2012.
• Safer Workplaces (pdf, 259 KB, Nov-12)
  A submission from IPENZ to the Independent Taskforce on Workplace Health and Safety.
• Vehicle Licensing Reform (pdf, 117 KB, Nov-12)
  A submission by IPENZ to the Ministry of Transport and the NZ Transport Agency in relation to proposed reform of the vehicle licensing system.
• Advanced Technology Institute Bill (pdf, 177 KB, Oct-12)
  A submission from IPENZ to the Science and Education Select Committee in relation to the Advanced Technology Bill.
• Industry Training Review (pdf, 109 KB, Sep-12)
  A submission from IPENZ to the Ministry of Education in relation to the Industry Training Review.
• Discussion Paper: Roles and Responsibilities (pdf, 311 KB, Sep-12)
  A submission by IPENZ and the Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand to the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.
  
  Submission made in August 2012.
• Auckland Slow Carbon Transformation (pdf, 121 KB, Aug-12)
  A submission by IPENZ Auckland Branch to the Auckland Council in relation to the Powering Auckland's Slow Carbon Transformation.
  
• 2012 Standards and Conformance Infrastructure Review (pdf, 173 KB, Aug-12)
  A submission by IPENZ to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment in relation to the 2012 Standards and Conformance Infrastructure Review.
• Submission to the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Building Failure Caused by Canterbury Earthquakes (pdf, 293 KB, Dec-11)
  A submisssion by IPENZ to the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.
• Building Amendment Bill (No 4) (pdf, 178 KB, Jun-12)
  A submission by IPENZ and the Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand to the Local Government and Environment Select Committee in relation to Building Amendment Bill (No 4).
• Discussion Paper: Training and Education of Engineers and Organisation of the Engineering Profession (pdf, 401 KB, Jul-12)
  A submission by IPENZ and the Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand to the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.
• Discussion Paper: Building Management After Earthquakes (pdf, 272 KB, Jul-12)
  A submission by IPENZ and the Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand to the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.
• Review of Road Maintenance Regime (pdf, 148 KB, Jul-12)
  A submission by IPENZ and the IPENZ Transportation Group to the Road Maintenance Task Force in relation to the Review of the Road Maintenance Regime
• Standards and Regulation for Building Construction in New Zealand (pdf, 1,801 KB, Aug-11)
  A report prepared by IPENZ for the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.