The Better Regulation Initiative is a province-wide process to improve the laws and regulations in Nova Scotia. The Competitiveness and Compliance Initiative (CCI) is a key part of the Better Regulation Initiative (PDF: 232k) . The CCI is an initiative designed to improve the department's regulatory systems, and achieve better compliance with provincial laws.
The Competitiveness and Compliance Initiative's 2005-2006 Annual Report (PDF: 1.5mb) outlines thedepartment's approach to regulating. It describes a number of examples of how we are achieving regulatory excellence and profiles some of the projects we'll be working on in the next few years.
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Occupational divers
Nova Scotia occupational divers needed laws to ensure safe work practices are followed. Read about the department's work (PDF: 193k) with the diving industry to develop such laws.