About the Book
Navigating Regulatory Language: an A to Z Guide draws upon the author's 30 years' experience as a regulatory practitioner; regulatory manager; regulatory executive; regulatory scholar; regulatory consultant; and regulatory coach and mentor.
Working in the regulatory field has enabled the author to both experience and witness the frustrations of regulatory practitioners, managers, executives, and boards. Many of these frustrations are a direct result of the inability to communicate effectively with one another in a regulatory or enforcement context. Therefore, this book is an important addition to a regulator's toolkit.
This book is a repository of information facilitating greater consistency in the use of regulatory language - it does not provide a definitive definition of every regulatory word, term, or concept. This book is designed to clarify or narrow issues so that regulators can communicate more effectively and efficiently - as in some instances, simply clarifying or narrowing an issue may be all that is required to enable a more contextualised conversation to take place.
The primary focus, aim, and intent of this book is that it be a resource for collating, clarifying, and creating information - that advances regulatory practice, regulatory delivery, and improves regulatory outcomes.
About the Author :
Dr Grant Pink is a 'regulatory pracademic', meaning his work and research activities span practitioner and academic worlds. Grant has 30 years' experience: in regulatory, enforcement, and policing agencies; across practitioner, leadership, senior management, academic, and consultant roles; at subnational, national, and international levels. Grant is a recognised expert: in regulatory and enforcement networks; and building capability and capacity within and across regulatory and enforcement agencies. Grant has delivered: keynotes, presentations, seminars, and workshops at international conferences in Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and North America. Grant has written more than thirty publications. Grant's views are drawn from six (6) very different, but mutually reinforcing perspectives. Perspectives including those of a: -regulatory practitioner - having been an authorised officer, inspector, ranger, and warden engaged in regulatory practice under dozens of acts and pieces of legislation; -regulatory manager - managing regulatory staff and teams engaged in regulatory delivery; -regulatory executive - leading regulatory teams to deliver regulatory outcomes; -regulatory scholar - completing research at both Master and Doctorate level on networking and interoperability between regulatory, enforcement, and policing agencies; and building regulatory capability and capacity in regulatory and enforcement agencies respectively. And then translating and transferring this research into writings and teachings on the regulatory profession and regulatory professionalism; -regulatory consultant - advising numerous regulatory, enforce- ment, and policing agencies, at all levels of government, both domestically and internationally, on issues relating to regulatory capability; regulatory capacity; regulatory culture; and regulator performance; and -regulatory coach and mentor - assisting individuals, as they perform in and/or transition between regulatory: practitioner; manager; executive; or regulatory board/committee roles, as they engage in regulatory leadership; and regulatory management.
Review :
My colleagues and I frequently liaise with people from diverse backgrounds and professions when conducting enforcement and prosecution work. Clarity and precision of language is important and a common understanding of regulatory language and principles. This book will be invaluable for assisting with cross-disciplinary discussions.
Anne Brosnan, Chief Prosecutor, Legal Services, Environment Agency, England
There is no common doctrine, language, or reference point for regulatory professionals. It is critical that all regulatory, enforcement, and policing professionals have a shared language, this book is to regulatory professionals what Gray's Anatomy is to health professionals, or Blackstone's manuals are to the UK policing profession. I expect over time it will colloquially be known and referred to as 'Pink's Guide'.
Karen Dahlstrom, Director, Education Design, Australian Institute of Police Management, Australia
Misunderstandings arising from different interpretations can compromise regulatory effort and negatively impact on achievement of regulatory outcomes. A common professional regulatory language advances regulatory culture and instils a sense of belonging to the regulatory profession.
Keith Manch, Chief Executive Officer, Civil Aviation Authority, New Zealand
I have worked for and led regulatory 'start-ups' and new agencies formed from the merger of several previously independent regulators. If we had a book like this available to us, we could have been talking the same language from the start saving a lot of effort aligning regulatory cultures.
Rose Webb, Chair, Australian and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) National Regulators Community of Practice (NRCoP)
