LEGISLATIVE QUALITY

The project team has conducted:

• An analysis of current lawmaking practices in Kazakhstan and identified six key areas for improvement based on international experience. The analysis identified shortcomings in public involvement in the lawmaking process, instability of legislation, lack of independence, and coverage of regulatory impact analysis, as well as problems with the hierarchy of legislative acts and professionalisation of the lawmaking process.

The project team proposes to:

• Amend the legislative acts for a more active and meaningful participation of the public and local authorities in the lawmaking process, including mandatory provision of feedback by the initiators of legislative proposals;
• Establish the minimum time frames for consideration of legislative proposals in the Majilis and clear grounds for amendments, which will increase the stability and predictability of legislation;
• Expand the regulatory impact analysis to all legislative initiatives, ensuring the independence of the RIA and setting a clear timeline and budget for its implementation;
• Establish mandatory feedback to the initiators of legislative proposals on the recommendations of experts and increase the timeframe for expert opinions to improve the quality of legislative decisions;
• Enhance the status of the Institute of Legislation and Legal Information by making it the central hub for drafting legislation within the government, and establish a system of legal support at all stages of legislative development and a unified register of experts;
• Develop a constitutional law regulating the hierarchy of legislative acts, which will eliminate legal conflicts and improve the efficiency of law enforcement practice.