www.regulation.govt.nz

Ministry for Regulation

June 2026 scan

Rank
#323 of 489 websites, #1 = worst
Avg. issues
0.06 issues/page
Issues found
36
Pages scanned
300 12 with issues
Issue types
2

Trend

Avg. issues per page for this website, by quarter.

Supporting figures

How this quarter's 36 issues divide by severity and by viewport. Every page is scanned twice, once at each viewport.

Critical issues
0
Serious issues
36
Moderate issues
0
Minor issues
0
Pages scanned (mobile)
300
Pages scanned (desktop)
300
Mobile issues
18
Desktop issues
18

Repeated issues

All 10 elements at fault, ranked by how many issues each causes.

1. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a href="https://aus01.safeli...">

12 issues on 6 pages · Seen on Regulatory Impact Statements (RISs) | Ministry for Regulation

2. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="link--external" href="https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/co-2…

6 issues on 3 pages · Seen on Disclosure statements for government legislation | Ministry for Regulation

3. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="link--external" href="https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public…

4 issues on 2 pages · Seen on Disclosure statements for government legislation | Ministry for Regulation

4. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a href="/for-agencies/developing-legislation/consistency-assessments-for-new-legislation/">Consiste…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on The Regulatory Management System | Ministry for Regulation

5. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a href="/for-agencies/developing-policy/regulatory-impact-analysis-ria/">Regulatory Impact Analysis…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Developing policy | Ministry for Regulation

6. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a rel="external" class="link--external" href="https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/co-26-2-expecta…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on The Regulatory Management System | Ministry for Regulation

7. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a rel="external" class="link--external" href="https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2025/68/en…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on The Regulatory Management System | Ministry for Regulation

8. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a rel="noopener noreferrer" class="link--external" href="https://disclosure.legislation.govt.nz/" t…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Disclosure statements for government legislation | Ministry for Regulation

9. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="/regulatory-reviews/regulatory-review-framework/regulatory-qualit…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Review delivery | Ministry for Regulation

10. link-name

WCAG Success Criteria 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) · 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Ensure links have discernible text

<a href="/about-us/our-publications/guidance-on-government-amendments-that-do-not-materially-change-…

2 issues on 1 page · Seen on Consistency assessments for new legislation | Ministry for Regulation