76 But what emerges from the 2004 report of the Regulations Review Committee is the  increasing  use  of  notices,  codes  of  practice  and  orders  that  escape  the jurisdiction of the Regulations Review Committee.  The definition of “regulation” in  the  Regulations  (Disallowance)  Act  1989  and  the  Interpretation  Act  1999 should be amended in line with the definition of “legislative instrument” set out in the Australian Legislative Instruments Act 2003. There should be an amendment to   the   1989   Act   in   New   Zealand   to   include   provisions   that   relate   to   the establishment of a register of legislative instruments as set out in the Australian Legislative Instruments Act 2003.    77 What all this material suggests is that New Zealand needs to take account of the trend to find ways of avoiding its legislative processes becoming overwhelmed.    78     It  is  clear  that  the  quantity  of  primary  and  secondary  legislation  has  increased markedly  in  New  Zealand  in  recent  years.³⁵    Much  of  this  is  inevitable.    The complexity   of   issues   with   which   Governments   must   now   deal   has   altered enormously over a period of 30 years. 79 New  Zealand  has  an  unfortunate  history  in  relation  to  delegated  legislation  – witness   the   number   of   examples   of   regulations   that   were   made   under   the Economic Stabilisation Act 1948, where it was found that constitutional practice and  theory  diverged  alarmingly.    Those  excesses  led  to  the  passage  of  the Regulations (Disallowance) 1989 Act itself.    80 With  the  development  of  deemed  regulations,  affirmative  resolution  procedures and increasing use of notices, codes of practice and orders, New Zealand could be considered to be travelling back towards the place from which it came. 81 A  former  Chair  of  the  Regulations  Review  Committee,  the  Honourable  Doug Kidd, discussing the Committee’s constitutional watchdog activities, said its work shows: 36                                                  35   George  Tanner  “Access  to  Justice:  Rhetoric  or  Reality”  (paper  presented  to  Australasian Law Reform Agencies Conference, Wellington 13–6 April 2004).   36   Hon  Doug  Kidd  Executive  v  Legislature:  The  Struggle  Continues  –  observations  on  the work of the Regulations Review Committee (Occasional Paper No 3, New Zealand Centre for Public Law, Victoria University of Wellington, 18 May 2001).    25