The   ongoing   tendency   of   all   Governments   to   stray   from   the   powers   of constitutional   righteousness   seduced   by   the   sirens   of   power,   efficiency   and convenience.  We are here to educate, guide, persuade, correct, chastise and reform Government – a congenital sinner.  Above all, we are here to protect and promote the rule of law”. 82 Legislation, like water, finds its own level.  The difficulties reviewed here have their origins in the difficulty of passing primary legislation.  Consideration needs to be given to whether it  is possible for Parliament to find ways to control and influence matters that are dealt with by delegated legislation in its many variants.    83 One source of assistance may lie in alterations to the legislative process.  Among possible solutions to the problem may be: · a wider Standing Order regarding Omnibus Bills; · a main Committee type procedure similar to that employed in Australia.    84 The  Legislation  Advisory  Committee  only  this  week  invited  the  Regulations Review Select Committee to look more closely at the issue of the dividing line between  primary  and  delegated  legislation.³⁷    The  Digest  prepared  by  Ryan Malone  of  the  Victoria  University  of  Wellington  Centre  for  Public  Law  is  an excellent resource.³⁸  It is a great starting point for getting some useful principles backed by specific examples of what is appropriate for delegated legislation, and what  is  not.    The  Centre  for  Public  Law  Project  is  jointly  sponsored  by  the Parliamentary   Counsel   Office   and   the   Office   of   the   Clerk   and   funding   is committed to continuing for three years.    85 It  is  essential  to  find  and  define  a  dividing  line  between  primary  and  delegated legislation, so that Government, the Parliament and, in particular, public servants know where that line lies.  The intellectual effort by such an inquiry ought not to be underestimated.                                                     37   Legislation  Advisory  Committee  Briefing  for  the  Regulations  Review  Select  Committee from the Legislation Advisory Committee (Wellington, March 2006).   38   Ryan Malone Regulations Review Committee Digest (New Zealand Centre for Public Law, Wellington) <http://www.law.vuw.ac.nz/vuw/fca/law/files/RRC_Printer_Friendly_Digest.pdf> (last accessed 30 March 2006).   26