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Electricity Act 1992

General - Functions and powers of WorkSafe and Secretary

5B: WorkSafe and Secretary must share information

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“WorkSafe and the Secretary must tell each other important things about electricity”

WorkSafe and the Secretary have to share information with each other. This means they must give each other important details that help them do their jobs under the Electricity Act.

You need to know that WorkSafe has to give the Secretary any information that the Secretary needs to do their job properly. This could be anything that helps the Secretary carry out their duties under the Electricity Act.

In the same way, the Secretary has to give WorkSafe any information that WorkSafe needs to do its job properly. This could be any details that help WorkSafe carry out its duties under the Electricity Act.

This sharing of information is meant to help both WorkSafe and the Secretary work better and more effectively in their roles related to electricity in New Zealand.

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Part 2 General
Functions and powers of WorkSafe and Secretary

5BWorkSafe and Secretary must share information

  1. WorkSafe must provide information to the Secretary if the information is necessary or desirable for the Secretary to carry out his or her functions under this Act.

  2. The Secretary must provide information to WorkSafe if the information is necessary or desirable for WorkSafe to carry out its functions under this Act.

Notes
  • Section 5B: inserted, on , by section 22 of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94).