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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Duties in relation to maritime activity - General duties

20: Duty to report dismissals

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"Telling the boss when a ship worker gets fired for bad behaviour"

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You must tell the Director if you dismiss a seafarer from a New Zealand ship for certain reasons. These reasons include violence, alcohol, controlled drugs as defined in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, or misusing prescription medicines as defined in the Medicines Act 1981. The Director will keep the person's name private unless it is on a special list or allowed under section 52(4).

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Part 3Duties in relation to maritime activity
General duties

20Duty to report dismissals

  1. The employer of any seafarer on a New Zealand ship shall report to the Director any dismissal from employment of a seafarer that is a dismissal related to violence, alcohol, the use, supply, or possession of controlled drugs (as defined in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975), or the misuse of prescription medicines (as defined in the Medicines Act 1981).

  2. The Director shall not release the name of any person reported under subsection (1) unless the person’s name appears on a list maintained under section 52(4); and any release of such a name shall be made only to the extent provided for in section 52(4).