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Employment Relations Act 2000

Employment relations education leave

72: Minister to approve employment relations education

You could also call this:

“The government decides which classes can teach people about work rights and laws.”

The Minister can approve courses about employment relations education. These courses are meant to help people learn about work relationships.

The Minister will only approve a course if they think it will help achieve the goals of this part of the law.

If the Minister wants, they can let someone else approve these courses for them.

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Topics:
Work and jobs > Worker rights
Education and learning > Higher education
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Part 7 Employment relations education leave

72Minister to approve employment relations education

  1. The Minister may, for the purposes of this Part, approve courses of employment relations education.

  2. The Minister may approve a course of employment relations education only if satisfied that the course will further the object of this Part.

  3. The Minister may delegate his or her power under subsection (1) to 1 or more persons.

Notes
  • Section 72(1): amended, on , by section 32 of the Employment Relations Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 86).