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Employment Relations Act 2000

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100A: Codes of employment practice

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"Rules to help employers and employees follow the law at work"

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The Minister can approve codes of employment practice by notice. You need to know that before the Minister approves a code, they must talk to people and organisations they think are appropriate. This includes employers and employees.

The purpose of a code of employment practice is to guide you on how to apply certain Acts, such as those specified in section 223(1), or regulations made under those Acts. This guidance can be general, or it can be about specific situations or parts of the employment environment. A code of employment practice is secondary legislation, which means it has to follow certain publication rules, as outlined in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 8ACodes of employment practice and code of good faith for public health sector
Codes of employment practice

100ACodes of employment practice

  1. The Minister may, by notice, approve 1 or more codes of employment practice.

  2. Repealed

  3. Before the Minister approves a code of employment practice, the Minister must consult, or be satisfied that there has been consultation, with such persons and organisations as the Minister thinks appropriate, including relevant employer and employee interests.

  4. The purpose of a code of employment practice is to provide guidance on the application of any of the Acts specified in section 223(1) or any regulations made under those Acts—

  5. generally; or
    1. in relation to particular types of situations; or
      1. in relation to particular parts or areas of the employment environment.

        1. A code of employment practice under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

        Notes
        • Section 100A: inserted, on , by section 36 of the Employment Relations Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 86).
        • Section 100A(1): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
        • Section 100A(2): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
        • Section 100A(4): amended, on , by section 27(1) of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 45).
        • Section 100A(5): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).