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Employment Relations Act 2000

Codes of employment practice and code of good faith for public health sector - Codes of employment practice

100C: Authority or court may have regard to code of employment practice

You could also call this:

“Judges can use work rules to decide if someone followed the law”

When someone is looking at whether a law has been followed, they can use a code of employment practice as evidence. This code is like a guide that explains how to follow the law.

If you’re in a court or in front of the Employment Relations Authority, they can look at this code too. They can use it to help decide if someone has followed the law correctly. They can also use the code to figure out what people need to do to follow the law properly.

Remember, the Employment Relations Authority is a special group that helps solve problems between workers and employers. They, along with the courts, can use these codes to help make their decisions about work-related issues.

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“Rules for fair treatment and good behaviour in public health workplaces”

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

100CAuthority or court may have regard to code of employment practice

  1. A code of employment practice is admissible in any civil or criminal proceedings as evidence of whether the enactment to which it relates has been complied with.

  2. The Authority or a court may—

  3. have regard to the code as evidence of compliance with the provisions of the enactment to which it relates; and
    1. rely on the code in determining what is required to comply with those provisions.

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      Notes
      • Section 100C: replaced, on , by section 28 of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 45).