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Employment Relations Act 2000

General provisions - Chief executive

223AAA: Functions of chief executive

You could also call this:

“The boss of the workplace helps everyone understand and follow the rules about jobs”

The chief executive has several important jobs under this Act. You need to know that they are responsible for making sure the Act works well. They do this by giving information and advice about work relationships. This includes telling employees, employers, and others about their rights and responsibilities.

The chief executive also helps solve problems at work. They provide services to help resolve disputes between workers and bosses. They share information by publishing reports and guidelines about work relationships. Sometimes, they even publish comments about specific work situations.

Another big part of their job is to have a plan. This plan is about making sure people follow the rules in this Act and other related laws. They also need to enforce these rules when necessary.

Lastly, the chief executive has other duties given to them by this Act and other laws mentioned in section 223(1). These are additional responsibilities they must take care of.

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Part 11 General provisions
Chief executive

223AAAFunctions of chief executive

  1. The functions of the chief executive under this Act are—

  2. to promote the objects of this Act by, among other things,—
    1. providing information and advice about employment relationships, including the rights and obligations of employees, employers, and other interested parties; and
      1. promoting the effective resolution of employment relationship problems by providing problem and dispute resolution services; and
        1. publishing information, reports, and guidelines about employment relationships; and
          1. publishing comments about employment relationship matters in relation to particular persons; and
          2. to maintain a strategy for promoting compliance with, and enforcement of, the Acts specified in section 223(1); and
            1. to perform any other functions and duties conferred on the chief executive by or under the Acts specified in section 223(1).

              Notes
              • Section 223AAA: inserted, on , by section 29 of the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 9).