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Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017

Miscellaneous and enforcement provisions - Dispute resolution

182: Approval and rules of dispute resolution scheme

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"How Fire and Emergency New Zealand's dispute resolution scheme is approved and ruled"

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You need to know about the dispute resolution scheme. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) develops this scheme. FENZ must ask the Minister to approve the scheme. The Minister checks if the scheme follows the rules and principles set out in section 179. You should understand that FENZ can only make rules for the scheme after the Minister approves it. The scheme starts the day after the rules are published. FENZ cannot change the rules without the Minister's approval. The rules are secondary legislation, which means they have special publication requirements, as explained in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 4Miscellaneous and enforcement provisions
Dispute resolution

182Approval and rules of dispute resolution scheme

  1. After developing a dispute resolution scheme in accordance with this subpart, FENZ must apply to the Minister for approval of the scheme.

  2. Before approving a dispute resolution scheme, the Minister must be reasonably satisfied that—

  3. FENZ has developed the scheme in accordance with this subpart; and
    1. the scheme is consistent with the principles set out in section 179.

      1. FENZ may make the rules of the scheme only after the Minister has approved the scheme.

      2. The dispute resolution scheme comes into effect on the day after the rules are published (see subsection (6)).

      3. FENZ may not amend the rules, or revoke and replace them, unless the Minister has approved the amendment or revocation and replacement, in which case subsection (2) applies with all necessary modifications.

      4. Rules under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Notes
      • Section 182 heading: replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
      • Section 182(3): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
      • Section 182(4): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
      • Section 182(5): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
      • Section 182(6): replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).