Parliament Act 2025

Clerk and Office of the Clerk - Office of the Clerk - Employment

114: Offence to solicit or attempt to influence Clerk in employment matters

You could also call this:

"It's an offence to try to unfairly influence the Clerk's employment decisions"

You commit an offence if you try to improperly influence the Clerk or their delegate when they are making a decision about an employee. This includes decisions about appointing, promoting, or disciplining an employee. You can be fined up to $2,000 if you are convicted of this offence, as stated in the Parliament Act 2025, which can be found on the legislation website https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS356943

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Topics:

Work and jobs > Worker rightsCrime and justice > Criminal law

113: Clerk is employer and may remove employees, or

"The Clerk is your boss and can hire or fire you."

115: Additional provisions relating to employment in Office of the Clerk, or

"Rules for working in the Office of the Clerk"

Part 5Clerk and Office of the Clerk
Office of the Clerk: Employment

114Offence to solicit or attempt to influence Clerk in employment matters

A person commits an offence if—
they directly or indirectly solicit or attempt to improperly influence the Clerk or a delegate of the Clerk; and
they do so when the Clerk or delegate is making a decision about an individual employee, including a decision about—
1. appointing, promoting, demoting, transferring, or disciplining an employee; and
2. removing an employee from their office or employment.

A person who commits an offence against this section is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.

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