Weights and Measures Act 1987

What inspectors need to know about their job certificates

27: Certificates of appointment

Weights and Measures Act 1987

How long accreditation lasts and how to renew it

30C: Duration and renewal of accreditation

Weights and Measures Act 1987

When and how the government can take away someone's special permission to do certain jobs

30D: Revocation of accreditation

Weights and Measures Act 1987

Accredited people are not government employees

30J: Application of certain Acts to accredited persons

Conservation Act 1987

Being a good employer is important

26G: Employment principles

Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Financial advisers can lose their registration if they don't work with a provider for a long time

22D: Financial adviser may be deregistered if not engaged by provider for extended period

Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

Your job is safe if you have to leave work to help in an emergency.

112: Absence on duty not to affect employment rights

Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

How to give important papers to people or groups under the law

114: Service of documents

Civil Aviation Act 1990

You might need special papers to do things in flying

7: Requirement for aviation document

Civil Aviation Act 1990

Rules for deciding if someone can work in aviation

10: Criteria for fit and proper person test

Civil Aviation Act 1990

Rules for getting a doctor's check before you can fly a plane

27D: Medical examination, report, and disclosure

Civil Aviation Act 1990

You can get in trouble for doing aviation work without the right papers

46: Acting without necessary aviation document

Child Support Act 1991

It's against the law for employers to treat workers badly because of child support payments

171: Offence to prejudice employees because of financial support liability

Electricity Industry Act 2010

Rules for employees moving from the Electricity Commission to the Authority

137: Transferred employees

Electricity Industry Act 2010

Protection of retirement money for former Electricity Commission workers

138: Government Superannuation Fund

Electricity Act 1992

Important information before the main rules

Electricity Act 1992

This part used to explain why the law was made, but it's no longer in the law

62A: Purpose of this Part

Electricity Act 1992

The rule about checking if people follow electricity rules has been removed

62M: Commission must monitor compliance

Electricity Act 1992

The Commission can use information it gets from rules or regulations.

Electricity Act 1992

Keeping everyone safe and sound with electricity rules

Electricity Act 1992

This provision names the law and explains when it starts

1: Short Title and commencement

Electricity Act 1992

Rules for understanding and applying the law

Electricity Act 1992

Words and their meanings in the Electricity Act

2: Interpretation

Electricity Act 1992

This law applies to everyone, including the government

3: Act to bind the Crown

Electricity Act 1992

Rules for keeping people safe around electricity and what to do when accidents happen

Electricity Act 1992

Rules for people who work with electricity

Electricity Act 1992

The Minister can name electricity makers as special operators

4A: Declaration of electricity generators as electricity operators

Electricity Act 1992

What WorkSafe and the Secretary can do and are responsible for

Electricity Act 1992

WorkSafe makes sure electricity is safe and people follow the rules

5: Functions of WorkSafe

Electricity Act 1992

WorkSafe can check electrical things to make sure they're safe

6: Inspection of works, etc

Electricity Act 1992

Inspector writes report and gives copies to everyone who needs it

7: Report to be compiled on inspection

Electricity Act 1992

WorkSafe can check and fix dangerous electrical things to keep you safe

8: Special powers of WorkSafe

Electricity Act 1992

How to challenge WorkSafe's decisions about electricity rules

9: Objections to WorkSafe's requirements

Electricity Act 1992

Notices or requirements are paused if you object, with some exceptions

10: Effect of notice or requirement pending hearing

Electricity Act 1992

How a hearing works when someone disagrees with an electricity notice

11: Procedure on hearing of objection

Electricity Act 1992

WorkSafe can make you follow safety rules right away if it's dangerous

13: WorkSafe may require immediate compliance

Electricity Act 1992

Experts who help decide if you disagree with WorkSafe

15: Assessors

Electricity Act 1992

Rules for telling people about electrical accidents

16: Notification of accidents

Electricity Act 1992

Sharing information about electricity accidents

16A: Transfer of accident information

Electricity Act 1992

Don't touch the accident scene without permission

17: Interference with scene of accident

Electricity Act 1992

WorkSafe can investigate accidents to find out what happened

18: Inquiries into accidents

Electricity Act 1992

You must help WorkSafe do their job and check things

19: Assistance to WorkSafe

Electricity Act 1992

You can't stop WorkSafe from doing their job

20: Obstructing WorkSafe

Electricity Act 1992

Rules for people who work with electricity and how they can use or fix power lines on different lands

Electricity Act 1992

You can go onto land to check or fix electrical equipment that's already there

23: Rights of entry in respect of existing works

Electricity Act 1992

Power line owners must tell landowners before they come to check their equipment

23B: Line owner must give notice of intention to inspect or operate existing works

Electricity Act 1992

Entering someone's property without notice during electrical emergencies

23C: Notice in emergencies

Electricity Act 1992

Rules for electricity companies working on roads

24: Construction or maintenance of works on roads

Electricity Act 1992

Electricity companies must tell others before they work on roads

25: Notice to be given before work undertaken

Electricity Act 1992

Breaking electricity rules can lead to fines and compensation payments

26: Offence

Electricity Act 1992

You can challenge rules set for your electricity work if you think they're unfair

27: Appeals in relation to conditions imposed

Electricity Act 1992

How the court decides appeals about electricity decisions

28: Determination of appeals

Electricity Act 1992

Rules for electricity companies working on level crossings

31: Rights of entry in respect of level crossings

Electricity Act 1992

Local authorities can ask you to move electrical works on roads

32: Local authority, etc, may require works to be moved

Electricity Act 1992

Who pays for electrical work required by law

33: Cost of work required under section 32

Electricity Act 1992

Parts of this law are more important than a road law from 1989

34: Government Roading Powers Act 1989 not to apply

Electricity Act 1992

Private land owners can move electrical works on their property if they follow certain rules

35: Owners and occupiers of private land may move works

Electricity Act 1992

Rules for making and sharing safety guides about electricity

Electricity Act 1992

WorkSafe makes rules to keep people safe around electricity

36: Issue of electrical code of practice

Electricity Act 1992

Electrical codes can include official standards

37: Code may incorporate official standards by reference

Electricity Act 1992

Minister must agree to electrical rules after asking people what they think

38: Code to be approved by Minister

Electricity Act 1992

WorkSafe makes sure everyone can see or buy the electrical safety rules

39: Availability of codes

Electricity Act 1992

WorkSafe can quickly change electrical safety rules in emergencies

40: Emergency amendment of code

Electricity Act 1992

How to refer to the rules for safe electrical work

41: Citation of code

Electricity Act 1992

How to prove an electrical code of practice is real in court

42: Proof of code

Electricity Act 1992

Old electrical rules are still used under the new law

43: Codes promulgated under Electricity Act 1968

Electricity Act 1992

Rules for the group that helps bring electricity to country areas

Electricity Act 1992

Rules for keeping electricity safe and fair for everyone

Electricity Act 1992

Getting paid if electrical work hurts your land

57: Compensation for damage

Electricity Act 1992

Telling WorkSafe about new electrical projects

59: Returns relating to construction of works, etc

Electricity Act 1992

Rules for giving out safe and good electricity

60: Standards for electricity supply

Electricity Act 1992

Rules to keep people safe when using electricity

61: Safety requirements

Electricity Act 1992

This rule about keeping the power on doesn't exist anymore

62: Continuance of supply

Electricity Act 1992

This part of the law was removed in 1994 and doesn't apply anymore

73: Expiry of this Part

Electricity Act 1992

Rules about who can do electrical work and when special permission is needed

Electricity Act 1992

Rules about who can do special electrical work or help with it

74: Restrictions on doing or assisting with prescribed electrical work

Electricity Act 1992

The Board can give special permission to skip some rules for electrical work

75: Board may exempt person or class of persons from section 74

Electricity Act 1992

You can do some electrical work if someone qualified watches over you

76: Exemption for work done under supervision

Electricity Act 1992

Trainees can do some electrical work while learning to be an electrician

77: Exemption for trainees

Electricity Act 1992

Board can give special certificates for specific purposes

78: Board may issue limited certificate for purposes of section 77

Electricity Act 1992

Rules for doing your own electrical wiring at home

79: Exemption for domestic electrical wiring work

Electricity Act 1992

Rules for fixing your own home appliances safely

80: Exemption for maintenance of domestic appliances

Electricity Act 1992

The board can take away your special permission after hearing your side

81: Board may cancel application of exemption to any person

Electricity Act 1992

Checking and approving electrical work before it's used

82: Testing, certification, and inspection

Electricity Act 1992

Inspectors can enter buildings to check electrical work for safety

83: Power of entry

Electricity Act 1992

Rules for becoming an electrician and keeping your work permit

Electricity Act 1992

Rules for dealing with complaints about people who work with electricity

Electricity Act 1992

Employer licences let workers do special electrical jobs

117: Prescribed electrical work may be done under employer licence

Electricity Act 1992

How long an employer's electricity licence lasts

118: Duration of employer licence

Electricity Act 1992

How to renew your employer licence

119: Renewal of employer licence

Electricity Act 1992

How the Board can change or take away a company's permission to do electrical work

120: Cancellation, suspension, and other actions in relation to employer licences

Electricity Act 1992

Board listens to employer's side before making decisions

121: Board must give employer licence holder reasonable opportunity to be heard

Electricity Act 1992

Rules about paying fines and following orders when the Board takes action against you

122: Miscellaneous provisions concerning actions under section 120

Electricity Act 1992

The Board can check workplaces to make sure electrical work is safe and follows the rules

123: Powers of inspection

Electricity Act 1992

The Board keeps a list of all electrical workers

124: Register of electrical workers

Electricity Act 1992

Registrar writes down important information about electrical workers and companies

125: Registrar must enter matters in register

Electricity Act 1992

The register helps people find and check information about electricians and electrical workers

126: Purpose of register

Electricity Act 1992

How the electrical workers register is kept and accessed

127: Form of register

Electricity Act 1992

What important information about electrical workers is kept in a special list?

128: Matters to be contained in register

Electricity Act 1992

Old electrical worker records are saved but don't give work rights

129: Historical registration and licence information and documentation to be included in register

Electricity Act 1992

Let the Registrar know if you move house within 3 months

130: Duty to notify change of address

Electricity Act 1992

Tell the Registrar if you change your name

131: Duty to notify change of name

Electricity Act 1992

Checking and updating the list of people with electrical licenses

132: Revision of register

Electricity Act 1992

Getting your electrician's registration or licence back after it was cancelled

133: Restoration of registration or licence

Electricity Act 1992

Board can ask Registrar to write down important changes about electrical workers

134: Board may direct Registrar to record cancellation, suspension, or order

Electricity Act 1992

The Registrar can update or fix information in the register

135: Alterations to register

Electricity Act 1992

The public can see and get copies of the list of electrical workers and employers

136: Register to be public

Electricity Act 1992

Keeping some information about electrical workers private

137: Restricting public access to information and documents on register

Electricity Act 1992

You can look at the list of electrical workers if you follow the rules

138: Search of register

Electricity Act 1992

Rules for disagreeing with decisions and asking for another look

Electricity Act 1992

Who this part of the law is for and when it matters

142: Persons to whom this Part applies

Electricity Act 1992

Things electrical workers can get in trouble for

143: Disciplinary offence

Electricity Act 1992

The Secretary chooses someone to check out complaints

145: Secretary must appoint investigator

Electricity Act 1992

Investigators can check electrical work and ask questions to make sure it's safe

147: Investigator's powers

Electricity Act 1992

How the Electrical Workers Registration Board is set up and what it does

Student Loan Scheme Act 2011

It's against the law for bosses to be mean to workers because of student loans

163: Offence to prejudice employees because of student loan repayment liability

Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for employees moving from the Securities Commission to the Financial Markets Authority

74: Transfer of employees

Building Societies Act 1965

Rules for employees when a building society becomes a company

113K: Employees

Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007

Things the Registrar checks when deciding if you can be an immigration adviser

17: Other matters relevant to fitness for licensing

Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007

How to get a licence to work as an immigration adviser

19: Granting of licence

Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007

How long your immigration adviser licence lasts

22: Duration of licence

Equal Pay Act 1972

Fair Pay for Everyone Regardless of Sex

Equal Pay Act 1972

A law from 1972 to ensure people get paid fairly, called the Equal Pay Act 1972.

1: Short Title

Equal Pay Act 1972

What words mean in the Equal Pay Act 1972

2: Interpretation

Equal Pay Act 1972

Treating workers unfairly because of their sex is against the law

2A: Unlawful discrimination

Equal Pay Act 1972

How to compare men's and women's pay for the same work

3: Criteria to be applied

Equal Pay Act 1972

How to decide if someone's pay is fair and equal

4: Determination of equal pay

Equal Pay Act 1972

Temporary pay rises that are no longer part of the law

5: Interim increases

Equal Pay Act 1972

Equal pay rules in work contracts are now the same for everyone.

6: Implementation of equal pay in awards

Equal Pay Act 1972

Making equal pay rules work in other laws and agreements

7: Implementation of equal pay in other instruments

Equal Pay Act 1972

Creating new job categories for fair pay

8: New classification of work

Equal Pay Act 1972

Courts can set rules to help people get paid fairly at work

9: Court may state principles for implementation of equal pay

Equal Pay Act 1972

Checking employment agreements are fair and provide equal pay

10: Approval by court or Employment Relations Authority of employment agreements or proposed employment agreements

Equal Pay Act 1972

Court can give a partial decision on equal pay claims, but this rule is no longer in use.

11: Court may make partial award

Equal Pay Act 1972

The Employment Relations Authority's extra powers to help with equal pay decisions and employment agreements.

12: Further powers of Employment Relations Authority

Equal Pay Act 1972

Getting the money you're owed if you're not paid equally

13: Recovery of remuneration based on equal pay

Equal Pay Act 1972

How the Employment Relations Authority handles fair pay claims

14: Procedure and jurisdiction of Employment Relations Authority

Equal Pay Act 1972

Your boss can't treat you unfairly if you make a claim for equal pay.

15: Claimant employee must not be treated adversely

Equal Pay Act 1972

What inspectors can do, according to the old law

16: Powers of Inspectors

Equal Pay Act 1972

What records employers must keep about their employees

17: Records to be kept by employers

Equal Pay Act 1972

Telling female employees about pay increases

17A: Advice of increments of pay and other increases in pay to be given to female employees

Equal Pay Act 1972

Breaking pay rules can cost you up to $10,000 or $20,000

18: Penalty for non-compliance

Equal Pay Act 1972

Rules made by the Governor-General to help the Equal Pay Act work

19: Regulations

Equal Pay Act 1972

The Department of Labour looks after the Equal Pay Act 1972 law.

20: Act to be administered in Department of Labour

Equal Pay Act 1972

When you can make a claim for fair pay

13DA: Eligibility of pay equity claim to be raised

Equal Pay Act 1972

Employers must decide on pay equity claims within 60 working days

13PA: Time limit for employer’s decisions about pay equity claim

Equal Pay Act 1972

Your employer decides if your pay equity claim is valid and meets the rules.

13PB: Employer’s decision about whether claim meets requirements of section 13E

Equal Pay Act 1972

What happens if your employer says there's no one to compare your pay to?

13ZEA: Employer decides no appropriate comparators available

Equal Pay Act 1972

Your new boss makes a decision about the work that is part of your claim.

Equal Pay Act 1972

Changing your mind about employees doing similar work

13ZEB: New decision about same or substantially similar work

Equal Pay Act 1972

When your pay claim doesn't meet the rules, it can't go ahead

13ZZAA: Decision that claim does not meet section 13E requirements

Equal Pay Act 1972

When a court or authority decides a pay claim is not worth pursuing, it stops the claim from going further.

13ZZAB: Decision that claim does not have merit

Equal Pay Act 1972

When the court decides there's no one similar to compare your pay to

13ZZAC: Decision that no appropriate comparators are available

Equal Pay Act 1972

What happens next with a pay claim when a decision is made about the work employees do

13ZZAD: Later decision on work performed by employees covered by claim

Equal Pay Act 1972

Basic rules

Equal Pay Act 1972

Fair Pay Rules

Equal Pay Act 1972

Equal Pay Rules

Equal Pay Act 1972

Fair Pay Rules

Equal Pay Act 1972

Basic Rules

Equal Pay Act 1972

Special rules to help change to the Equal Pay Act 1972

2AAA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

Equal Pay Act 1972

Everyone doing the same job must get paid the same, no matter if they are a man or a woman.

2AAC: Differentiation in rates of remuneration prohibited

Equal Pay Act 1972

Picking one way to solve a workplace problem

2B: Choice of proceedings

Equal Pay Act 1972

When this part of the law does not apply to your pay claim

8A: Application of this Part

Equal Pay Act 1972

This law helps fix unfair pay for jobs mostly done by women.

13A: Purpose

Equal Pay Act 1972

Rules about notices, penalties, and how the law is enforced

Equal Pay Act 1972

What to do if someone doesn't follow the Equal Pay Act: taking action for a penalty

18A: Proceedings by Labour Inspector or employee concerned for penalty

Equal Pay Act 1972

Special rules for equal pay claims that were already started or settled when the law changed

Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

Equal Pay Act 1972

What to expect if someone makes a pay equity claim about your job

Schedule 2: Content of notice to affected employees of pay equity claim

Equal Pay Act 1972

The government must follow this law too

2AAB: Act binds the Crown

Equal Pay Act 1972

What words mean in the Equal Pay Act

13B: Interpretation

Equal Pay Act 1972

Being honest and working together to fix pay fairness problems

13C: Good faith in pay equity claim process

Equal Pay Act 1972

Reporting unfair pay differences to make things fairer

Equal Pay Act 1972

Unions can help their members with fair pay claims by acting on their behalf.

13D: Union right to represent members

Equal Pay Act 1972

When you can ask for fair pay if you think you're not being paid the same as others

13E: Circumstances in which unions and employees may raise pay equity claims

Equal Pay Act 1972

What 'has merit' means in a pay equity claim

13F: Meaning of has merit

Equal Pay Act 1972

What you must do when making a pay equity claim

13G: Requirements relating to all pay equity claims

Equal Pay Act 1972

What you need to include when making a pay claim as an individual employee

13H: Requirements for claim raised by individual employee

Equal Pay Act 1972

What unions need to include when making a fair pay claim

13I: Requirements for claim raised by union or unions

Equal Pay Act 1972

Employer must say they got your pay claim and tell the union within 5 working days.

13J: Employer must acknowledge receipt of pay equity claim and notify unions

Equal Pay Act 1972

Claims that involve more than one employer

Equal Pay Act 1972

When a union helps workers claim fair pay from many employers, those employers must work together to fix the problem.

13K: Union-raised claims raised with multiple employers: employers must enter into pay equity process agreement

Equal Pay Act 1972

How to leave a shared pay fairness claim with other employers

13L: Opting out of multi-employer pay equity claim

Equal Pay Act 1972

Combining multiple claims into one to make the process easier and faster for you.

Equal Pay Act 1972

When two unions make similar pay claims to the same employer, they must combine them into one claim.

13M: Multiple union claims raised with single employer: unions must consolidate

Equal Pay Act 1972

Combining pay fairness claims with new or different employers

13N: Consolidation of claim raised with additional or new employer with existing union-raised claim

Equal Pay Act 1972

Asking to combine two pay claims into one

13O: Process to request consent to consolidate

Equal Pay Act 1972

What happens when multiple pay claims are combined into one claim to sort out equal pay issues

13P: Effect of consolidation

Equal Pay Act 1972

What happens when an employer makes a decision about a pay equity claim

Equal Pay Act 1972

Does the employer think the pay equity claim is worth looking into?

13Q: Employer’s decision about whether claim has merit

Equal Pay Act 1972

Notice to extend time for employer to decide on pay equity claim

13R: Notice extending time limit for employer’s decisions about pay equity claim

Equal Pay Act 1972

What employers must do after deciding if a pay equity claim is fair or not

13S: Employer’s obligations after deciding whether claim has merit

Equal Pay Act 1972

What employers must do when workers claim unfair pay in a multi-employer situation

13T: Employer decisions about multi-employer pay equity claim

Equal Pay Act 1972

Employer must tell staff about a valid pay equity claim within 20 working days.

13U: Employer must give notice of first pay equity claim that has merit raised by individual employee

Equal Pay Act 1972

Employers must tell staff about valid pay equity claims in a clear and timely notice.

13V: Employer must give notice of first pay equity claim that has merit raised by union

Equal Pay Act 1972

If a union makes a claim, it automatically includes employees who are affected.

Equal Pay Act 1972

You're automatically part of a union's pay claim if you do similar work.

13W: Affected employees automatically covered by union claims

Equal Pay Act 1972

Unions can't make non-members pay fees for help with a claim

13X: Union may not require fees from non-members

Equal Pay Act 1972

You can choose not to be part of a union's equal pay claim if you're not a union member.

13Y: Employees may opt out of pay equity claim raised by union

Equal Pay Act 1972

Employer must tell the union about employees affected by a pay claim

13Z: Employer must notify union of employees covered by union-raised claim

Equal Pay Act 1972

New employees doing similar work are covered by a union's pay claim and must be told about it.

13ZA: New employees covered by union-raised claim

Equal Pay Act 1972

Talking about fair pay to make sure everyone gets paid equally for the same work.

Equal Pay Act 1972

What happens when your pay claim is fair and reasonable?

13ZB: Process applies to claims that have merit

Equal Pay Act 1972

Telling the other side what they need to know for a fair pay claim

13ZC: Duty to provide information

Equal Pay Act 1972

What to consider when checking if a job's pay is fair

13ZD: Matters to be assessed

Equal Pay Act 1972

Choosing someone to compare your pay with to make sure you get fair pay

13ZE: Selecting appropriate comparators

Equal Pay Act 1972

Fixing a problem where someone is not paid fairly for their work.

Equal Pay Act 1972

Unions must ask employees to vote on pay equity settlements before agreeing to them.

13ZF: Requirement for union to obtain mandate before settling pay equity claim

Equal Pay Act 1972

Rules for fair pay talks between employers and employees

13ZG: Application of section 63A of Employment Relations Act 2000 to pay equity bargaining

Equal Pay Act 1972

Agreeing on fair pay for men and women at work

13ZH: Settling pay equity claim

Equal Pay Act 1972

Unfair treatment when settling a pay equity claim on your own

13ZI: Unfair bargaining for pay equity claim settlement

Equal Pay Act 1972

What happens if an employer doesn't bargain fairly with you

13ZJ: Remedies for unfair bargaining

Equal Pay Act 1972

Send a copy of your pay equity agreement to the boss of the government department

13ZK: Copy of pay equity claim settlement to be delivered to chief executive

Equal Pay Act 1972

Getting the same pay and work conditions as others who made a pay equity claim

13ZL: Offers of benefit of pay equity claim settlement to other employees

Equal Pay Act 1972

What happens to your job agreement when a pay equity claim is settled

13ZM: Effect of pay equity claim settlement on employment agreements

Equal Pay Act 1972

How collective agreements affect ongoing pay equity claims

13ZN: Relationship between pay equity claims and collective bargaining

Equal Pay Act 1972

Talking things through to make sure people get paid fairly

Equal Pay Act 1972

You can use a mediator to help solve pay problems fairly.

13ZO: Parties may refer issues to mediation

Equal Pay Act 1972

Help is available to make sure people get paid fairly for the work they do.

Equal Pay Act 1972

Help to resolve pay equity claims when you can't agree

13ZP: Purpose of facilitating pay equity claim

Equal Pay Act 1972

Asking for help from the Authority to resolve pay equity claims

13ZQ: Reference to Authority

Equal Pay Act 1972

When can the Authority help with a pay problem if someone hasn't been treated fairly or talks have failed?

13ZR: When Authority may accept reference

Land Transport Act 1998

How courts decide penalties for breaking work time and logbook rules

79PA: Matters to be taken into account in imposing penalty for offence against section 79O

Land Transport Act 1998

Rules for everyone involved in roads and transport

4: General requirements for participants in land transport system

Land Transport Act 1998

Rules for deciding if someone can work in transport to keep people safe

30C: General safety criteria

Land Transport Act 1998

Rules for deciding if someone can run a big bus or taxi service

30E: Additional criteria for large passenger service

Land Transport Act 1998

This law explains who needs to follow special driving rules at work

30ZB: Application of subpart

Land Transport Act 1998

Rules about how long drivers can work and when they must rest

30ZC: Limits on work time

Land Transport Act 1998

Keep records if you employ or connect drivers with passengers

30ZD: Records must be kept

Land Transport Act 1998

The Director can choose or cancel different ways to track work time

30ZG: Director may approve or revoke alternative means of recording matters

Land Transport Act 1998

You can't teach driving for money without a special licence

33A: Offence to operate as driving instructor without authorisation

Land Transport Act 1998

Breaking rules about keeping records or following special permissions for drivers and transport companies

79N: Failure to keep or produce records or comply with conditions of exemption or approval

Land Transport Act 1998

Breaking the rules about work time and rest for certain drivers

79O: Failure to comply with prescribed work time restrictions or rest time requirements

Land Transport Act 1998

Ways to defend yourself if you're accused of working too long

79P: Defences to work time offences

Land Transport Act 1998

Breaking rules about logbooks can get you in trouble

79Q: Failure to discharge duties regarding logbooks

Land Transport Act 1998

Rules about using logbooks correctly and what happens if you break them

79R: Offences and proceedings concerning logbooks

Land Transport Act 1998

Emergency stop for unsafe drivers, instructors, or testers to keep people safe

87D: Immediate suspension of transport service driver and other persons in interests of public safety

Land Transport Act 1998

Rules about getting special papers for transport jobs and activities

159: Rules concerning land transport documents

Land Transport Act 1998

Rules for moving Agency workers to new jobs

223: Transfer provisions for certain employees of Agency

Public Works Act 1981

Rules about workers' inventions no longer exist in this law

225A: Inventions, etc, by employees

Auctioneers Act 2013

You need to be registered to work as an auctioneer

5: Registration of person carrying on business as auctioneer

Auctioneers Act 2013

How to apply to become an auctioneer

8: Application for registration to carry on business as auctioneer

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Ensuring safety and open communication in workplaces

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Rules for keeping people safe at work and explaining important words

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

This provision explains the main goals of the law for keeping people safe at work

3: Purpose

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Rules for managing changes to the law

4: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

How health and safety rules apply to the Armed Forces

7: Application of Act to Armed Forces

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

This Act applies to aircraft during operation, including domestic flights and some international flights with NZ-employed workers

9: Application of Act to aircraft in operation

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Ships covered by this law: New Zealand ships worldwide and foreign ships in NZ waters

10: Application of Act to ships

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

This Act covers work in specific sea areas and offshore travel around New Zealand

11: Application of Act in exclusive economic zone and in or on continental shelf

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Rules for dangerous equipment apply even outside the workplace

12: Application of Act to prescribed high-risk plant

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Prisoners working in prison are not covered by Part 3 of this law

15: Part 3 does not apply to prisoners

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Main ideas about keeping people safe at work

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

This part explains the important words used in the law about safety at work

16: Interpretation

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Important words you need to know

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Who counts as a person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU)

17: Meaning of PCBU

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Who counts as a worker under this law

19: Meaning of worker

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

What counts as a workplace under health and safety law

20: Meaning of workplace

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Explanation of what 'supply' means in this act

21: Meaning of supply

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Explaining what 'reasonably practicable' means for workplace safety

22: Meaning of reasonably practicable

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Explaining what counts as a serious work-related injury or illness

23: Meaning of notifiable injury or illness

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

What counts as a dangerous event at work that must be reported

24: Meaning of notifiable incident

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

What counts as a serious work-related event that must be reported

25: Meaning of notifiable event

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Some cases that show what this part of the law means

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Examples in this law help explain but don't limit or override the actual rules

26: Status of examples

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Employers can't charge workers for workplace health and safety

27: PCBU must not levy workers

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

You can't make agreements that avoid or change this law

28: No contracting out

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Rules for keeping people safe at work

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Business owners must ensure workers' and others' safety and health

36: Primary duty of care

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

PCBUs must ensure workplace safety for all legal visitors

37: Duty of PCBU who manages or controls workplace

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Responsibility to keep workplace equipment safe

38: Duty of PCBU who manages or controls fixtures, fittings, or plant at workplaces

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Designers must ensure work-related products are safe for all users

39: Duty of PCBU who designs plant, substances, or structures

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Manufacturers must ensure workplace products are safe for users

40: Duty of PCBU who manufactures plant, substances, or structures

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Importers must ensure safety of work-related machines, chemicals, and structures

41: Duty of PCBU who imports plant, substances, or structures

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Businesses must ensure safety of supplied workplace equipment and materials

42: Duty of PCBU who supplies plant, substances, or structures

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Responsibilities when installing, building, or setting up workplace equipment or structures

43: Duty of PCBU who installs, constructs, or commissions plant or structures

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Officers must ensure their organisation follows health and safety laws

44: Duty of officers

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Workers' responsibilities for health and safety at work

45: Duties of workers

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Stay safe and follow instructions at work to protect yourself and others

46: Duties of other persons at workplace

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Punishment for knowingly risking someone's life or health at work

47: Offence of reckless conduct in respect of duty

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Penalties for not following health and safety duties that risk lives or cause serious harm

48: Offence of failing to comply with duty that exposes individual to risk of death or serious injury or serious illness

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Penalties for not meeting workplace health and safety responsibilities

49: Offence of failing to comply with duty

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Rules about who is responsible when something goes wrong at work

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Officers can be held responsible for breaching their duties, even if their organisation isn't

50: Liability of officers

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Volunteers are not liable for most offences but must follow worker and workplace safety rules

51: Liability of volunteers

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Certain elected or appointed officials are protected from health and safety liability

52: Liability of certain office holders

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

More information about breaking the rules

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Protection from liability when trying to prevent harm to others

53: Actions taken to prevent harm

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

You can be guilty of certain health and safety offences without intending to commit them

54: Proof of intention not required for certain offences

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Workers' rights and safety: How to talk about problems and stay safe at work

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Talking with workers about safety

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

You must talk with workers about health and safety matters

58: Duty to engage with workers

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

How to involve workers in health and safety discussions

59: Nature of engagement

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

When you must talk with workers about health and safety at work

60: When engagement is required

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Ways workers can be involved in workplace safety

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Businesses must involve workers in improving workplace health and safety

61: Duty to have worker participation practices

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Choosing people to speak up about safety at work

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

How workers can request and employers must arrange health and safety representative elections

62: Election of health and safety representatives

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Deciding which workers belong together in groups

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

How work groups are set up for health and safety representation

64: Determination of work groups

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Extra rules for health and safety in mining

68: Further provisions relating to mining sector

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Health and safety reps can issue notices to address workplace safety concerns

69: Provisional improvement notices

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Training needed before health and safety reps can issue improvement notices

70: Training requirements relating to issue of provisional improvement notice

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Rules for health and safety reps when giving out notices about possible rule-breaking

71: Requirements relating to provisional improvement notices

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Notices can include advice on how to fix workplace safety issues

72: Provisional improvement notice may include recommendations to remedy contravention

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Health and safety reps can make small changes to clarify or correct a provisional improvement notice

73: Minor changes to provisional improvement notice

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Health and safety reps: How to properly issue a provisional improvement notice

74: Issue of provisional improvement notice

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

How health and safety reps can cancel an improvement notice they issued

75: Cancellation of provisional improvement notice

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Display the improvement notice where workers can see it

76: Display of provisional improvement notice

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Small mistakes don't make a notice invalid

77: Irregularities or defects in notice

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Penalties for not following a temporary safety improvement order

78: Offence relating to breach of provisional improvement notice

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

How to ask for a review of a workplace safety notice

79: Review of provisional improvement notice

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Inspector must review notice when someone asks

80: Regulator must ensure inspector reviews notice

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Inspector reviews and decides on a provisional improvement notice

81: Decision of inspector on review of provisional improvement notice

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

What 'cease work' means in this law

82: Meaning of cease work

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

You can stop working if you believe it's seriously dangerous

83: Right of worker to cease or refuse to carry out unsafe work

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Safety rep can stop dangerous work to prevent serious harm

84: Health and safety representative may direct unsafe work to cease

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Your employer can assign you safe, alternative work if your usual job is unsafe

86: Alternative work

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

WorkSafe can help solve problems about stopping work for safety reasons

87: Regulator may assist to resolve issues relating to cessation of work

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

What counts as unfair treatment due to health and safety actions or views

88: Meaning of adverse conduct

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

What counts as an unfair reason for treating workers badly over health and safety matters

89: Meaning of prohibited health and safety reason

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

You can't treat people badly for health and safety reasons

90: Prohibition on adverse conduct

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Don't encourage or help others to mistreat workers for health and safety actions

91: Prohibition on requesting, instructing, inducing, encouraging, authorising, or assisting adverse conduct

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

You can't force or pressure others about health and safety duties

92: Prohibition on coercion or inducement

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Don't lie about health and safety rights or processes

93: Misrepresentation

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

How to prove unfair treatment due to health and safety concerns at work

94: Proof of adverse conduct

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Rules about taking legal action when someone treats workers unfairly for speaking up about safety

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Legal action for unfair treatment over health and safety matters

95: Civil proceedings in relation to engaging in or inducing adverse or coercive conduct

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

How to start a legal case about unfair treatment at work due to health and safety concerns

96: Procedure for civil proceedings for adverse conduct

Social Security Act 2018

Help for People Who Need Financial Support

Social Security Act 2018

This law helps people in need by giving money and support

3: Purpose of this Act

Social Security Act 2018

Main ideas for helping people with jobs and money

4: Principles

Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting help when you're looking for a job

20: Jobseeker support: requirements

Social Security Act 2018

A work gap is when you can't work as much as usual because you're sick or hurt

21: What is work gap

Social Security Act 2018

When the law considers you ready and able to work

22: When person is available for work

Social Security Act 2018

Age rules for getting jobseeker support

23: Jobseeker support: age requirement

Social Security Act 2018

You can get help if you have no money or very little money

24: Jobseeker support: no or minimum income

Social Security Act 2018

Jobseeker support: extra money for people who are struggling financially

25: Jobseeker support: discretionary grant on ground of hardship

Social Security Act 2018

When you can't get jobseeker support

26: Jobseeker support: ineligibility

Social Security Act 2018

You need a doctor's note to get jobseeker support for health reasons

27: Jobseeker support: on ground of health condition, injury, or disability: application must include certificate

Social Security Act 2018

MSD might ask you to see a doctor if you apply for jobseeker support because of health reasons

28: Jobseeker support: on ground of health condition, injury, or disability: medical examination

Social Security Act 2018

Your support changes from sole parent to jobseeker when your youngest child turns 14

33: Expiry of sole parent support, and replacement with jobseeker support, when youngest dependent child turns 14 years old

Social Security Act 2018

Money for people who can't work much or can't see at all

Social Security Act 2018

Rules for getting money to help if you can't work much or can't see

34: Supported living payment: on ground of restricted work capacity or total blindness: requirements

Social Security Act 2018

When you can't work much because of a long-lasting health problem or disability

35: When person has restricted work capacity

Social Security Act 2018

You can't get support if you caused your own work problems or blindness on purpose

36: Supported living payment: on ground of restricted work capacity or total blindness: ineligibility

Social Security Act 2018

Medical check-up for people who can't work much or are blind and want financial help

37: Supported living payment: on ground of restricted work capacity or total blindness: medical examination

Social Security Act 2018

Helping people with health problems try working while keeping their support payment

39: Supported living payment: on ground of restricted work capacity: encouraging open employment

Social Security Act 2018

Youth payment helps young people with little or no money

51: Youth payment: no or minimum income

Social Security Act 2018

Extra help for young people in tough times

53: Youth payment: discretionary grant on ground of hardship

Social Security Act 2018

Youth payment can continue for a short time after you turn 18

54: Youth payment: continuation after turning 18 years old

Social Security Act 2018

Extra money for young people who follow special rules

55: Youth payment: incentive payments

Social Security Act 2018

When you're ready or available for full-time study or training

57: When person is study ready

Social Security Act 2018

Extra money for young parents who follow certain rules

62: Young parent payment: incentive payments

Social Security Act 2018

Help for people who can't earn enough money

63: Emergency benefit: discretionary grant on ground of hardship

Social Security Act 2018

Temporary extra money to help with basic costs when you're struggling

95: Temporary additional support: purpose

Social Security Act 2018

You might get less or no extra money if you or your partner do certain things

97: Temporary additional support: refusal, reduction, or cancellation of grant in certain circumstances

Social Security Act 2018

This part explains important words used in the rules about extra money help

98: Interpretation

Social Security Act 2018

This rule about special help notices no longer exists

102: Special assistance: status of, and access to, notices

Social Security Act 2018

A quick overview of what you need to know

Social Security Act 2018

This part explains the duties of MSD and people who get benefits

104: What this Part does

Social Security Act 2018

Making sure people know what they need to do

Social Security Act 2018

MSD must clearly explain your responsibilities and rights when you get social support

106: MSD must make people affected aware of their obligations, consequences of non-compliance, and their review and appeal rights

Social Security Act 2018

MSD must tell you how leaving New Zealand affects your benefit

107: MSD must explain rules relating to absence from New Zealand

Social Security Act 2018

Rules that people getting money from the government must follow

Social Security Act 2018

Rules for people getting benefits: what you need to do

109: Outline of beneficiary’s general and specific obligations

Social Security Act 2018

You need to give MSD your tax number when you ask for or get help with money

112: Beneficiary must supply tax file number

Social Security Act 2018

You must tell us if something important in your life changes

Social Security Act 2018

You must tell MSD about changes in your life that might affect your benefit

113: Beneficiary must notify change of circumstances

Social Security Act 2018

Tell someone if you're going to leave New Zealand

Social Security Act 2018

Things you must do when your ability to work is checked

Social Security Act 2018

You must have a check to see if you can work

115: Obligation to undergo work ability assessment

Social Security Act 2018

Work ability checks for some benefit receivers

116: Persons subject to work ability assessment

Social Security Act 2018

Who doesn't need to do a work test for their payment

117: Persons not subject to work ability assessment

Social Security Act 2018

A check-up to see how well you can work and what help you might need

118: Work ability assessment

Social Security Act 2018

You might lose money if you miss a work ability test without a good reason

119: Person who fails to comply with requirement to undergo work ability assessment is subject to sanction

Social Security Act 2018

Rules about getting ready for work

Social Security Act 2018

Getting ready for work while receiving benefits

120: Work-preparation obligations

Social Security Act 2018

Who needs to follow work-preparation rules

121: Persons subject to work-preparation obligations

Social Security Act 2018

Who doesn't need to prepare for work

122: Persons not subject to work-preparation obligations

Social Security Act 2018

Work preparation tasks for some people getting supported living payments

123: Persons subject to work-preparation obligations if sufficient capacity to comply

Social Security Act 2018

You must try your best to get ready for work

124: General obligation to take all steps to prepare for employment

Social Security Act 2018

MSD can make you do things to get ready for work

125: Work-preparation obligations as required by MSD

Social Security Act 2018

You may be punished if you don't do your work-preparation tasks without a good reason

126: Person who fails to comply with work-preparation obligation subject to sanction

Social Security Act 2018

Rules for taking care of kids when you get money from the government

128: Obligations of beneficiary in relation to dependent children

Social Security Act 2018

Responsibilities for your partner's children when they get government help

130: Obligations of spouse or partner of beneficiary in relation to dependent children of spouse or partner

Social Security Act 2018

Rules about what you must do if you're looking for work

Social Security Act 2018

Rules about what you need to do to get some types of financial help

138: Work-test obligations

Social Security Act 2018

These sections explain how to keep your benefits by trying to find or keep a job

139: Purpose of sections 140 to 154

Social Security Act 2018

Who needs to follow work rules when getting government help

140: Persons subject to work-test obligations

Social Security Act 2018

Rules for working while on jobseeker support due to health reasons

141: Jobseeker support: work capacity determination and work test

Social Security Act 2018

When you don't need to follow work rules

142: Person not subject to work-test obligations

Social Security Act 2018

When you must follow work rules if you get government help

143: Time when work-test obligation applies

Social Security Act 2018

You must be ready to work and look for suitable jobs

144: General obligation to be available for suitable employment, etc

Social Security Act 2018

What MSD thinks is a good job for you

145: Meaning of suitable employment

Social Security Act 2018

MSD can ask you to do things to help you find a job

146: Work-test obligations as required by MSD

Social Security Act 2018

You must take and pass a drug test when asked for work or training

147: Obligation to undertake and pass drug test

Social Security Act 2018

What counts as a proper drug test according to the law

148: Compliant drug test defined

Social Security Act 2018

What happens if you don't pass a drug test for a job or training

149: Failing drug test

Social Security Act 2018

MSD can pay for job-related drug tests, but there are rules

151: Costs of drug test

Social Security Act 2018

You might lose some benefits if you don't follow the work rules

153: Person who fails to comply with work-test obligations is subject to sanction

Social Security Act 2018

When you're thought to have broken work rules without a good excuse

154: Deemed failure to comply with work-test obligation

Social Security Act 2018

Putting off duties related to finding a job

Social Security Act 2018

When MSD can put off your job-seeking tasks

155: Deferral of work-test obligations

Social Security Act 2018

What happens when you get a break from job-hunting tasks

156: Effect of deferral of work-test obligations

Social Security Act 2018

Ways to be excused from doing things the law says you should do

Social Security Act 2018

Rules can be made about who doesn't need to do certain tasks and why

157: Regulations may specify categories of exempt persons and grounds for exemption

Social Security Act 2018

MSD can let you off some work or other duties if you ask and qualify

158: MSD may grant exemption from work-preparation, work-test, or other obligation

Social Security Act 2018

How to ask for and manage breaks from your duties when getting social security help

160: Procedure for grant of exemption

Social Security Act 2018

You might lose money if you miss an interview without a good reason

161: Person who fails to comply with requirement to attend interview is subject to sanction

Social Security Act 2018

Things you must do when you get money from the government as a young person

162: Obligations of young person granted youth support payment

Social Security Act 2018

Rules for young jobseekers who might need help for a long time

Social Security Act 2018

Young people getting jobseeker support might need special help

165: Young person aged 18 or 19 years who is receiving jobseeker support in young person’s own right and who is at significant risk of long-term welfare dependency

Social Security Act 2018

Help for young parents aged 16-19 who are with someone getting a benefit

167: Young person aged 16 to 19 years who has dependent child and who is spouse or partner of specified beneficiary

Social Security Act 2018

Young person might need extra help to avoid long-term benefit use

168: Young person aged 18 or 19 years, who is receiving jobseeker support as spouse or partner of person granted that benefit, or who is work-tested spouse or partner of specified beneficiary, and who is at significant risk of long-term welfare dependency

Social Security Act 2018

What certain words mean in this part of the law about young people, their partners, and benefits

169: Interpretation

Social Security Act 2018

You must work with the people hired to help you

Social Security Act 2018

You must work with MSD's hired helpers if you get certain benefits

170: Obligation to work with contracted service providers

Social Security Act 2018

Different types of things you must do

Social Security Act 2018

Health, safety, and human rights rules apply when doing work as part of MSD activities

181: Application of health and safety legislation, etc

Social Security Act 2018

Your benefit rules are paused if MSD lets you keep getting money while overseas

182: Obligations suspended where MSD has exercised discretion to pay benefit while beneficiary overseas

Social Security Act 2018

This part explains things that can change your benefit

183: What this Part does

Social Security Act 2018

Things you need to do before you can get help from the government

Social Security Act 2018

The government can make rules about tasks you might need to do before getting money help

184: Regulations may prescribe pre-benefit activities

Social Security Act 2018

How insurance payouts can change your benefits

Social Security Act 2018

Things that can lower your benefit: money you get from other countries

Social Security Act 2018

This rule about keeping benefits the same in some cases no longer exists

193: No reduction in certain cases

Social Security Act 2018

How getting money for an injury or unfair dismissal affects your benefit application

197: Effect of compensation or damages on application for benefit

Social Security Act 2018

Money from benefits might be reduced if you also get payments for lost earnings due to an accident

198: Loss of earnings compensation under Accident Compensation Act 2001

Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

This section talks about who is responsible when workers make mistakes.

Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

When can workers who move goods be responsible for damages?

272: Liability of carrier’s employee

Legislation Act 2019

Agreements between the government and employee unions about work conditions

141: Collective agreements

Legislation Act 2019

Being a good boss: treating staff fairly and with respect

142: Employment principles

Fair Trading Act 1986

Be honest about jobs and don't trick people looking for work

12: Misleading conduct in relation to employment

Accident Compensation Act 2001

What words mean in this law about accidents and injuries

6: Interpretation

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Money your spouse pays you for work: when it counts as earnings

10: Earnings as an employee: payments to spouse or partner

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Things not counted as your earnings when you're an employee

11: Earnings as an employee: what it does not include

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Work payments not counted for Work Account levy

12: Earnings as an employee: Work Account levy payable under section 168

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How the ACC counts money earned by people who work in other people's homes

13: Earnings of private domestic workers

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How money is counted when you work for yourself

14: Earnings as a self-employed person

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How the law calculates money you make as an owner-worker in a company

15: Earnings as a shareholder-employee

Accident Compensation Act 2001

An introduction to the rules that come next

Accident Compensation Act 2001

This part explains important words used in the law about accidents and injuries

19: Key terms in this Part

Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC covers most injuries in New Zealand, but not all mental injuries

20: Cover for personal injury suffered in New Zealand (except mental injury caused by certain criminal acts or work-related mental injury)

Accident Compensation Act 2001

What counts as an accident when you get hurt

25: Accident

Accident Compensation Act 2001

What counts as getting hurt or injured under the law

26: Personal injury

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Getting hurt at work or while doing job-related tasks

28: Work-related personal injury

Accident Compensation Act 2001

When you get hurt at work and in a car: deciding what type of injury it is

29: Personal injury that is both work-related and motor vehicle injury

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Work injuries that happen slowly over time

30: Personal injury caused by work-related gradual process, disease, or infection

Accident Compensation Act 2001

A group that helped with slow-developing work health problems no longer exists

31: Ministerial advisory panel on work-related gradual process, disease, or infection

Accident Compensation Act 2001

When injuries happened that matter for this part

Accident Compensation Act 2001

When the law says you got hurt at work over time

37: Date on which person is to be regarded as suffering personal injury caused by work-related gradual process, disease, or infection

Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC decides if you can get help for certain work injuries

60: Decision on claim for Schedule 2 injury

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How ACC decides if they'll cover your hearing loss from noisy work

61: Decision on claim for noise-induced hearing loss caused by work-related gradual process

Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC must tell you their decision about your claim

64: Corporation must give notice of decisions

Accident Compensation Act 2001

What you can get and other important things to know

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Employers must help injured workers return to work

71: Employer's obligations in relation to rehabilitation

Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC decides if you need a plan to help you recover after an injury

75: Corporation to determine need for rehabilitation plan

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Getting help before and after agreeing on your rehabilitation plan

76: Provision of rehabilitation before and after individual rehabilitation plan agreed

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Figuring out what you need to get better and putting it in a plan

77: Assessment of needs and content of plan

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Helping people get back to work after an accident

80: Purpose of vocational rehabilitation

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Help for getting back to work after an accident

Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC must help you return to work after an injury

85: Corporation liable to provide vocational rehabilitation

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Deciding if you can get help to return to work

86: Matters to be considered in deciding whether to provide vocational rehabilitation

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Things ACC thinks about when deciding if you need help to go back to work

87: Further matters to be considered in deciding whether to provide vocational rehabilitation

Accident Compensation Act 2001

You can get help to return to work again if your injury situation changes

88: Vocational rehabilitation may start or resume if circumstances change

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Checking what help you need to return to work after an injury

89: Assessment of claimant's vocational rehabilitation needs

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How the job expert checks what work you can do after getting hurt

91: Conduct of initial occupational assessment

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Assessor writes report about what jobs you might be able to do after your injury

92: Report on initial occupational assessment

Accident Compensation Act 2001

A special doctor checks if you can work after an injury

93: Medical assessor

Accident Compensation Act 2001

What happens if your usual doctor for rehabilitation assessments isn't available

94: Assessments when medical assessor unavailable

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How a doctor checks your injuries and health for ACC

95: Conduct of initial medical assessment

Accident Compensation Act 2001

A doctor writes a report for ACC about your health and ability to work after checking you

96: Report on initial medical assessment

Accident Compensation Act 2001

The employer must pay money to a hurt worker for the first week

Accident Compensation Act 2001

You can get money for the first week you miss work due to an injury at work

97: Employee's right to receive first week compensation

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Your boss must pay you for the first week you're off work if you get hurt at work

98: Employer's duty to pay first week compensation

Accident Compensation Act 2001

First week injury pay counts as regular pay for some legal purposes

99: First week compensation is salary or wages for certain purposes

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Money you get each week when you can't work because of an injury

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Getting weekly payments when you can't work due to injury

100: Entitlement to weekly compensation depends on claimant's incapacity for employment and vocational independence

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Rules for deciding if you can work or not

101: Procedures for determining incapacity for employment and vocational independence

Accident Compensation Act 2001

When someone can't work because they got hurt

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How ACC decides if you can work after an injury

102: Procedure in determining incapacity under section 103 or section 105

Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC decides if you can work after getting hurt while employed, on parental leave, or donating an organ

103: Corporation to determine incapacity of claimant who, at time of personal injury, was earner, on unpaid parental leave, or recuperating organ donor

Accident Compensation Act 2001

What happens to your weekly payments if ACC decides you can work

104: Effect of determination under section 103 on entitlement to weekly compensation

Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC decides if certain people can't work due to injury

105: Corporation to determine incapacity of certain claimants who, at time of incapacity, had ceased to be in employment, were potential earners, or had purchased weekly compensation under section 223

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How weekly payments might stop if you're found able to do some work

106: Effect of determination under section 105 on entitlement to weekly compensation

Accident Compensation Act 2001

What someone can do for work after an accident

Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC decides if you can work on your own after an injury

107: Corporation to determine vocational independence

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Checking if you can work after an accident

108: Assessment of claimant's vocational independence

Accident Compensation Act 2001

When ACC checks if you can work

109: When claimant's vocational independence to be assessed

Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC must tell you in a letter when they want to check if you can work again

110: Notice to claimant in relation to assessment of vocational independence

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How ACC decides if you can work again and what it means for your support

111: How determination that claimant has vocational independence is to be regarded

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Weekly payments stop when ACC says you can work

112: Claimant with vocational independence loses entitlement to weekly compensation

Accident Compensation Act 2001

You can get weekly payments again if you can't work anymore

113: Claimant who no longer has vocational independence regains entitlement to weekly compensation

Accident Compensation Act 2001

No ACC help for some work injuries that happened slowly before 1974 if you got money another way

118: Disentitlement because proceedings brought: personal injury caused by work-related gradual process, disease, or infection

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Basic rules and information

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How to solve problems and make things fair when people don't agree

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Rules that come before the main rules

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How to challenge decisions you don't agree with

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How money is handled and used

Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC keeps different accounts for different types of injuries and claims

166: Separate Accounts

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How the work account is managed

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Where the money comes from and goes to for work injuries

167: Application and source of funds

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Employers must pay special money to help with work accidents

168: Employers to pay levies

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Private house helpers must pay money to ACC for work safety

168A: Private domestic workers to pay levies

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Self-employed workers must pay special fees to ACC

168B: Self-employed persons to pay levies

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How much money you pay for work accident insurance

169: Rates of levies

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Rules for calculating self-employed earnings for injury compensation

169A: Limit on offsets in case of earnings as self-employed person

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How ACC groups jobs to set work accident insurance costs

170: Classification of industries or risks

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How we decide what type of worker you are when you do different jobs

171: Classification of self-employed persons and employees engaged in 2 or more activities

Accident Compensation Act 2001

No Work Account levy on wages above a set limit

172: Work Account levy not payable on earnings of employee over specified maximum

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Self-employed people don't pay extra levy on money earned above a set limit

172A: Work Account levy not payable on earnings of self-employed person over specified maximum

Accident Compensation Act 2001

The government guesses how much you might owe for workplace accidents

173: Estimation of levy

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Tell ACC if your employees' earnings change a lot

174: Employer to notify increase or decrease of relevant employee earnings

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Work Account levies can go up if your workplace safety isn't good enough

175: Risk adjustment of Work Account levies

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Using information from other sources in Work Account rules

176: Incorporation by reference

Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC must let people see how they check businesses for safety

177: Copy of audit tool and material incorporated by reference to be available to public

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How ACC can raise fees for employers with more worker injuries than usual

178: Criteria for upward adjustment of levies

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How ACC decides if they need to check your workplace safety

179: Process for Corporation to decide whether to require audit

Accident Compensation Act 2001

What happens when your workplace is checked or if you don't let it be checked

180: Effect of audit or refusal to allow audit

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Companies approved to handle worker injury claims

Accident Compensation Act 2001

This section explains the special words used when talking about employers who help ACC

181: Interpretation

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Explaining the goals of rules about employers taking care of injured workers

182: Objectives of sections 181 to 189

Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC and employers must make a plan to help injured workers

183: Framework to be established

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Special deals between employers and ACC about paying for worker injuries

184: Accreditation agreements

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Rules for employers to become approved ACC partners for workplace injuries

185: Accreditation requirements

Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC can become a special employer for its own workers

186: Corporation may be accredited employer

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Approved workplaces must help injured workers

187: Accredited employers to provide entitlements

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Keeping an eye on special employers to make sure they follow the rules

188: Monitoring and audit

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Accredited employers must report to ACC and inform employees about claim processes

189: Reporting and information

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Allowing shareholders who work in their company to buy weekly payments if they get hurt

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Shareholder-employees can buy the right to get paid if they get hurt at work

190: Purchase of weekly compensation by shareholder-employees

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How buying weekly compensation affects your employer's Work Account levy payment

191: Effect on Work Account levy

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Money set aside for old accident claims

Public Service Act 2020

Changes and rules that still apply after the Public Service Act 2020 started

Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

Public Service Act 2020

Rules for appointing and paying the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners

Schedule 4: Other terms and conditions of appointment of Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners

Public Service Act 2020

The boss of the public service must create a plan to help top leaders get better at their jobs.

61: Commissioner must develop and implement leadership strategy

Public Service Act 2020

Picking the best person for a public service job

72: Appointments on merit

Public Service Act 2020

The Commissioner helps make sure everyone has a fair chance to get a job and work in the public service.

74: Commissioner’s functions include promoting, developing, and monitoring equal employment opportunities

Public Service Act 2020

Rules from the Employment Relations Act apply to people working in public service.

Public Service Act 2020

Public service workers are covered by the Employment Relations Act 2000 law.

76: Application of Employment Relations Act 2000 to public service

Public Service Act 2020

Solving problems at work: what to do when you have a dispute with your employer

77: Personal grievances and disputes

Public Service Act 2020

Talking together to agree on work conditions and pay.

Public Service Act 2020

The Commissioner leads talks to create fair work agreements with employees and their unions.

78: Negotiation of collective agreements

Public Service Act 2020

Claims to make sure people get fair pay for the work they do.

Public Service Act 2020

The boss of the public service can pass some jobs to other leaders to help fix unfair pay problems.

84: Delegation of Commissioner’s functions and powers to negotiate pay equity claim

Public Service Act 2020

Rules for other types of work and jobs in public service

Public Service Act 2020

Rules about getting and keeping a government job

Schedule 8: Employment provisions

Public Service Act 2020

No redundancy payment if your job changes under a special transfer rule.

87: No redundancy payment for employee transferred under section 86

Public Service Act 2020

Rules for public service employees working on joint projects with other departments

67: Public service employees: interdepartmental ventures

Public Service Act 2020

Agreements between bosses and unions about employee pay and work conditions

79: Collective agreements

Public Service Act 2020

Government rules can't change your work rights or laws that apply to you.

98: Rights, obligations, etc, not affected by Government Workforce Policy Statement

Public Service Act 2020

What happens when multiple government departments are involved in a pay equity claim

83: Application of section 13K of Equal Pay Act 1972 where more than 1 department or interdepartmental venture involved in pay equity claim

Public Service Act 2020

What happens when you make a claim for fair pay

82: Pay equity claims

Public Service Act 2020

The Commissioner's main job is to help public service agencies work well and be fair.

44: Commissioner’s general functions

Public Service Act 2020

Working somewhere else in the public service for a while to learn new skills or help another team

64: Secondments

Public Service Act 2020

Bosses of government departments must be fair and good to their employees.

73: Chief executive of department and board of an interdepartmental venture to be good employer

Public Service Act 2020

Moving jobs within the government: your rights if your job is transferred to another agency

86: Power to transfer employees between public service agencies

Public Service Act 2020

When you might not get a redundancy payment if you lose your public service job

88: Other restrictions on redundancy payments

Public Service Act 2020

Some rules don't apply if you're moved to a new job or offered a different one.

89: Certain provisions not to apply in relation to transfer or offer of alternative position

Public Service Act 2020

Your job history counts as one continuous period when you move to a new public service job.

91: Employment in public service continuous for purpose of certain enactments

Public Service Act 2020

Public service agencies are not responsible for mistakes made by other agencies about your pay or leave.

92: Liability of public service agencies for remediation in relation to application of section 91

Public Service Act 2020

What happens to your annual holiday pay when you leave your job

93: Further provision in relation to application of section 91 to annual holidays

Public Service Act 2020

Rules for when your job is treated as continuous and how you get holidays

94: Regulations relating to treatment of employment as continuous under section 91

Public Service Act 2020

What the Government's workforce policy is about and what it covers

97: Government workforce policy: content

Public Service Act 2020

What special words mean in the Public Service Act 2020

81: Interpretation

Public Service Act 2020

Commissioner talks to departments about fair pay negotiations.

83A: Commissioner to enter negotiations in consultation with affected department or interdepartmental venture

Public Service Act 2020

Bosses must follow pay fairness agreements made with employees

83B: Pay equity settlement binding on chief executive or board affected

Partnership Law Act 2019

This law's official name is the Partnership Law Act 2019

1: Title

Partnership Law Act 2019

Rules for buying a partner's share when they leave or die

80: Option to purchase share of outgoing or deceased partner

Partnership Law Act 2019

Rules for moving from the old partnership law to the new one

Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions