Work and jobs
This page contains different parts of laws about Work and jobs.

Related Plain Language Law
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
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
Immigration Act 2009
Permanent resident visa holders can live, work, and study in New Zealand indefinitely
73: Currency and nature of permanent resident visa
Immigration Act 2009
Immigration officers can check employer records to ensure visa compliance
277: Powers of entry and inspection relating to records of employers
Immigration Act 2009
Immigration can tell employers if someone can legally work for them
304: Disclosure of information to employers
Immigration Act 2009
Employers can be penalised for knowingly allowing unauthorised work
350: Offences by employers
Immigration Act 2009
Unfair treatment of workers without proper work rights in New Zealand
351: Exploitation of unlawful employees and temporary workers
Immigration Act 2009
Employers face fines or imprisonment for hiring workers without proper permission
357: Penalties: employers
Immigration Act 2009
Immigration officers can request personal details when considering fines for craft or employment offences
361: Immigration officer may require information
Immigration Act 2009
Employers' responsibilities and legal protections when hiring non-New Zealand workers
456: Offences by employers
Immigration Act 2009
New rules for sharing work visa information with employers
477: New section 141ABA inserted
Immigration Act 2009
Immigration officers can check workplaces to ensure workers and employers follow visa rules
277A: Powers of entry and search for employees on employers’ premises
Immigration Act 2009
Immigration officers can request and review employment documents to check visa compliance
275A: Power to access employment documents
Immigration Act 2009
Rules and fines for employers hiring workers from overseas
359A: Employment infringement offence
Immigration Act 2009
Limits on fines for breaking certain immigration rules
364A: Maximum fees for infringement offences
Immigration Act 2009
Fines for breaking employment rules when hiring workers
364B: Infringement fine for prescribed employment infringement offences
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
Local Government Act 2002
The council boss who runs things and helps make decisions
42: Chief executive
Local Government Act 2002
More rules for local government activities and roles
48: Further provisions of Schedule 7
Local Government Act 2002
Council-controlled groups should follow their goals, treat workers well, and help the community
59: Principal objective of council-controlled organisation
Local Government Act 2002
The law says how someone who was a council's top boss keeps their job when new rules start
296: Chief executive
Local Government Act 2002
People who worked for the Local Government Commission can keep their jobs under the new law
297: Members of Commission
Local Government Act 2002
Rules to protect jobs in local government
305: Local Authorities (Employment Protection) Act 1963
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for paying elected local government members remain valid during law changes
312: Savings and validation in respect of remuneration, allowances, and expenses of elected members
Local Government Act 2002
Payment and costs for people chosen by the Minister to help with government work
258V: Remuneration and expenses of Ministerial appointees
Local Government Act 2002
The mayor leads the city and makes important decisions
41A: Role and powers of mayors
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
Income Tax Act 2007
Trustees act on behalf of companies in employee share schemes
CE 6: Trusts are nominees
Income Tax Act 2007
What employee share schemes are and how they work
CE 7: Meaning of employee share scheme
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax-free pay for military service overseas
CW 24: Deferred military pay for active service
Income Tax Act 2007
Which compensation payments are not taxed as income
CW 34: Compensation payments
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax exemption for employer-managed funeral expense funds
CW 45: Funeral trusts
Income Tax Act 2007
Employer-provided health and safety benefits that aren't taxed
CX 24: Benefits related to health or safety
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for when entertainment from your employer is considered a fringe benefit
CX 29: Entertainment
Income Tax Act 2007
Defining what counts as an emergency work call from home
CX 34: Meaning of emergency call
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for certain insurance payments made before July 2000
CZ 15: Accident insurance contracts before 1 July 2000
Income Tax Act 2007
What happens if you break a promise not to work for someone else or share information
DB 48: Restrictive covenant breached
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for claiming unpaid wages as a tax deduction
DB 51: Adjustment for deferred payment of employment income
Income Tax Act 2007
Explaining when businesses can claim deductions for retirement and redundancy payments
DC 1: Lump sum payments on retirement
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax deductions for pensions paid to former employees who retired or were made redundant
DC 2: Pension payments to former employees
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for paying employees when connected companies change employers
DC 11: Transfers of employment income obligations to associates
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for late payment of employee wages and salaries
EA 4: Deferred payment of employment income
Income Tax Act 2007
Deducting ACC payments from your income
EF 3: Accident compensation levies and premiums
Income Tax Act 2007
Certain employee share schemes exempt from Foreign Investment Fund rules
EX 38: Exemptions for employee share schemes
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for fair pay when employing relatives in a business
GB 23: Excessive remuneration to relatives
Income Tax Act 2007
Explaining terms for rules about associated persons and work arrangements
GB 28: Interpretation of terms used in section GB 27
Income Tax Act 2007
Employers' responsibilities for income tax of non-New Zealand employees
HD 27: Employers
Income Tax Act 2007
You must not receive certain benefits to qualify for the in-work tax credit
MD 8: Fourth requirement: person not receiving benefit
Income Tax Act 2007
Employer's responsibilities for employment-related taxes
RA 5: Tax obligations for employment-related taxes
Income Tax Act 2007
How employers calculate the value of loans given to employees
RD 34: Employment-related loans: value using prescribed interest rates
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for goods sold to employees at a discount
RD 42: Goods at staff discount
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for staff discounts on goods already on sale to the public
RD 43: Goods on special with staff discount
Income Tax Act 2007
Tracking certain job perks for tax purposes
RD 47: Attribution of certain fringe benefits
Income Tax Act 2007
How PAYE intermediaries manage trust accounts for employee pay and tax
RP 6: Operation of PAYE intermediaries’ trust accounts
Income Tax Act 2007
Paying employee super contributions to a PAYE intermediary's trust account
RP 11: Employer's superannuation cash contributions
Income Tax Act 2007
When you can pay employees directly instead of using a PAYE intermediary
RP 12: When payments made directly to employees
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax rules for people who employ themselves as domestic workers
MK 16: Private domestic workers
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax-free meals and allowances for some workers
CW 17C: Payments for overtime meals and certain other allowances
Income Tax Act 2007
How payroll donations work and when you can make them
LD 8: Meaning and ranking of payroll donation
Income Tax Act 2007
Explaining how to apply new rules for work-related accommodation and meal expenses from 2011 to 2015
CZ 30: Transitional provision: application of certain accommodation provisions
Income Tax Act 2007
Defence Force accommodation value rules for members
CE 1D: Exception: accommodation provided by Defence Force
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax-free employer benefits for North Island flood victims
CZ 24B: Employee benefits for North Island flooding events relief: not fringe benefits
Income Tax Act 2007
How tax works for people working across different countries
CE 1F: Treatment of amounts derived by cross-border employees
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax rules for employer-provided bikes, scooters, and vehicle-share services for commuting
CX 19D: Certain self-powered and low-powered vehicles and vehicle-share services
Income Tax Act 2007
Cross-border employees' tax duties for fringe benefits received in New Zealand
RD 62B: Obligations of cross-border employees when FBT liability not paid
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for tax deductions in employee share schemes
DV 27: Employee share schemes
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules to prevent unfair tax advantages in employee share schemes
GB 49B: Employee share schemes
Resource Management Act 1991
Getting a special badge to show you are qualified for a job
39A: Accreditation
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
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
This provision names the law and explains when it starts
1: Short Title and commencement
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
The Minister can name electricity makers as special operators
4A: Declaration of electricity generators as electricity operators
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
Building Act 2004
Licensing building practitioners helps check and record their skills, and allows them to do or watch over special building jobs.
282A: Purposes of licensing building practitioners
Building Act 2004
Only special workers with special licenses can do or watch over certain types of building work.
84: Licensed building practitioner must carry out or supervise restricted building work
Building Act 2004
You can get in trouble if you do special building work without the right licence or supervision.
85: Offences relating to carrying out or supervising restricted building work
Building Act 2004
It's against the law to hire someone who isn't properly licensed to do or oversee special building jobs.
86: Offence to engage another person to carry out or supervise restricted building work if person is not licensed building practitioner
Building Act 2004
Only authorised people can do building consent jobs or they might get a big fine.
199: Offence to perform functions of building consent authority if not authorised
Building Act 2004
The boss must give a special card to workers who can go into buildings for their job.
206: Chief executive must supply warrant
Building Act 2004
Different types of building workers that need special permission to do their job
Building Act 2004
This explains what you need to do to get a special building worker card.
286: Entitlement to be licensed
Building Act 2004
The person in charge decides if you can become a licensed builder and tells you what happens next.
288: Registrar to license applicant or decline application
Building Act 2004
People with certain jobs can automatically get a licence without applying or paying fees.
291: Automatic licensing of people registered under other enactments
Building Act 2004
People who build things must keep following the rules to stay allowed to work.
292: Licensed building practitioner must meet applicable minimum standards for licensing to continue
Building Act 2004
If a builder doesn't meet the rules, their licence can be taken away or cancelled.
293: Consequences of failure to meet applicable minimum standards for licensing
Building Act 2004
The Registrar must remove someone's name from the list when their permission to do something is taken away.
294: Cancellation of licensing
Building Act 2004
When someone doesn't follow the rules, the government can stop them from working in their job for a while.
295: Mandatory licensing suspension
Building Act 2004
A builder can ask to pause their work permit for a while and then ask to start it up again later.
296: Voluntary licensing suspension
Building Act 2004
The register helps people find and learn about licensed building workers, and assists officials with their duties.
299: Purpose of register
Building Act 2004
You must tell the Registrar if anything changes about you or your work
302: Obligation to notify Registrar of change in circumstances
Building Act 2004
Every year, the person in charge checks if builders want to keep their special work permission and if their information is correct.
303: Registrar must contact licensed building practitioners on annual basis
Building Act 2004
The Registrar can fix mistakes or update information in the list of licensed building workers.
304: Alterations to register
Building Act 2004
The Registrar's signed paper is trusted as true proof about building workers, unless someone can show it's wrong.
313: Certificate of Registrar to be conclusive evidence
Building Act 2004
Reasons why builders can get in trouble with the law for doing bad or wrong things when building
317: Grounds for discipline of licensed building practitioners
Building Act 2004
The Board can punish someone who breaks the rules by taking away their licence, stopping them from working, or making them pay money.
318: Disciplinary penalties
Building Act 2004
If you don't pay your fines on time, you might lose your license or have it taken away for a while.
319: Non-payment of fines or costs
Building Act 2004
Rules about paying people who come to talk at special meetings about nurses and midwives
325: Witnesses' fees, allowances, and expenses
Building Act 2004
The Board can still take action against someone even if they are no longer a licensed builder.
328: Enforcement of actions
Building Act 2004
You can ask someone to check decisions about your building license if you think they're not fair.
330: Right of appeal
Building Act 2004
The Board oversees and manages rules, complaints, appeals, and reviews for licensed building practitioners.
343: Board's functions
Building Act 2004
Rules for choosing people to be on a special group that helps make decisions
345: Criteria for appointment
Building Act 2004
Rules that say what builders need to know and do to get and keep their special work permits
353: Rules relating to licensed building practitioners
Building Act 2004
When someone breaks the law while working for you, you might get in trouble too.
386: Liability of principal for acts of agents
Building Act 2004
The government doesn't have to pay people who lose their jobs because of changes to an old law.
417: No compensation for loss of office
Building Act 2004
Workers don't get extra money if their job ends when the Authority closes and they get a similar or new job at the Ministry.
421: Restriction of compensation for technical redundancy
Building Act 2004
Explaining what counts as having an interest in a building or land for legal purposes
90C: Meaning of relevant interest
Building Act 2004
Rules about how builders should behave properly at work can be made by important people in the government.
314A: Code of ethics for licensed building practitioners
Building Act 2004
What an independently qualified person must do to honestly check and maintain building systems
108A: Duties of independently qualified person
Building Act 2004
The boss can share important information about building problems with groups that look after building workers.
207O: Sharing evidence or information with occupational bodies
Building Act 2004
The boss checks if someone did something wrong and decides what to do next
272ZE: Investigation following urgent suspension
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
Companies Act 1993
Directors can help employees when a company reduces or stops business
132: Exercise of powers in relation to employees
Companies Act 1993
How an administrator's appointment affects employees' jobs and wages
239Y: Effect on employees
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules for employees moving from the Securities Commission to the Financial Markets Authority
74: Transfer of employees
Crimes Act 1961
Employers must give young workers food, clothes, and a place to stay, or they could go to jail.
153: Duty of employers to provide necessaries
Crimes Act 1961
Not paying workers the money you owe them is a crime, even if they work from home.
220AA: Theft by employer
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
A law from 1972 to ensure people get paid fairly, called the Equal Pay Act 1972.
1: Short Title
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
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
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
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
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
Being honest and working together to fix pay fairness problems
13C: Good faith in pay equity claim process
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 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
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
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
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
Employment Relations Act 2000
This part explains how workers can ask to change their work setup and how bosses should handle these requests.
69AA: Object of this Part
Employment Relations Act 2000
This section explains important words and ideas used in the flexible working rules, like what counts as working arrangements and who is affected by family violence.
69AAA: Interpretation
Employment Relations Act 2000
You can ask your boss to change how you work whenever you want.
69AAB: When employee may make request
Employment Relations Act 2000
What you need to include when asking to change how you work
69AAC: Requirements relating to request
Employment Relations Act 2000
You can only ask your boss for changes to your work a certain number of times.
69AAD: Limitation on frequency of requests
Employment Relations Act 2000
The boss must quickly tell you if they agree with your request to change how you work.
69AAE: Employer must notify decision as soon as possible
Employment Relations Act 2000
An employer can say no to a worker's request for different work hours only for certain reasons.
69AAF: Grounds for refusal of request by employer
Employment Relations Act 2000
How to fix problems when people disagree about flexible work
Employment Relations Act 2000
A Labour Inspector can help workers and bosses with flexible work problems.
69AAG: Role of Labour Inspector
Employment Relations Act 2000
People who help workers and bosses fix problems when they can't agree about flexible work
69AAH: Labour Inspectors and mediation
Employment Relations Act 2000
Asking the Authority to Help with a Problem at Work
69AAI: Application to Authority
Employment Relations Act 2000
If bosses don't follow the rules about flexible work, they might have to pay money to their worker.
69AAJ: Penalty
Employment Relations Act 2000
Workers can only challenge their boss's decision about flexible work in specific situations.
69AAK: Limitation on challenging employer
Employment Relations Act 2000
The law will be checked after two years to see how well it's working.
69AAL: Review of operation of Part after 2 years
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Employment Court can't look into certain work-related issues that the Employment Relations Authority has already dealt with.
179B: Limitations on consideration by Employment Court of matters arising under Part 6AA or 6AB
Employment Relations Act 2000
When your boss treats you unfairly because of a health and safety reason that's not okay.
110A: Adverse conduct for prohibited health and safety reason
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules for treating police workers fairly when they do their job
100F: Code of good faith for employment relationships in relation to provision of services by New Zealand Police
Employment Relations Act 2000
Changing the rules for working with New Zealand Police
100G: Amendments to or replacement of code of good faith for employment relationships in relation to provision of services by New Zealand Police
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules for the Police and their workers to work together fairly and respectfully
Schedule 1C: Code of good faith for employment relationships in relation to provision of services by Police
Employment Relations Act 2000
You can try out a new job for up to 90 days, and your boss can let you go during this time without you being able to complain about it.
67A: Employment agreement may contain provision for trial period for 90 days or less
Employment Relations Act 2000
This rule explains what happens when a boss ends a worker's job during a trial period.
67B: Effect of trial provision under section 67A
Employment Relations Act 2000
This explains what certain words mean in the rules about breastfeeding at work.
69X: Interpretation
Employment Relations Act 2000
Employers should provide suitable places and time for workers to breastfeed at work if possible.
69Y: Employer's obligation
Employment Relations Act 2000
Mums can have extra breaks to feed their babies, on top of their regular work breaks.
69Z: Breastfeeding breaks additional to breaks under Part 6D
Employment Relations Act 2000
A guide that explains how bosses should help workers who need to feed their babies
69ZA: Code of employment practice relating to employer's obligation
Employment Relations Act 2000
If employers don't provide proper breastfeeding breaks and facilities, they might have to pay a fine.
69ZB: Penalty
Employment Relations Act 2000
This part explains what 'work period' means in simple terms, including when work starts, ends, and any breaks in between.
69ZC: Interpretation
Employment Relations Act 2000
Workers get breaks during their work day, and bosses must give them these breaks.
69ZD: Employee’s entitlement to, and employer’s duty to provide, rest breaks and meal breaks
Employment Relations Act 2000
This law explains when workers should take their breaks during the day if they haven't already agreed on times with their boss.
69ZE: Timing of rest breaks and meal breaks
Employment Relations Act 2000
The boss might get in trouble if they don't give you proper break times.
69ZF: Penalty
Employment Relations Act 2000
This law explains how work agreements and rest break rules work together, making sure you get fair breaks at work.
69ZG: Relationship between Part and employment agreements
Employment Relations Act 2000
This law explains which break rules to follow when there are different sets of rules for rest and meal breaks.
69ZH: Relationship between this Part and other enactments
Employment Relations Act 2000
Union reps must ask bosses for permission to enter the workplace
20A: Representative of union must obtain consent to enter workplace
Employment Relations Act 2000
You might have to pay money if you get in the way of people looking into work problems.
134A: Penalty for obstructing or delaying Authority investigation
Employment Relations Act 2000
Solving problems with your employer through talking and agreeing
148A: Certain entitlements may be subject to mediation and agreed terms of settlement
Employment Relations Act 2000
Someone can suggest a solution to your problem, and if you agree, it becomes the final decision.
149A: Recommendation to parties
Employment Relations Act 2000
The person in charge makes sure everything runs smoothly and fairly for workers and bosses
166A: Role of Chief of Authority
Employment Relations Act 2000
A Labour Inspector can give you a notice to fix a problem if you're not following the law at work.
223D: Labour Inspector may issue improvement notice
Employment Relations Act 2000
The law says the government can make sure promises made by employers are kept, and there are consequences if they don't.
223C: Enforcement of undertakings
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Employment Relations Authority must deal with cases that have already tried mediation before looking at other cases.
159A: Duty of Authority to prioritise previously mediated matters
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Authority member can suggest a solution, and if everyone agrees, it becomes the final decision.
173A: Recommendation to parties
Employment Relations Act 2000
You can ask a court to check if your case was fairly thrown out for being silly or annoying.
178A: Challenge in respect of dismissal of frivolous or vexatious proceedings
Employment Relations Act 2000
Labour Inspectors check and help make sure people follow work rules.
223A: Functions of Labour Inspector
Employment Relations Act 2000
A promise made by an employer to fix problems or pay money owed, which can be enforced by law.
223B: Enforceable undertakings
Employment Relations Act 2000
You can tell the Authority if you don't agree with a notice telling you to fix something at work.
223E: Objection to improvement notice
Employment Relations Act 2000
If you don't follow the notice to make things better, you might have to pay money as a punishment.
223F: Penalty
Employment Relations Act 2000
A Labour Inspector can take back a notice telling someone to fix something at work, but they can still give a new notice about the same problem.
223G: Withdrawal of improvement notice
Employment Relations Act 2000
Workers must vote secretly before they can go on strike
82A: Requirement for union to hold secret ballot before strike
Employment Relations Act 2000
Union members vote on whether they support going on strike
82B: Terms of question for secret ballot
Employment Relations Act 2000
Secret voting is not needed when workers want to stop work because it's not safe or healthy.
82C: When requirement for secret ballot does not apply
Employment Relations Act 2000
This law explains when the new rules start to work.
2: Commencement
Employment Relations Act 2000
This law aims to create fair and positive work relationships by encouraging good behaviour between workers and bosses.
3: Object of this Act
Employment Relations Act 2000
People at work should be honest, kind, and helpful to each other, like good friends.
4: Parties to employment relationship to deal with each other in good faith
Employment Relations Act 2000
You can get in trouble for breaking the rules about being fair at work.
4A: Penalty for certain breaches of duty of good faith
Employment Relations Act 2000
What special words mean in the Employment Relations Act 2000
5: Interpretation
Employment Relations Act 2000
This explains who counts as a worker and who doesn't in the eyes of the law.
6: Meaning of employee
Employment Relations Act 2000
Examples help explain the law but don't change what it means.
6A: Status of examples
Employment Relations Act 2000
Your right to choose about joining a union
7: Object of this Part
Employment Relations Act 2000
You can choose to join a union or not, it's up to you
8: Voluntary membership of unions
Employment Relations Act 2000
No special treatment for union members
9: Prohibition on preference
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules that go against your right to join or not join a union won't work
10: Contracts, agreements, or other arrangements inconsistent with section 8 or section 9
Employment Relations Act 2000
You can't force someone to join or leave a union, or stop them from helping other workers.
11: Undue influence
Employment Relations Act 2000
This part explains how unions are recognised, registered, and allowed to help workers at their jobs.
12: Object of this Part
Employment Relations Act 2000
How unions are officially registered and other related topics
Employment Relations Act 2000
A group can ask to become an official workers' club if they follow the right steps.
13: Application by society to register as union
Employment Relations Act 2000
When can a group be officially recognised as a workers' union?
14: When society entitled to be registered as union
Employment Relations Act 2000
This law explains how a group of workers can become an official union by asking the government to recognise them.
15: Registration of society as union
Employment Relations Act 2000
Unions must tell the government how many members they have each year.
16: Annual return of members
Employment Relations Act 2000
This explains how and when a union can be removed from the official list of unions.
17: Cancellation of union's registration
Employment Relations Act 2000
The union can speak up for workers as a group and help with personal issues if asked.
18: Union entitled to represent members' interests
Employment Relations Act 2000
A place where someone lives is not counted as a workplace when it comes to certain rules.
19: Workplace does not include dwellinghouse
Employment Relations Act 2000
Union representatives can visit workplaces to help workers and talk about union matters.
20: Access to workplaces
Employment Relations Act 2000
Union representatives' rights to enter workplaces
21: Conditions relating to access to workplaces
Employment Relations Act 2000
When You Can't Enter a Workplace for Security or Crime Reasons
22: When access to workplaces may be denied
Employment Relations Act 2000
Sometimes, a union helper can't go into a small workplace if the boss has a special paper and no workers belong to a union.
23: When access to workplaces may be denied on religious grounds
Employment Relations Act 2000
Getting a special exemption certificate because of your religious beliefs
24: Issue of certificate of exemption
Employment Relations Act 2000
Getting in trouble for stopping union reps from doing their job at work
25: Penalty for certain acts in relation to entering workplace
Employment Relations Act 2000
When workers who belong to a union get together to talk about important things
Employment Relations Act 2000
A person who keeps official records of worker groups and their deputy
27: Registrar of Unions
Employment Relations Act 2000
The person in charge of keeping track of unions can ask a special group for help with their job.
28: Registrar of Unions may seek directions of Authority
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
This part explains the important words used in the law about safety at work
16: Interpretation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
This law helps people in need by giving money and support
3: Purpose of this Act
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
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
This part explains the duties of MSD and people who get benefits
104: What this Part does
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 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 MSD about changes in your life that might affect your benefit
113: Beneficiary must notify change of circumstances
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
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 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
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
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
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 MSD's hired helpers if you get certain benefits
170: Obligation to work with contracted service providers
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
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
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Rules for ending a special type of rental agreement when it's connected to a job
53: Special provisions for notice terminating service tenancies
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
How to solve problems and make things fair when people don't agree
Accident Compensation Act 2001
ACC keeps different accounts for different types of injuries and claims
166: Separate Accounts
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
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
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
The Commissioner leads talks to create fair work agreements with employees and their unions.
78: Negotiation of collective agreements
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 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
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
Privacy Act 2020
Access to personal assessments can be denied if promised confidential
50: Evaluative material as reason for refusing access to personal information
Privacy Act 2020
Who is responsible when employees or agents make mistakes
211: Liability of employers, principals, and agencies
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