Glossary
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Medical Practitioner
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Medical Practitioner
Medical practitioner means a health practitioner who is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand continued by section 114(1)(a) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practitioner of the profession of medicine. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationMatter
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Matter
Matter, in sections 54, 54A, 54C, 54E, 56B, and 56C, means— (a) a failure to comply with this Act or regulations made under this Act; or (b) a series of such associated failures arising out of, or relating to, the same incident, situation, or set of circumstances. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationMachinery
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Machinery
Machinery means an engine, motor, or other appliance that provides mechanical energy derived from compressed air, the combustion of fuel, electricity, gas, gaseous products, steam, water, wind, or any other source; and includes— (a) any plant by or to which the motion of any machinery is transmitted; and (b) a lifting machine, a lifting vehicle, a machine whose motive power is wholly or partly generated by the human body, and a tractor. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationInspector’s Notice
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Inspector’s Notice
Inspector’s notice means an improvement notice or a prohibition notice. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationInfringement Notice
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Infringement Notice
Infringement notice means a notice given under section 56B. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationHome
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Home
Home means a place occupied as a dwellinghouse; and includes any garden, yard, garage, outhouse, or other appurtenance, of a home. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationHealthy
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Healthy
Healthy means unharmed; and health has a corresponding meaning. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationHealth And Safety Committee
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Health And Safety Committee
Health and safety committee means a committee established to support the ongoing improvement of health and safety in a place of work. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationHazard Notice
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Hazard Notice
Hazard notice has the meaning set out in section 46A(1). Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationHazard Notice
Hazard notice means a notice that— (a) describes a hazard identified in a place of work; and (b) is in the prescribed form; and (c) may set out suggested steps to deal with the hazard Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationFail
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Fail
Fail includes refuse; and failure includes refusal. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationEnforcement Authority
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Enforcement Authority
In this section and section 54A, enforcement authority includes the New Zealand Police, the Civil Aviation Authority, the New Zealand Transport Agency, and Maritime New Zealand. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationEnforcement Action
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Enforcement Action
Enforcement action means,— (a) in relation to an inspector,— (i) the laying of an information under this Act; or (ii) the issuing of an infringement notice under this Act; or (iii) the making of an application for a compliance order; and (b) in relation to a person other than an inspector,— (i) the laying of an information under this Act; or (ii) the making of an application for a compliance order. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationDepartmental Medical Practitioner
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Departmental Medical Practitioner
Departmental medical practitioner means a person for the time being appointed under section 34(1). Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationDemise Charter
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Demise Charter
Demise charter has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Ship Registration Act 1992. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationCrown Organisation
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Crown Organisation
Crown organisation has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Crown Organisations (Criminal Liability) Act 2002. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationCompliance Order
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Compliance Order
Compliance order means an order made under section 137 of the Employment Relations Act 2000. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationCoastal Cargo
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Coastal Cargo
Coastal cargo has the same meaning as in section 198(6) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationChief Executive
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Chief Executive
Chief executive includes the Commissioner of Police and the Chief of Defence Force. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationAs Is
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As Is
In subsection (4)(b), as is means that the plant is sold without any representations or warranties about its quality, durability, or fitness, and with the entire risk in those respects to be borne by the buyer. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationArmed Forces
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Armed Forces
Armed Forces has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Defence Act 1990. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationApproved Code Of Practice
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Approved Code Of Practice
Approved code of practice means a statement, for the time being approved under section 20; but where any amendment of the statement has been approved under that section, means the statement as amended. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationSignificant Hazard
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Significant Hazard
“Significant hazard” means a hazard that is an actual or potential cause or source of: • Serious harm; or • Harm (being more than trivial) where the severity of effects on any person depend (entirely or among other things) on the extent or frequency of the person’s exposure to the hazard; or • Harm that does not usually occur, or usually is not easily detectable, until a significant time after exposure to the hazard. Source: Approved Code of Practice for Managing Hazards to Prevent Major Industrial Accidents, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Department of Labour, New Zealand, July 1994. Regulatory GuidanceSignificant Hazard
Significant hazard means a hazard that is an actual or potential cause or source of— (a) serious harm; or (b) harm (being harm that is more than trivial) the severity of whose effects on any person depend (entirely or among other things) on the extent or frequency of the person’s exposure to the hazard; or (c) harm that does not usually occur, or usually is not easily detectable, until a significant time after exposure to the hazard. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationPrincipal
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Principal
Party that initiates the project and ultimately pays for its design and construction- Note: 1 to entry: The principal generally specifies the technical requirements and is ultimately responsible for ensuring that safety and all other issues are addressed.