Current

Current

Definition(s)

Current

Current, in relation to a certificate of competence, means a certificate of competence that has been issued under regulation 23 and has not expired or been cancelled or suspended under regulation 26. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996, SR 1996/220, New Zealand, as of January 2011. Regulations
Coal

Coal

Definition(s)

Coal

Coal: (a) means anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite, oil shale, peat, and sub-bituminous coal; and (b) includes every other substance worked or normally worked with coal. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996, SR 1996/220, New Zealand, as of January 2011. Regulations Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Mining—Underground) Regulations 1999, SR 1999/331, New Zealand, as of 8 October 1999. Regulations
Acting Manager

Acting Manager

Definition(s)

Acting Manager

Acting manager means the employee designated for the purpose referred to in regulation 7(1)(b). Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996, SR 1996/220, New Zealand, as of January 2011. Regulations  

Acting Manager

Acting manager means the employee designated for the purpose referred to in the Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Mining—Underground) Regulations 1999, SR 1999/331, New Zealand, as of 8 October 1999. Regulations
Volunteer

Volunteer

Definition(s)

Volunteer

Volunteer— (a) means a person who— (i) does not expect to be rewarded for work to be performed as a volunteer; and (ii) receives no reward for work performed as a volunteer; and (b) does not include a person who is in a place of work for the purpose of receiving on the job training or gaining work experience. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Union

Union

Definition(s)

Union

Union has the same meaning as in section 5 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. Legislation
Trained Health And Safety Representative

Trained Health And Safety Representative

Definition(s)

Trained Health And Safety Representative

Trained health and safety representative 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. Legislation  

Trained Health And Safety Representative

Trained health and safety representative means a health and safety representative who has achieved a level of competency in health and safety practice specified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette or who has completed an appropriate course approved under section 19G. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Subcontractor

Subcontractor

Definition(s)

Subcontractor

Subcontractor means a person engaged (otherwise than as an employee) by any contractor or subcontractor to do for gain or reward any work the contractor or subcontractor has been engaged (as contractor or subcontractor) to do. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Serious Harm

Serious Harm

Definition(s)

Serious Harm

Serious harm, subject to subsection (4), means death, or harm of a kind or description declared by the Governor-General by Order in Council to be serious for the purposes of this Act; and seriously harmed has a corresponding meaning. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Safe

Safe

Definition(s)

Safe

Safe,— (a) in relation to a person, means not exposed to any hazards; and (b) in every other case, means free from hazards;— and unsafe and safety have corresponding meanings Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Reasonable Opportunities

Reasonable Opportunities

Definition(s)

Reasonable Opportunities

In subsection (1), reasonable opportunities means opportunities that are reasonable in the circumstances, having regard to relevant matters such as— (a) the number of employees employed by the employer; and (b) the number of different places of work for the employees and the distance between them; and (c) the likely potential sources or causes of harm in the place of work; and (d) the nature of the work that is performed and the way that it is arranged or managed by the employer; and (e) the nature of the employment arrangements, including the extent and regularity of employment of seasonal or temporary employees; and (f) the willingness of employees and unions to develop employee participation systems; and (g) the overriding duty to act in good faith. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Prohibition

Prohibition

Definition(s)

Prohibition

Prohibition notice means a notice under section 41(1). Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Phenomenon

Phenomenon

Definition(s)

Phenomenon

Phenomenon includes radiation. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Petroleum Operations

Petroleum Operations

Definition(s)

Petroleum Operations

Petroleum operations means petroleum operations prescribed for the purposes of this Act by regulations made under this Act. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation  

Petroleum Operations

“Petroleum operation” means the exploration, production, storage, transport, sale, or disposal of petroleum. Source: Law of Information Energy, Petroleum Act B.E. 2514 (1971), Thailand, as of June 2013. Legislation
New Zealand Ship

New Zealand Ship

Definition(s)

New Zealand Ship

New Zealand ship 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. Legislation
New Zealand

New Zealand

Definition(s)

New Zealand

New Zealand includes all airspace within the territorial limits of New Zealand. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Medical Practitioner

Medical Practitioner

Definition(s)

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. Legislation
Matter

Matter

Definition(s)

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. Legislation
Machinery

Machinery

Definition(s)

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. Legislation
Inspector’s Notice

Inspector’s Notice

Definition(s)

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. Legislation
Infringement Notice

Infringement Notice

Definition(s)

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. Legislation
Home

Home

Definition(s)

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. Legislation
Healthy

Healthy

Definition(s)

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. Legislation
Health And Safety Committee

Health And Safety Committee

Definition(s)

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. Legislation
Hazard Notice

Hazard Notice

Definition(s)

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. Legislation  

Hazard 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. Legislation
Fail

Fail

Definition(s)

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. Legislation
Enforcement Authority

Enforcement Authority

Definition(s)

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. Legislation
Enforcement Action

Enforcement Action

Definition(s)

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. Legislation
Departmental Medical Practitioner

Departmental Medical Practitioner

Definition(s)

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. Legislation
Demise Charter

Demise Charter

Definition(s)

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. Legislation
Crown Organisation

Crown Organisation

Definition(s)

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. Legislation