Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 No 96 (as at 03 September 2007), Public Act

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Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992

Public Act1992 No 96
Date of assent27 October 1992

Note

This Act is administered in the Department of Labour.


Contents

Title

General duties of employers

Duties of employers in relation to hazard management

Duties of employers in relation to information

Duties of employers in relation to training and supervision

Other duties

Codes of practice

Regulations

Accidents

Right of employees to refuse to perform work likely to cause serious harm

Enforcement by other agencies

Inspectors

Departmental medical practitioners

Improvement and prohibition notices

Appeals

Hazard notices

Duties in respect of inspectors

Offences and penalties

Infringement offences

Insurance against fines unlawful and of no effect

Proof of notices

Personation of inspectors

Funding of administration

Information provided by Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation

Non-compliance with other enactments

Amendments, repeals, revocations, and savings


An Act to reform the law relating to the health and safety of employees, and other people at work or affected by the work of other people

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows: