New Zealand Legislation: Acts

18 Duties of principals

• (1) Every principal shall take all practicable steps to ensure that—

  • (a) No employee of a contractor or subcontractor; and

  • (b) If an individual, no contractor or subcontractor,—

  is harmed while doing any work (other than residential work) that the contractor was engaged to do.

  (2) Subsection (1) of this section shall be read subject to section 2(2) of this Act.