New Zealand Legislation: Acts

32 Exception in relation to family status

• Nothing in section 22 shall prevent restrictions imposed by an employer—

  • (a) on the employment of any person who is married to, or in a civil union or in a de facto relationship with, or who is a relative of, another employee if—

    • (i) there would be a reporting relationship between them; or

    • (ii) there is a risk of collusion between them to the detriment of the employer; or

  • (b) on the employment of any person who is married to, or in a civil union or in a de facto relationship with, or who is a relative of, an employee of another employer if there is a risk of collusion between them to the detriment of that person's employer.

  Section 32(a): amended, on 26 April 2005, by section 7 of the Relationships (Statutory References) Act 2005 (2005 No 3).

  Section 32(b): amended, on 26 April 2005, by section 7 of the Relationships (Statutory References) Act 2005 (2005 No 3).