Latest legislation
In the past, this page provided links to all relevant Acts of Parliament. That facility has now been withdrawn, so HRINZ has linked the following statutes from the NZ Legislation website and the Department of Labour website.
It is essential that HR practitioners have access to the legislation that they must implement in the workplace. This page contains legislation that is relevant to the work of an HR practitioner.
Here is a list of legislative provisions that will impact on the workplace:
- Employment Relations Act and amendments 2004
- Employment Relations (Flexible Working Arrangements) Act 1st July 2008
- Employment Relations (Kiwisaver) Act 1st July 2007
- Equal Pay Act 1972 and Pay and Employment Equity amendments 2007
- Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and amendments
- Holidays Act 2003 *
- Human Rights Act 1993 and amendments
- Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2001 and amendments
- Minimum Wages Act and amendments 2008
- Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 and amendments 2008
- Privacy Act 1993 and amendments
- Protected Disclosures Act 2000
- Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 and amendments
- Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 and amendments
- Volunteers Employment Protection Act 1973 and amendments 2007
- Wages Protection Act 1983 and amendment 2007
- Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
- Good Faith Bargaining
For additional information, why not check out our HR Guides.
Submissions
HRINZ believes as a professional organisation that it is important to make submissions to government and other bodies. This process ensures that the collective voice of members is heard when government is considering new laws that ultimately will be implemented by HR practitioners.
The following submissions have been made by HRINZ:
Date |
Title |
Body |
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May 2000 |
Employment and Accident Compensation Select Committee | |
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June 2000 |
Tertiary Education Advisory Commission | |
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August 2000 |
Good Faith Bargaining Committee | |
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February 2001 |
Discussion Paper on the Review of the Health & Safety in Employment Act 1992 |
Office of the Minister of Labour |
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September 2001 |
Contracting Out Advisory Group | |
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January 2002 |
Building Futures (available from National Office) |
Ministry of Education |
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February 2002 |
Parental Leave & Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Bill |
Social Services Select Committee |
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February 2002 |
Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee | |
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July 2002 |
Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Bill and the Clean Slate Bill |
Justice and Electoral Select Committee |
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November 2002 |
Ministry of Women’s’ Affairs | |
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May 2003 |
The Holidays Bill and The Holidays (Four Weeks Annual Leave) Amendment Bill |
Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee |
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July 2003 |
Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Act 2002 |
Employment Relations Service |
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September 2003 |
Accident Compensation Commission | |
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February 2004 |
Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee | |
| February 2006 | The Employment Relations (Probationary Employment) Bill Amendment (oral presentation given by National Office) | Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee |
| April 2007 | Health & Safety in Employment Act 1992 - Defining Serious Harm (available from National Office) | Office of the Minister of Labour |
| April 2008 | Employment Relations Act - Restructuring and Redundancy provisions | Public Advisory Group to the Minister of Labour |