Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Direction to WorkSafe New Zealand

Direction to WorkSafe New Zealand pursuant to section 112 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 as permitted by section 10(m) of the WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013

  1. This direction comes into effect immediately upon signing.
  2. WorkSafe New Zealand has the following additional function:
    to monitor and enforce compliance with the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 in respect of work and workplaces for which WorkSafe New Zealand is the regulator under section 189 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of May 2020.

Hon IAIN LEES-GALLOWAY, Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety.