Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992

23 Other provisions relating to regulations

• (1) Regulations made under section 21(1)(a) may provide for all or any of the following matters:

  • (a) the registration, licensing, or certification of plant, and places of work:

  • (b) the recording, notification, and investigation of the occurrence in places of work of events that (whether or not any person was in fact harmed) might have caused any person serious harm:

  • (c) the notification of the use of plant, places of work, substances, or work, of a particular kind:

  • (d) the notification of the use of plant, places of work, or substances in a particular manner or for a particular purpose:

  • (e) persons engaged in particular work or activities to hold, or employ people holding, certificates of competence or registration:

  • (f) the issue, renewal, cancellation, and suspension of certificates of competence, and the examination of applicants for certificates of competence:

  • (g) the recognition and withdrawal of recognition of organisations issuing certificates empowering other organisations, and individuals, to undertake functions and tasks:

  • (h) the issue, renewal, cancellation, and suspension by recognised organisations of certificates empowering other organisations, and individuals, to undertake functions and tasks:

  • (i) the undertaking of functions and tasks by the holders of certificates issued by recognised organisations:

  • (j) the payment of fees in respect of—

    • (i) matters provided for in this Act; and

    • (ii) acts performed and services provided under this Act:

  • (k) the granting of exemption from any obligation or requirement under the regulations:

  • (l) the approval, and withdrawal of approval, of testing institutions:

  • (m) the procedures of inquiries under section 27:

  • (n) the provision of accommodation for employees, contractors, subcontractors, or employees of contractors or subcontractors.

  (2) Regulations made under section 21(1)(a) may incorporate by reference all or any part of any—

  • (a) New Zealand Standard:

  • (b) standard, requirement, recommended practice, rule, statute, or regulation, of any foreign government or organisation:

  • (c) document published by or by the authority of the Government of New Zealand.

  (3) Any material incorporated in regulations by reference shall be deemed for all purposes to form part of the regulations; but any amendment made to the material after the commencement of the regulations shall not have effect until regulations have been made incorporating the amendment into the regulations.

  (4) A copy of all material incorporated in regulations by reference shall be made available at the Head Office of the department for inspection by the public free of charge.

  (5) Regulations made under section 21(1)(a) may impose prohibitions.

  (6) Regulations made under section 21(1)(a) may apply differently to people of a differing age or health status, and may apply only to people of a particular age or health status.

  (7) The fact that any provision of any regulations made under this Act contains an example does not limit or affect the generality of any other provision of those regulations.