New Zealand Acts

EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS ACT 2000

- As at 13 November 2025
- Act 24 of 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      Title
   2.      Commencement

   PART 1 - Key provisions

   3.      Object of this Act
   4.      Parties to employment relationship to deal with each other in good faith
   4A.     Penalty for certain breaches of duty of good faith
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   4B.     Employer’s general obligation to keep records relating to minimum entitlement provisions

   PART 2 - Preliminary provisions

   5.      Interpretation
   5A.     Provisions affecting application of amendments to this Act
   6.      Meaning of employee
   6A.     Status of examples

   PART 3 - Freedom of association

   7.      Object of this Part
   8.      Voluntary membership of unions
   9.      Prohibition on preference
   10.     Contracts, agreements, or other arrangements inconsistent with section 8 or section 9
   11.     Undue influence

   PART 4 - Recognition and operation of unions

   12.     Object of this Part
   13.     Application by society to register as union
   14.     When society entitled to be registered as union
   15.     Registration of society as union
   16.     Annual return of members
   17.     Cancellation of union's registration
   18.     Union entitled to represent members' interests
   18A.    Union delegates entitled to reasonable paid time to represent employees
   19.     Workplace does not include dwellinghouse
   20.     Access to workplaces
   20A.    Representative of union must obtain consent to enter workplace
   21.     Conditions relating to access to workplaces
   22.     When access to workplaces may be denied
   23.     When access to workplaces may be denied on religious grounds
   24.     Issue of certificate of exemption
   25.     Penalty for certain acts in relation to entering workplace
   26.     Union meetings
   27.     Registrar of Unions
   28.     Registrar of Unions may seek directions of Authority
   29.     Persons who have standing in proceedings relating to unions
   30.     Offence to mislead Registrar
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   30A.    Union may provide employer with information about role and functions of union to pass on to prospective employees

   PART 5 - Collective bargaining

   31.     Object of this Part
   32.     Good faith in bargaining for collective agreement
   33.     Duty of good faith requires parties to conclude collective agreement unless genuine reason not to
   34.     Providing information in bargaining for collective agreement
   35.     Codes of good faith
   36.     Appointment of committee to recommend codes of good faith
   37.     Minister may approve code of good faith not recommended by committee
   38.     Amendment and revocation of code of good faith
   39.     Authority or court may have regard to code of good faith
   40.     Who may initiate bargaining
   41.     When bargaining may be initiated
   42.     How bargaining initiated
   43.     Employees' attention to be drawn to initiation of bargaining
   44.     When bargaining initiated
   44A.    Employer may opt out of bargaining for collective agreement, or for agreement to join collective agreement, involving 2 or more employers
   44B.    How to opt out
   44C.    Effect of opting out
   45.     One or more unions proposing to initiate bargaining with 2 or more employers for single collective agreement
   46.     Terms of question for secret ballot
   47.     When secret ballots required after employer initiates bargaining for single collective agreement
   48.     When requirement for secret ballot does not apply
   49.     Parties joining bargaining after it begins
   50.     Consolidation of bargaining
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   50A.    Purpose of facilitating collective bargaining
   50B.    Reference to Authority
   50C.    Grounds on which Authority may accept reference
   50D.    Limitation on which member of Authority may provide facilitation
   50E.    Process of facilitation
   50F.    Statements made by parties during facilitation
   50G.    Proposals made or positions reached during facilitation
   50H.    Recommendation by Authority
   50I.    Party must deal with Authority in good faith
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   50J.    Remedy for serious and sustained breach of duty of good faith in section 4 in relation to collective bargaining
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   50K.    Authority may determine that bargaining has concluded
   50KA.   Declaration or determination under section 50K not to be made if breach of duty of good faith by party seeking declaration
   51.     Ratification of collective agreement
   52.     When collective agreement comes into force and expires
   53.     Continuation of collective agreement after specified expiry date
   54.     Form and content of collective agreement
   55.     Deduction of union fees
   56.     Application of collective agreement
   56A.    Application of collective agreement to subsequent parties
   57.     Employee bound by only 1 collective agreement in respect of same work
   58.     Employee who resigns as member of union but does not resign as employee
   59.     Copy of collective agreement to be delivered to chief executive
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   59A.    Interpretation
   59B.    Breach of duty of good faith to pass on, in certain circumstances, in individual employment agreement terms and conditions agreed in collective bargaining or in collective agreement
   59C.    Breach of duty of good faith to pass on, in certain circumstances, in collective agreement provisions agreed in other collective bargaining or another collective agreement

   PART 6 - Individual employees' terms and conditions of employment

   60.     Object of this Part
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   60A.    Good faith in bargaining for individual employment agreement
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   61.     Employee bound by applicable collective agreement may agree to additional terms and conditions of employment
   62.     Terms and conditions for first 30 days of employment of new employee who is not member of union
   62A.    Employer must share new employee information with union unless employee objects
   63.     Terms and conditions of employment of employee who is not member of union after expiry of 30-day period
   63.     Terms and conditions of employment of new employee who is not member of union
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   63A.    Bargaining for individual employment agreement or individual terms and conditions in employment agreement
   63B.    Additional employer obligations when bargaining for terms and conditions of employment under section 62
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   64.     Employer must retain copy of individual employment agreement or individual terms and conditions of employment
   65.     Form and content of individual employment agreement
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   65A.    Deduction of union fees
   66.     Fixed term employment
   67.     Probationary arrangements
   67A.    Employment agreement may contain provision for trial period for 90 days or less
   67B.    Effect of trial provision under section 67A
   67C.    Agreed hours of work
   67D.    Availability provision
   67E.    Employee may refuse to perform certain work
   67F.    Employee not to be treated adversely because of refusal to perform certain work
   67G.    Cancellation of shifts
   67H.    Secondary employment provisions
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   68.     Unfair bargaining for individual employment agreements
   69.     Remedies for unfair bargaining

   PART 6AA - Flexible working
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   69AA.   Object of this Part
   69AAA.  Interpretation
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   69AAB.  When employee may make request
   69AAC.  Requirements relating to request
   69AAD.  Limitation on frequency of requests
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   69AAE.  Employer must notify decision as soon as possible
   69AAF.  Grounds for refusal of request by employer
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   69AAG.  Role of Labour Inspector
   69AAH.  Labour Inspectors and mediation
   69AAI.  Application to Authority
   69AAJ.  Penalty
   69AAK.  Limitation on challenging employer
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   69AAL.  Review of operation of Part after 2 years

   PART 6AB - Flexible working short-term for people affected byfamilyviolence
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   69AB.   Object of this Part
   69ABA.  Interpretation
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   69ABB.  When and why employee may make request
   69ABC.  Requirements relating to request
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   69ABE.  Employer must notify decision as soon as possible
   69ABEA. Proof of family violence
   69ABF.  Grounds for refusal of request by employer
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   69ABG.  Employee has choice of procedure at initial stage
   69ABH.  Mediation after initial reference to Labour Inspector
   69ABI.  Application to Authority after initial or later reference to mediation
   69ABJ.  Penalty
   69ABK.  Limitation on challenging employer

   PART 6A - Continuity of employment if employees' work affected by restructuring
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           SUBPART 1 - Specified categories of employees
           Note

   69A.    Object of this subpart
   69B.    Interpretation
   69C.    Meaning of contracting in, contracting out, and subsequent contracting
   69CA.   Exempt employer
   69CB.   Warranty
   69CC.   Persons warranty to be provided to
   69CD.   Provision of information for purposes of giving warranty
   69CE.   When warranty must be provided
   69D.    Meaning of new employer
   69DA.   Associated person
   69E.    Examples of contracting in, contracting out, and subsequent contracting
   69F.    Application of this subpart
   69FA.   Employer's breach of obligations not to affect employee's rights and new employer's obligations
   69G.    Notice of right to make election
   69H.    Employee bargaining for alternative arrangements
   69I.    Employee may elect to transfer to new employer
   69J.    Employment of employee who elects to transfer to new employer treated as continuous
   69K.    Terms and conditions of employment of transferring employee under fixed term employment
   69L.    Agreements excluding entitlements for technical redundancy not affected
   69LA.   Liability for costs of service-related entitlements of transferring employee
   69LB.   Resolving disputes about apportioning liability for costs of service-related entitlements
   69LC.   Implied warranty by employer of transferring employees
   69M.    New employer becomes party to collective agreement that binds employee electing to transfer
   69N.    Employee who transfers may bargain for redundancy entitlements with new employer
   69O.    Authority may investigate bargaining and determine redundancy entitlements
   69OAA.  False warranty: exempt employer

           SUBPART 2 - Disclosure of information relating to transfer of employees
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   69OA.   Object of this subpart
   69OB.   Interpretation
   69OC.   Disclosure of employee transfer costs information
   69OD.   Provision of employee transfer costs information by other persons
   69OE.   Updating disclosure of employee transfer costs information
   69OEA.  Disclosure of individualised employee information
   69OF.   Employer who is subject to Official Information Act 1982
   69OG.   Subpart prevails over agreement

           SUBPART 3 - Other employees
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   69OH.   Object of this subpart
   69OI.   Interpretation
   69OJ.   Collective agreements and individual employment agreements must contain employee protection provision
   69OK.   Affected employee may choose whether to transfer to new employer

           SUBPART 4 - Review of Part
           Note

   69OL.   Review of operation of Part after 3 years

   PART 6B - Bargaining fees
   Note

   69P.    Interpretation
   69Q.    Bargaining fee clause does not come into force unless agreed to first by employer and union and then by secret ballot
   69R.    Employer to notify employees if bargaining fee clause agreed to
   69S.    Which employees bargaining fee clause applies to
   69T.    Bargaining fee clause binding on employer and employee
   69U.    Amount of bargaining fee
   69V.    Expiry of bargaining fee clause
   69W.    Validity of bargaining fee clause

   PART 6C - Breastfeeding facilities and breaks
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   69X.    Interpretation
   69Y.    Employer's obligation
   69Z.    Breastfeeding breaks additional to breaks under Part 6D
   69ZA.   Code of employment practice relating to employer's obligation
   69ZB.   Penalty

   PART 6D - Rest breaks and meal breaks
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   69ZC.   Interpretation
   69ZD.   Employee’s entitlement to, and employer’s duty to provide, rest breaks and meal breaks
   69ZE.   Timing of rest breaks and meal breaks
   69ZEA.  Exemption from requirement to provide rest breaks and meal breaks
   69ZEB.  Compensatory measures
   69ZF.   Penalty
   69ZG.   Relationship between Part and employment agreements
   69ZH.   Relationship between this Part and other enactments

   PART 7 - Employment relations education leave

   70.     Object of this Part
   71.     Interpretation
   72.     Minister to approve employment relations education
   73.     Union entitled to allocate employment relations education leave
   74.     Calculation of maximum number of days of employment relations education leave
   75.     Union to notify employer of maximum number of days of employment relations education leave calculated
   76.     Allocation of employment relations education leave calculated in respect of another employer
   77.     Allocation of employment relations education leave to eligible employee
   78.     Eligible employee proposing to take employment relations education leave
   79.     Eligible employee taking employment relations education leave entitled to ordinary pay

   PART 8 - Strikes and lockouts

   80.     Object of this Part
   81.     Meaning of strike
   82.     Meaning of lockout
   82AA.   Meaning of partial strike and specified pay deduction
   82A.    Requirement for union to hold secret ballot before strike
   82B.    Terms of question for secret ballot
   82C.    When requirement for secret ballot does not apply
   83.     Lawful strikes and lockouts related to collective bargaining
   84.     Lawful strikes and lockouts on grounds of safety or health
   85.     Effect of lawful strike or lockout
   86.     Unlawful strikes or lockouts
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   86A.    Notice of strike
   86B.    Notice of lockout
   87.     Suspension of striking employees
   88.     Suspension of non-striking employees where work not available during strike
   89.     Basis of suspension
   90.     Strikes in essential services
   91.     Lockouts in essential services
   92.     Chief executive to ensure mediation services provided
   93.     Procedure to provide public with notice before strike in certain passenger transport services
   94.     Procedure to provide public with notice before lockout in certain passenger transport services
   95.     Penalty for breach of section 93(4) or 94(4)
           Note
   95AA.   Withdrawal of notice of strike or lockout
           Note
   95A.    Employer may make specified pay deductions in relation to partial strike
   95B.    Notice of specified pay deduction
   95C.    Calculation of specified pay deduction
   95D.    Relationship between specified pay deduction and minimum wage
           Note
   95E.    Union may request information about application or calculation of specified pay deduction
   95F.    Employer must respond to request for information about application or calculation of specified pay deduction
   95G.    Resolution of problem relating to specified pay deduction
           Note
   95A.    Meaning of partial strike and specified pay deduction
           Note
   95B.    Employer may make specified pay deductions in relation to partial strike
   95C.    Notice of specified pay deduction
   95D.    Calculation of specified pay deduction
   95E.    Relationship between specified pay deduction and minimum wage
           Note
   95F.    Union may request information about specified pay deduction
   95G.    Employer must respond to request for information about specified pay deduction
   95H.    Resolution of problem relating to specified pay deduction
   96.     Employer not liable for wages during lockout
   97.     Performance of duties of striking or locked out employees
   98.     Record of strikes and lockouts
   99.     Jurisdiction of court in relation to torts
   100.    Jurisdiction of court in relation to injunctions

   PART 8A - Codes of employment practice and code of good faith for public health sector
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   Note

   100A.   Codes of employment practice
   100B.   Amendment and revocation of code of practice
   100C.   Authority or court may have regard to code of employment practice
           Note
   100D.   Code of good faith for public health sector
   100E.   Amendments to or replacement of code of good faith for public health sector
   100F.   Code of good faith for employment relationships in relation to provision of services by New Zealand Police
   100G.   Amendments to or replacement of code of good faith for employment relationships in relation to provision of services by New Zealand Police

   PART 9 - Personal grievances, disputes, and enforcement

   101.    Object of this Part
   102.    Employee may pursue personal grievance under this Act
   103.    Personal grievance
   103A.   Test of justification
   103B.   Joining controlling third party to personal grievance
   104.    Discrimination
   105.    Prohibited grounds of discrimination for purposes of section 104
   106.    Exceptions in relation to discrimination
   107.    Definition of union membership status or involvement in union activities for purposes of section 104
   108.    Sexual harassment
   108A.   Adverse treatment in employment of people affected by family violence
   109.    Racial harassment
   110.    Duress
   110A.   Adverse conduct for prohibited health and safety reason
   110AB.  Adverse conduct for remuneration disclosure reason
   110B.   Retaliation against whistleblower
   111.    Definitions relating to personal grievances
   112.    Choice of procedures
   113.    Personal grievance provisions only way to challenge dismissal
   114.    Raising personal grievance
   115.    Further provision regarding exceptional circumstances under section 114
   115A.   Notifying controlling third party of personal grievance
   116.    Special provision where sexual harassment alleged
   117.    Sexual or racial harassment by person other than employer
   118.    Sexual or racial harassment after steps not taken to prevent repetition
   119.    Presumption in discrimination cases
   120.    Statement of reasons for dismissal
   121.    Statements privileged
   122.    Nature of personal grievance may be found to be of different type from that alleged
   123.    Remedies
   123A.   Remedies where controlling third party caused or contributed to personal grievance
   124.    Remedy reduced if contributing behaviour by employee
   125.    Reinstatement to be primary remedy
   126.    Provisions applying if reinstatement ordered
   127.    Authority may order interim reinstatement
   128.    Reimbursement
   129.    Person bound by, or party to, employment agreement may pursue dispute under this Act
   130.    Wages and time record
   131.    Arrears
   132.    Failure to keep or produce records
   133.    Jurisdiction concerning penalties
   133A.   Matters Authority and court to have regard to in determining amount of penalty
   134.    Penalties for breach of employment agreement
   134A.   Penalty for obstructing or delaying Authority investigation
   135.    Recovery of penalties
   135A.   Chief executive or Labour Inspector may enforce payment of penalty
   136.    Application of penalties recovered
   137.    Power of Authority to order compliance
   138.    Further provisions relating to compliance order by Authority
   139.    Power of court to order compliance
   140.    Further provisions relating to compliance order by court
   140AA.  Sanctions for breaches without compliance order
   140A.   Compliance order in relation to disclosure of employee transfer costs information and individualised employee information
   141.    Enforcement of order
   142.    Limitation period for actions other than personal grievances

   PART 9A - Additional provisions relating to enforcement of employment standards
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   142A.   Object of this Part
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   142B.   Court may make declarations of breach
   142C.   Purpose and effect of declarations of breach
   142D.   What declaration of breach must state
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   142E.   Pecuniary penalty orders
   142F.   Matters court to have regard to in determining amount of pecuniary penalty
   142G.   Maximum amount of pecuniary penalty
   142H.   Chief executive or Labour Inspector may enforce payment of pecuniary penalty
   142I.   Limitation period for actions for pecuniary penalty orders
           Note
   142J.   Court may make compensation orders
   142K.   Application of section 132 of this Act and section 83 of Holidays Act 2003
   142L.   Terms of compensation orders
           Note
   142M.   Banning orders
   142N.   Terms of banning order
   142O.   Duration of banning order
   142P.   Variation of banning order
   142Q.   General provisions for banning orders
   142R.   Offence to breach banning order
           Note
   142S.   Standard of proof
           Note
   142T.   More than one kind of order may be made for same breach
   142U.   No pecuniary penalty and criminal sanction or other penalty for same conduct
           Note
   142V.   Insurance against pecuniary penalties unlawful
           Note
   142W.   Involvement in breaches
   142X.   Person involved in breach liable to penalty
   142Y.   When person involved in breach liable for default in payment of wages or other money due to employee
   142Z.   State of mind of directors, employees, or agents attributed to body corporate or other principal
   142ZA.  Conduct of directors, employees, or agents attributed to body corporate or other principal
           Note
   142ZB.  Proceedings in which defences apply
   142ZC.  Defences for person in breach
   142ZD.  Defences for person involved in breach

   PART 10 - Institutions

   143.    Object of this Part
   144.    Mediation services
   144A.   Dispute resolution services
   145.    Provision of mediation services
   146.    Access to mediation services
   147.    Procedure in relation to mediation services
   148.    Confidentiality
   148A.   Certain entitlements may be subject to mediation and agreed terms of settlement
   149.    Settlements
   149A.   Recommendation to parties
   150.    Decision by authority of parties
   150A.   Payment on resolution of problem
   151.    Enforcement of terms of settlement agreed or authorised
   152.    Mediation services not to be questioned as being inappropriate
   153.    Independence of mediation personnel
   154.    Other mediation services
   155.    Arbitration
   156.    Employment Relations Authority
   157.    Role of Authority
   158.    Lodging of applications
   159.    Duty of Authority to consider mediation
   159AA.  When mediation in relation to breach of employment standards is appropriate
   159A.   Duty of Authority to prioritise previously mediated matters
   160.    Powers of Authority
   161.    Jurisdiction
   162.    Application of law relating to contracts
   163.    Restriction on Authority's power in relation to collective agreements
   164.    Application to individual employment agreements of law relating to contracts
   165.    Other provisions relating to investigations of Authority
   166.    Membership of Authority
   166A.   Role of Chief of Authority
   166B.   Delegation of Chief of Authority’s functions, duties, or powers
   167.    Appointment of members
   168.    Oath of office
   169.    Term of office
   170.    Vacation of office
   171.    Salaries and allowances
   172.    Temporary appointments
   172A.   Reports from Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
   173.    Procedure
   173A.   Recommendation to parties
   174.    Authority must give oral determination or oral indication of preliminary findings wherever practicable
   174A.   Oral determinations
   174B.   Oral indication of preliminary findings
   174C.   Authority may reserve determination
   174D.   Authority may determine matter without holding investigation meeting
   174E.   Content of written determinations
   175.    Seal of Authority
   176.    Protection of members of Authority, etc
   177.    Referral of question of law
   178.    Removal to court generally
   178AA.  Removal to court of proceeding involving national security information
   178A.   Challenge in respect of dismissal of frivolous or vexatious proceedings
   179.    Challenges to determinations of Authority
   179A.   Limitation on challenges to certain determinations of Authority
   179B.   Limitations on consideration by Employment Court of matters arising under Part 6AA or 6AB
   179C.   Limitations on consideration by Employment Court of matters arising under section 30D of Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987
   180.    Election not to operate as stay
   181.    Report in relation to good faith
   182.    Hearings
   183.    Decision
   184.    Restriction on review
   185.    Staff of Authority
   186.    Employment Court
   187.    Jurisdiction of court
   188.    Role in relation to jurisdiction
   188A.   When mediation in relation to breach of employment standards is appropriate
   189.    Equity and good conscience
   190.    Application of other provisions
   191.    Other provisions relating to proceedings of court
   192.    Application to collective agreements of law relating to contracts
   193.    Proceedings not to be questioned
   194.    Application for review
   194A.   Application for review by certain employees
   195.    Non-attendance or refusal to co-operate
   196.    Application of Contempt of Court Act 2019
   197.    Constitution of court
   198.    Registrar and officers of court
   198A.   Registrar may take affidavit
   199.    Seal of court
   200.    Appointment of Judges
   200AA.  Judge not to undertake other employment or hold other office
   200AB.  Protocol relating to activities of Judges
   200A.   Judges act on full-time basis but may be authorised to act part-time
   201.    Seniority
   202.    Senior Judge to act as Chief Judge in certain circumstances
   203.    Judges to have immunities of High Court Judges
   204.    Protection of Judges against removal from office
   205.    Age of retirement
   206.    Salaries and allowances of Judges
   207.    Appointment of acting Judges
   208.    Sittings
   209.    Full court
   210.    Quorum and decision of court
   211.    Statement of case for Court of Appeal
   212.    Court may make rules
   213.    Review of proceedings before court
   214.    Appeals on question of law
   214AA.  Appeals against decisions under Part 9A
   214A.   Appeals to Supreme Court on question of law in exceptional circumstances
   215.    Court of Appeal may refer appeals back for reconsideration
   216.    Obligation to have regard to special jurisdiction of court
   217.    Appeal to Court of Appeal against conviction or order or sentence in respect of contempt of court
   218.    Appeal to Court of Appeal in respect of order on application for review
   219.    Validation of informal proceedings, etc
   220.    Documents under seal and certain signatures to be judicially noticed
   221.    Joinder, waiver, and extension of time
   222.    Application of Official Information Act 1982
   222A.   Information regarding reserved judgments
   222B.   Recusal guidelines
   222C.   Judge may make order restricting commencement or continuation of proceeding
   222D.   Grounds for making section 222C order
   222E.   Terms of section 222C order
   222F.   Procedure and appeals relating to section 222C orders

   PART 11 - General provisions
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   223AAA. Functions of chief executive
   223.    Labour Inspectors
   223A.   Functions of Labour Inspector
           Note
   223B.   Enforceable undertakings
   223C.   Enforcement of undertakings
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   223D.   Labour Inspector may issue improvement notice
   223E.   Objection to improvement notice
   223F.   Penalty
   223G.   Withdrawal of improvement notice
   224.    Demand notice
   225.    Objections to demand notice
   226.    Authority to determine objection
   227.    Withdrawal of demand notice
   228.    Actions by Labour Inspector
   229.    Powers of Labour Inspectors
   229A.   Investigating question of employment
   230.    Entry of dwellinghouses
   231.    Entry warrant
   232.    Compilation of wages and time record
   233.    Obligations of Labour Inspectors
   233A.   Obligation of Labour Inspector and department not to disclose information
   233B.   Information sharing
   234.    Circumstances in which officers, directors, or agents of company liable for minimum wages and holiday pay
   235.    Obstruction
           Note
   235A.   Interpretation
   235B.   Infringement offences
   235C.   When infringement notice may be issued
   235D.   Revocation of infringement notice before payment made
   235DA.  What infringement notice must contain
   235DB.  How infringement notice may be served
   235DC.  Reminder notices
   235E.   Infringement fees
   235EA.  Infringement fine
   235F.   Payment of infringement fee
   235G.   Infringement fee and penalty not payable for the same conduct
   236.    Representation
   237.    Regulations
   237AA.  Chief executive may approve forms
   237A.   Amendments to Schedule 1A
   237A.   Amendments to Schedule 1A
   237B.   Regulations providing for waiver, etc, of fees
   237C.   Postponement of fees
   237D.   Reviews of decisions of Registrars concerning fees
   238.    No contracting out
   238A.   Provisions relating to COVID-19 vaccinations
   239.    New Schedule 3 substituted in Police Act 1958
   240.    Consequential amendments
   241.    Repeals
   242.    Enforcement of existing individual employment contracts
   243.    Enforcement of existing collective employment contracts
   244.    Existing collective employment contracts and collective bargaining
   245.    Existing procedures in relation to disputes and personal grievances
   246.    Expiration of existing collective employment contracts
   247.    Existing proceedings
   248.    Existing causes of action
   249.    Employment Tribunal
   250.    Exercise of powers of Employment Tribunal after 31 January 2001
   251.    Exercise of powers of Authority before close of 31 January 2001
   252.    Exercise by Authority of powers of Tribunal after 31 January 2001
   253.    Existing appointments
   254.    Application, savings, and transitional provisions relating to amendments to Act
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