New Zealand Acts

PARENTAL LEAVE AND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT 1987 - SECT 70G

70G Labour Inspectors may make determinations in respect of self-employed persons

1 A Labour Inspector may, if requested by the department,—

a) determine whether a self-employed person meets the parental leave payment threshold test; and

b) determine a self-employed person's average weekly earnings for the purpose of section 71M(lA) .

2 The department may, for the purposes of obtaining a determination under this section, supply to the Labour Inspector any information provided by the self-employed person.

3 The Labour Inspector may, for the purposes of carrying out the Inspector's functions under this section, request the self-employed person to provide any further information relevant to the matter being determined by the Labour Inspector.

4 A Labour Inspector must, as soon as practicable after making a determination, serve a copy on the self-employed person and the department.

5 The consequence of a determination is that it is prima facie evidence of the matter determined.

History: Section 70G: inserted, on 1 July 2006, by section 20 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave for Self-Employed Persons) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 20).   Section 70G(1)(a): replaced, on 1 April 2016, by section 47 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).