New Zealand

New Zealand

Definition(s)


New Zealand

New Zealand includes all airspace within the territorial limits of New Zealand. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Medical Practitioner

Medical Practitioner

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Medical Practitioner

Medical practitioner means a health practitioner who is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand continued by section 114(1)(a) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practitioner of the profession of medicine. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Matter

Matter

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Matter

Matter, in sections 54, 54A, 54C, 54E, 56B, and 56C, means— (a) a failure to comply with this Act or regulations made under this Act; or (b) a series of such associated failures arising out of, or relating to, the same incident, situation, or set of circumstances. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Machinery

Machinery

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Machinery

Machinery means an engine, motor, or other appliance that provides mechanical energy derived from compressed air, the combustion of fuel, electricity, gas, gaseous products, steam, water, wind, or any other source; and includes— (a) any plant by or to which the motion of any machinery is transmitted; and (b) a lifting machine, a lifting vehicle, a machine whose motive power is wholly or partly generated by the human body, and a tractor. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Inspector’s Notice

Inspector’s Notice

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Inspector’s Notice

Inspector’s notice means an improvement notice or a prohibition notice. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Infringement Notice

Infringement Notice

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Infringement Notice

Infringement notice means a notice given under section 56B. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Home

Home

Definition(s)


Home

Home means a place occupied as a dwellinghouse; and includes any garden, yard, garage, outhouse, or other appurtenance, of a home. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Healthy

Healthy

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Healthy

Healthy means unharmed; and health has a corresponding meaning. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Health And Safety Committee

Health And Safety Committee

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Health And Safety Committee

Health and safety committee means a committee established to support the ongoing improvement of health and safety in a place of work. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Hazard Notice

Hazard Notice

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Hazard Notice

Hazard notice has the meaning set out in section 46A(1). Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation  

Hazard Notice

Hazard notice means a notice that— (a) describes a hazard identified in a place of work; and (b) is in the prescribed form; and (c) may set out suggested steps to deal with the hazard Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Fail

Fail

Definition(s)


Fail

Fail includes refuse; and failure includes refusal. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Enforcement Authority

Enforcement Authority

Definition(s)


Enforcement Authority

In this section and section 54A, enforcement authority includes the New Zealand Police, the Civil Aviation Authority, the New Zealand Transport Agency, and Maritime New Zealand. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Enforcement Action

Enforcement Action

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Enforcement Action

Enforcement action means,— (a) in relation to an inspector,— (i) the laying of an information under this Act; or (ii) the issuing of an infringement notice under this Act; or (iii) the making of an application for a compliance order; and (b) in relation to a person other than an inspector,— (i) the laying of an information under this Act; or (ii) the making of an application for a compliance order. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Departmental Medical Practitioner

Departmental Medical Practitioner

Definition(s)


Departmental Medical Practitioner

Departmental medical practitioner means a person for the time being appointed under section 34(1). Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Demise Charter

Demise Charter

Definition(s)


Demise Charter

Demise charter has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Ship Registration Act 1992. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Crown Organisation

Crown Organisation

Definition(s)


Crown Organisation

Crown organisation has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Crown Organisations (Criminal Liability) Act 2002. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Compliance Order

Compliance Order

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Compliance Order

Compliance order means an order made under section 137 of the Employment Relations Act 2000. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Coastal Cargo

Coastal Cargo

Definition(s)


Coastal Cargo

Coastal cargo has the same meaning as in section 198(6) of the Maritime Transport Act 1994. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Chief Executive

Chief Executive

Definition(s)


Chief Executive

Chief executive includes the Commissioner of Police and the Chief of Defence Force. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
As Is

As Is

Definition(s)


As Is

In subsection (4)(b), as is means that the plant is sold without any representations or warranties about its quality, durability, or fitness, and with the entire risk in those respects to be borne by the buyer. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Armed Forces

Armed Forces

Definition(s)


Armed Forces

Armed Forces has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Defence Act 1990. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Approved Code Of Practice

Approved Code Of Practice

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Approved Code Of Practice

Approved code of practice means a statement, for the time being approved under section 20; but where any amendment of the statement has been approved under that section, means the statement as amended. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Significant Hazard

Significant Hazard

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Significant Hazard

“Significant hazard” means a hazard that is an actual or potential cause or source of: • Serious harm; or • Harm (being more than trivial) where the severity of effects on any person depend (entirely or among other things) on the extent or frequency of the person’s exposure to the hazard; or • Harm that does not usually occur, or usually is not easily detectable, until a significant time after exposure to the hazard. Source: Approved Code of Practice for Managing Hazards to Prevent Major Industrial Accidents, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Department of Labour, New Zealand, July 1994. Regulatory Guidance  

Significant Hazard

Significant hazard means a hazard that is an actual or potential cause or source of— (a) serious harm; or (b) harm (being harm that is more than trivial) the severity of whose effects on any person depend (entirely or among other things) on the extent or frequency of the person’s exposure to the hazard; or (c) harm that does not usually occur, or usually is not easily detectable, until a significant time after exposure to the hazard. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Principal

Principal

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Principal

Party that initiates the project and ultimately pays for its design and construction
  • Note: 1 to entry: The principal generally specifies the technical requirements and is ultimately responsible for ensuring that safety and all other issues are addressed.
The principal can also include an agent or consultant, authorized to act for the principal. Source: ISO 14692-1:2017, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Glass-reinforced plastics (GRP) piping — Part 1: Vocabulary, symbols, applications and materials, Second Edition, August 2017. Global Standards

Principal

Principal means a person who or that engages any person (otherwise than as an employee) to do any work for gain or reward. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation

Principal

A person who or that engages any person (otherwise than as an employee) to do any work for gain or reward. *Indicates that the definition has been extracted from the HSE Act. Source: Approved Code of Practice for Managing Hazards to Prevent Major Industrial Accidents, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Department of Labour, New Zealand, July 1994. Regulatory Guidance

Oilfield

Oilfield

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Oilfield

“Oilfield” means any area where any operation for the purpose of obtaining natural gas and petroleum, crude oil, refined oil, partially refined oil and any of the products of petroleum in a liquid or solid state, is to be or is being carried on. Source: The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 (53 of 1948), India, 8th September 1948, as amended as of May 2013. Legislation
Mining Lease

Mining Lease

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Mining Lease

“Mining lease” means a lease granted for the purpose of searching for, winning, working, getting, making merchantable, carrying away or disposing of mineral oils or for purpose connected therewith, and includes an exploring or a prospecting license. Source: The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 (53 of 1948), India, 8th September 1948, as amended as of May 2013. Legislation
Mineral Oils

Mineral Oils

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Mineral Oils

“Mineral oils” include natural gas and petroleum. Source: The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 (53 of 1948), India, 8th September 1948, as amended as of May 2013. Legislation
Lessor and Lessee

Lessor and Lessee

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Lessor and Lessee

The expression “lessor” and “lessee” respectively include a licensor and licensee. Source: The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 (53 of 1948), India, 8th September 1948, as amended as of May 2013. Legislation
Petro-chemicals

Petro-chemicals

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Petro-chemicals

"Petro-chemicals" means chemicals, whether organic or inorganic, derived from petroleum including crude oil, natural gas, condensates, refined petroleum fractions and refinery gases. Source: The Oil Industry (Development) Act, 1974, Act No. 47 of 1974, India, as amended as of May 2013. Legislation
Oil Industry

Oil Industry

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Oil Industry

"Oil industry" includes all activities by way of prospecting or exploring for or production of mineral oil, refining, processing, transportation, storage, handling and marketing, of mineral oil production and marketing of all products, down-stream of an oil refinery and the production of fertilizers and petrochemicals and all activities directly or indirectly connected therewith. Source: The Oil Industry (Development) Act, 1974, Act No. 47 of 1974, India, as amended as of May 2013. Legislation