Information concerning covid compliance
The Table below covers questions 1 to 7 concerning Covid Compliance.
Question 1
Number of infringements issued
WorkSafe New Zealand have a selection of enforcement tools. These include infringement notices, prohibition
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notices, urgent instructions, warnings, advisories and prosecutions. As such the Information you have requested is
largely publicly available, therefore we are declining questions 1 – 7 in line with section 18(d) of the of the Official
Question 2
Business who was fined
Information Act (the Act), as the information requested is or wil soon be publicly available.
Details on where the information can be located is detailed below:
Question 3
Location of business
COVID-19 infringement data is due to be published on the WorkSafe New Zealand website in the coming weeks, for
current information on manging health and safety in line with the COVID-19 Protection Framework, can be found via:
Question 4
Date of fine
Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) | WorkSafe
Information on WorkSafe New Zealand’s enforcement tools are available via:
Enforcement | WorkSafe
Question 5
Authority by which the fine was given
Further information specifical y relating to question five, and Authority to undertake enforcement action under the
INFORMATION
COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020, can be found via the following publicly available resources:
Question 6
What was the breach that the business did
New Zealand Legislation - COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 No 12 (as at 17 February 2022)
Unite against COVID-19 - About our COVID-19 response |
Question 7
How was the (breach) information made
Breach information is made known to WorkSafe New Zealand by way of online COVID-19 notifications where members
known to Worksafe
of the public have reported breaches or compliance concerns. More information on Reporting concerns or incidents
can be found on the WorkSafe website via:
Reporting concerns or incidents | WorkSafe
WorkSafe’s notification portal is available here:
Notify WorkSafe | WorkSafe
The COVID-19 Compliance Centre breach reporting portal is available here:
Report a breach | Unite against COVID-
19 (covid19.govt.nz)
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