Labour

Employment Relations Act 2000

Employment Relations Education Leave: Approved Courses

Under section 72 (3) of the Employment Relations Act 2000, the Minister of Labour has delegated the power to approve courses for Employment Relations Education Leave to the Employment Relations Education Advisory Committee.

The Employment Relations Education (ERE) Advisory Committee has approved the following courses:

New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

Title: Women Workers and Their Workplace Issues

Title: Kaimahi Maori

Service and Food Workers Union

Title: Hui Mo Nga Kaimahi Maori

Authorised by:
WILF MALCOLM, Chair, Employment Relations Education Advisory Committee.

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Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992

Notice of Intention to Apply for Ministerial Approval of a Code of Practice Under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992—Management of Noise in the Workplace

Pursuant to section 20 of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, I, Robert J. M. Hill, General Manager, Occupational Safety and Health Service of the Department of Labour, in exercise of those powers delegated to me by the Secretary of Labour, pursuant to section 41 of the State Sector Act 1988, hereby give notice of intention to apply to the Minister for Labour for her approval of a statement of preferred work practices or arrangements for health and safety in the management of noise under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992.

These preferred work practices or arrangements are designed to describe the general health and safety provisions for the control of noise in the workplace and for the prevention of noise induced hearing loss.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of May 2002.

R. J. M. HILL, General Manager, Occupational Safety and Health Service, Department of Labour.

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Public Trust

Public Trust Act 2001

The Public Trust Common Fund Interest Rates Notice 23 May 2002

The following notice is given pursuant to sections 50 (1) and 50 (5) of the Public Trust Act 2001 (“the Act”).

Notice

1. Title and commencement—This notice may be cited as the Public Trust Common Fund Interest Rates Notice 23 May 2002.

   (2) The determinations and revocation notified in this notice take effect from and including 21 May 2002.

2. Interpretation—(1) Unless the context otherwise requires:

   “agency deposit” means a deposit (not being an investment deposit) held as agent or attorney;

   “call deposit” means a deposit (not being an agency deposit, an investment deposit, a special deposit or a trust deposit) held in the ordinary course of administration, and determined by Public Trust to be held at call;

   “deposit” means a sum of money held by Public Trust belonging to any estate, which money for the time being forms part of the Common Fund;

   “investment deposit” means a deposit held at call or otherwise as an investment under section 51 of the Act;

   “special deposit” means a deposit held other than at call on behalf of the Crown, or any local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1974;

   “trust deposit” means a deposit held on trust:

   (i) for persons not of full age or capacity; or

   (ii) for beneficiaries not entitled to payment at call; or

   (iii) otherwise than at call (not being a special deposit).

   (2) Expressions defined in the Act have the same meaning in this notice as they do in the Act.

3. Rates of Common Fund interest—(1) The rate of Common Fund interest payable on a deposit (other than an investment deposit repayable at the end of a fixed term) shall be that specified in Schedule 1 for the appropriate type of deposit.

   (2) The rate of Common Fund interest payable on an investment deposit repayable at the end of a fixed term shall be that specified in Schedule 2 for the appropriate term and dollar range.

   (3) Despite subparagraph (1), the rate of Common Fund interest payable on a deposit made pursuant to an enactment shall be the rate (if any) specified in the enactment.

   (4) Despite subparagraph (1), in particular cases or classes of case, Public Trust and the depositor may agree on a rate of interest payable on a special deposit that is different from the rate specified in Schedule 1 and the agreed rate then applies.

4. Revocation of notice and transitional provisions—

   (1) The Public Trust Common Fund Interest Rates Notice 16 May 2002 is revoked.

   (2) The rates of interest specified in Schedule 1 to this notice do not apply to any period that ends with 20 May 2002 but otherwise operate as from 21 May 2002.

   (3) The rates of interest specified in Schedule 2 to this notice:

   (i) do not apply to investment deposits repayable at the end of a fixed term that commenced prior to 21 May 2002; but

   (ii) do apply to investment deposits repayable at the end of a fixed term that commenced on or after 21 May 2002.