Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2003, published 92nd ILC session (2004)

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - New Zealand (Ratification: 1959)

The Committee notes the Government’s detailed report, which contains replies to its previous comments and the observations made by Business New Zealand (NZ New Zealand) and by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions (NZCTU) concerning the application of the Convention, annexed thereto. The Committee also notes new observations from NZCTU received together with the Government’s reply on 17 November 2003. Noting that the Government did not fully reply to the points raised by Business NZ, and that it intended to provide further information related to the new point raised by NZCTU, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would supply any necessary information so as to allow it to examine the whole.

The Committee notes with interest the Government’s indication that since the last report the Labour Inspectorate has been placing more resources into proactive inspections and will continue to do so in the future (Article 16).

With reference to its previous comments, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would send a copy of the Crown Organizations (Criminal Liability) Act 2002 which, according to the information provided in the report, allows for the prosecution of crown organizations under the Health and Safety Employment Act 1992 (Article 17, paragraph 1, of the Convention).