Section Sch1B-1 — Employment Relations Act 2000: Application

1 Application (1) This code applies to the following parties to an employment relationship in the public health sector: (a) district health boards: (b) employees of district health boards: (c) unions whose members are employees of district health boards: (d) other employers to the extent that they provide services to district health boards or the New Zealand Blood Service: (e) employees of the employers referred to in paragraph (d) to the extent that they are engaged in providing services to district health boards or the New Zealand Blood Service: (f) unions whose members are employees referred to in paragraph (e) : (g) the New Zealand Blood Service: (h) employees of the New Zealand Blood Service: (i) unions whose members are employees of the New Zealand Blood Service. (2) However, to avoid doubt, subclause (1)(d) and (e) applies in relation to the provision of services only if the services are provided to a district health board or the New Zealand Blood Service in its role as a provider of services. (3) Before a district health board or the New Zealand Blood Service enters into an agreement or arrangement with another employer for the provision of services to the district health board or the New Zealand Blood Service, the district health board or the New Zealand Blood Service must notify the employer that this code will apply to the employer in relation to the provision of those services. (4) However, failure to comply with subclause (3) does not affect the validity of an agreement or arrangement referred to in that subclause.