Section Sch1B-3 — Employment Relations Act 2000: Interpretation

3 Interpretation In this code, unless the context otherwise requires,— good employer has the same meaning as in section 6(1) of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 health professional means— (a) an employee who provides services to patients as a health practitioner (as defined in section 5 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 ); and (b) any other employee who works in a recognised clinical discipline providing services for the purpose of assessing, improving, protecting, or managing the physical or mental health of individuals or groups of individuals industrial action means a strike or a lockout life preserving services means— (a) crisis intervention for the preservation of life: (b) care required for therapeutic services without which life would be jeopardised: (c) urgent diagnostic procedures required to obtain information on potentially life-threatening conditions (d) crisis intervention for the prevention of permanent disability: (e) care required for therapeutic services without which permanent disability would occur: (f) urgent diagnostic procedures required to obtain information on conditions that could potentially lead to permanent disability life preserving services: paragraphs (d) to (f) of this definition were inserted, as from 22 December 2006, by clause 4 Employment Relations (Code of Good Faith for Public Health Sector) Order 2006 (SR 2006/395). services — (a) has the same meaning as in section 6(1) of the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 ; and (b) to avoid doubt,— (i) includes cleaning services, food catering services, laundry services, and orderly services; but (ii) does not include building construction services.