Section 11 — Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Application of Act in exclusive economic zone and in or on continental shelf
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11 Application of Act in exclusive economic zone and in or on continental shelf (1) This Act applies to— (a) a workplace in the exclusive economic zone or in or on the continental shelf if an activity that is regulated under the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012 or the Crown Minerals Act 1991 is carried out at the workplace; and (b) any aircraft or ship (including a foreign ship) operating between New Zealand and the workplace in connection with an activity to which paragraph (a) applies. (2) In this section,— continental shelf has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Continental Shelf Act 1964 exclusive economic zone means the exclusive economic zone of New Zealand as defined in section 9 of the Territorial Sea, Contiguous Zone, and Exclusive Economic Zone Act 1977.
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