Section 195 — Health and Safety at Work Act 2015: Health and Safety at Work Strategy

195 Health and Safety at Work Strategy (1) The Minister must publish a strategy, called the Health and Safety at Work Strategy, that sets out the Government’s overall direction in improving the health and safety of workers. (2) The strategy must be developed jointly with WorkSafe. (3) The Minister must make reasonable efforts to publish the first strategy within 24 months after the commencement of this section. (4) The Minister may amend or replace the strategy at any time. (5) The strategy must— (a) identify any significant issues relating to capacity or capability in the work health and safety system and any plan for addressing the issues; and (b) take account of ACC’s injury prevention priorities. (6) The strategy, or amendments to it or replacement of it, must be developed by a process that involves consultation— (a) with regulatory agencies; and (b) with other persons who have an interest in work health and safety in New Zealand or with organisations representing those persons. (7) The Minister must make publicly available, and present to the House of Representatives, a copy of any strategy, amendment, or replacement as soon as practicable after the strategy, amendment, or replacement has been published or made under this section.