Greetings SCANZ members,
Dillon from the Committee has been looking at the new H&S legislation. Below is a link to a specific FAQ for volunteers.
http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/employment-skills/workplace-health-and-safety-reform/document-and-image-library/summary-doc-volunteers-3rd-reading.pdf
'The coverage of volunteers will remain the same as the approach under the current law. This means a purely volunteer organisation where volunteers work together for community purposes and which does not have any employees is known as a volunteer association under the Bill. A volunteer association is not a business and therefore, the Bill will not apply to it.'
Regards,
Angela Wells
Chair
SCANZ Inc Committee