Review of Notice under Health and Safety at Work (HSWA)

Maritime NZ may issue a Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) when they reasonably believe that a person or person conducting a business or undertaking (PCBU) is breaching, or is likely to breach, a provision of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) or its regulations.

The person to whom a notice is issued and, if the person is a worker, their PCBU may request that we review the PIN.

When will we review a PIN

Maritime NZ will review a PIN if the following criteria are met:

• a request is received within seven working days of the PIN being issued (excluding the day of issue); and
• the request is made by the person who was issued the notice or their PCBU.

If a person who has made a request for a PIN to be reviewed withdraws their request, we will not complete a review.

We will decline a request for a review of a PIN if the legislative criteria are not met. We will advise the requestor and the HSR in writing, providing the reason for our decision.