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Other notifications

Information on how to contact Maritime NZ about maritime or port notifications that do not involve an event, incident, or situation.

Make a protected disclosure, whistleblowing

If you believe there has been serious wrongdoing in your workplace, you can make a protected disclosure to Maritime NZ. This is often called whistleblowing.

Notify particular hazardous work (notifiable work)

Notifying particular hazardous work (notifiable work)

You must provide Maritime NZ 24 hours’ notice before undertaking notifiable work which is particularly hazardous, e.g. a range of construction activities. For more information on hazardous work see:

General worker concerns

If you have a concern about an unsafe or unhealthy work situation that could lead to a death or serious injury or illness, please talk to your employer first, and if this does not result in action, you can contact us and raise your concerns.

Ask us to help resolve cessation‑of‑work issues

A worker can stop or refuse to carry out work (or be directed to by a health and safety representative) if they believe that the work is unsafe or would expose them to a serious health and safety risk. If attempts have been made and failed to resolve the issue, a worker, health and safety representative or PCBU can ask Maritime NZ to assist.

Ask us to help resolve a workplace health and safety issue

If an issue about work health and safety happens at your workplace, those involved in the issue must make all reasonable efforts to resolve the issue. If the issue has not been resolved, you can ask Maritime NZ to assist.

Requesting an internal review of a reviewable decision

You can apply to Maritime NZ requesting an internal review of any decision we have made in relation to:

  • An improvement notice
  • A prohibition notice
  • A non-disturbance notice
  • A decision in relation to a time extension to comply with an improvement notice
  • A decision in relation to a review of a provisional improvement notice issued by a Health and Safety Representative.

The internal review will be conducted by Maritime NZ by a reviewer that is independent from the person who made the decision.

For more information or to request an internal review, contact us.

Request a review of a provisional improvement notice, PIN

A Provisional Improvement Notice (PIN) is a written notice issued by a Health and Safety Representative (HSR) to a person or a PCBU asking them to address a health and safety concern in the workplace. The person or PCBU to who the PIN was issued can, within seven days, ask Maritime NZ to review the PIN.

Other types of notifications

For all other notifications that do not fit the categories above, contact us.