Recent Industrial Law in New Zealand

Abstract

THE FISHING INDUSTRY (UNION COVERAGE) ACT 1979 The introduction of this legislation (on 8 June 1979) was noted in the Indust rial Rel at ions Chronicle for August at (1979) 4 NZJIR 6 , and briefly discussed there. It was signed into law on 30 November 1979 and, as of March 1 980, the Minister of Labour had not consented to the registration of any union in the fishing industry. The Act would be more accurately known as the Fishing Industry Union Exclusion Act.