How to notify us over the holiday period.
Notifications  
If someone has been seriously injured, become seriously ill, or died as a result of work – phone us on 0800 030 040 straight away. We have staff available to respond to these 24/7.
If you’re not sure what a notifiable event is, including your obligation to hold a scene, visit What events need to be notified?
Notifications made through our online form won't be monitored between 12pm on Tuesday 24 December 2024 and 8.30am on Monday 6 January 2025.
If you’re not sure if you need to notify us, use our online notification system and we’ll respond to you after 6 January 2025.
Health and safety concerns
If you have a health and safety concern that isn’t urgent, use our online form and we’ll respond to you after 6 January 2025.
Raise a health or safety concern
General enquiries
General enquiries made by phone or email after 12pm on Tuesday 24 December will be responded to from Monday 6 January 2025. This does not apply to notifications made by phone on 0800 030 040.
We wish you a safe and relaxing holiday.
The fees and levies for major hazard facilities (MHFs) are:
- fees for the assessment of safety cases for upper tier MHFs
- annual levies for upper and lower tier MHFs based on complexity of the facility.
Tier and types
Schedule 8 of the regulations(external link) outlines the fees and levies that apply to MHFs.
The MHF fees and levies depend on the tier and type of facility.
The types are:
- Type 1 – Low complexity
- Type 2 – Medium complexity
- Type 3 – High complexity
Levy for each year
Major hazard facility | Levy for 2023 and 2024 | Levy for 2025 onwards |
---|---|---|
Lower tier | ||
Type 1 | $7,800 | $14,600 |
Type 2 | $9,000 | $17,600 |
Type 3 | $10,200 | $19,900 |
Upper tier | ||
Type 1 | $14,700 | $28,800 |
Type 2 | $17,900 | $35,000 |
Type 3 | $20,400 | $39,900 |
All costs are in NZ dollars, exclusive of GST.
The levy is due 1 July and an invoice will be issued by WorkSafe each year.
Safety case fees
A safety case given to WorkSafe must be accompanied by the relevant fee. The operator should confirm the indicative date they will give the safety case to us.
Assessment of new safety case
Upper tier fee - $31,000
Assessment of revised safety case until 30 June 2028
Note: there are no discounted fees for additional facilities during this time.
Upper tier fee - $8,000
Assessment of revised safety case from 1 July 2028
Upper tier:
- Full fee - $28,100
- Discounted fee for each additional facility - $22,500
Levy for a newly designated MHF
Following designation you will be advised of the levy due according to the tier and type of MHF.
The levy for a designated MHF in its first year of operation is calculated on the number of full months from designation until 30 June.
An operator of a proposed MHF who has notified us of their facility must tell us when they first hold quantities of specified hazardous substances equal to or above the lower threshold quantity. The levy is calculated on the number of full months from this date until 30 June.
Informing WorkSafe of changes
The operator of a MHF must notify us if there is change in the purpose or use of any specified hazardous substance at the facility such that it has the effect of changing the facility tier or type.
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