Application for Employment

Personal Details

Criminal

Medical

Supporting Documentation

Declaration

Conditions of Engagement

I give permission for the referees listed above to be contacted on my behalf in support of this application.

I give permission for my drivers licence to be verified by Land Transport Safety Authority or their agent.

I agree to abide by all Council policies, protocols, regulations and safety rules.

I confirm that I am a New Zealand citizen or hold a valid work visa and am legally entitled to work in New Zealand.

The applicant must, if called upon to do so, submit to a medical examination by a General Practitioner and the result of such an examination must be acceptable to the Council.

All inventions, patent rights or other processes developed or created by the employee in Council time during the period of employment by the Council shall be the sole property of the Council.

The applicant shall disclose to the Employer any injuries and/or illnesses previously suffered that may affect their ability to effectively carry out the duties for which they are being employed.

The offer of employment is based on information provided by the applicant in their application form, resume, employee health questionnaire and formal job interview(s). If any false or misleading information is given or any material facts suppressed, may result in termination of employment for serious misconduct.

Privacy Act Statement

The employee acknowledges that the Tasman District Council, 189 Queen Street, Richmond, collects the personal information concerning the employee for employment, disciplinary, statistical, insurance, taxation, health, safety and reference purposes and that the Tasman District Council may, from time to time, and under the provisions of the Privacy Act 1993, provide such personal information concerning the employee to others who require such information for similar or related purposes.

The information you provide on this application for employment form will be collected and held by the Human Resources Manager. This information is collected for the purpose of assessing your suitability for employment which may include subsequent changes in employment. We are unable to hold your application and CV "longer than is required for the purposes for which the information may lawfully be used" and, therefore, if you are unsuccessful in gaining this position, your CV will be returned to you and other information will be destroyed within three days of an appointment being made.

The employee may access personal information concerning himself / herself and may request corrections of that information pursuant to the Privacy Act 1993.


To the best of my knowledge, the answers to the questions in this application are correct, and I understand that if any false information is given or any material fact suppressed on this application form or on any health information forms, I may not be accepted, or if I am employed, I may be dismissed.

Should you be shortlisted for interview you will be required to sign a copy of this declaration as part of this process.

 

The Council is a Unitary Authority established under the Local Government Act 1974.  A Unitary Authority has the functions, duties and powers of both a Regional Council and a Territorial Authority as conferred by the Local Government Act.

The Human Resources goal and objective of the Council is to be a ‘good employer’ and in particular promote equal employment opportunities and develop a work environment that responsibly provides for change.