WS2.5 Definitions (26/05/2025)

1. For the purpose of WS instructions ‘senior manager’ or ‘executive’ means a person who:
   1. is a senior employee of an organisation; and
   2. has been employed by that organisation for at least 12 months before their proposed transfer to New Zealand; and
   3. is responsible for the entire organisation's operations in New Zealand, or a substantial part of it, while receiving general supervision or direction principally from higher level executives, the board of directors or stockholders of the business.
2. For the purpose of these instructions ‘specialist personnel’ means a person:
   1. who is being transferred to undertake a specific or specialist task at a senior level within the company; and
   2. possesses knowledge of the organisation's service, research equipment, techniques or management.
3. For the purpose of these instructions:
   1. ‘professional sports coach’ means a person who has a paid position in a New Zealand sports club to engage in a primary role of coaching;
   2. ‘professional sports player’ means a person who has a paid position in a New Zealand sports club to engage in a primary role of competing and training in that sport;
   3. ‘national or regional level’ means representing a sports club in a top tier national, trans-Tasman, or international competition.

Effective 26/05/2025