4.1 The parties to this Agreement shall be:
(a) The Association of Salaried Medical Specialists, referred to in this agreement as “the Association” or “the union”, and
(b) The following District Health Boards, referred to in this agreement as “the employer” or “an employer”:
- Waitemata District Health Board
- Auckland District Health Board
- Counties Manukau District Health Board
- Waikato District Health Board
- Bay of Plenty District Health Board
- Lakes District Health Board
- Tairawhiti District Health Board
- Hawkes Bay District Health Board
- Taranaki District Health Board
- Whanganui District Health Board
- MidCentral District Health Board
- Wairarapa District Health Board
- Hutt Valley District Health Board
- Capital & Coast District Health Board
- Nelson Marlborough District Health Board
- West Coast District Health Board
- Canterbury District Health Board
- South Canterbury District Health Board
- Northland District Health Board
- Southern District Health Board
- The New Zealand Blood Service which may subsequently become a party to the agreement.
4.2 This Agreement shall be binding on the parties to it and all employees who fall within its coverage clause who are members of the Association.
4.3 This Agreement will apply to any new District Health Board established under the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 including arising out of a merger of existing District Health Boards (Clause 4.1).