Equal Pay Act 1972

General provisions - Regulations

19: Regulations

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"Rules made by the Governor-General to help the Equal Pay Act work"

The Governor-General can make regulations for the Equal Pay Act. You need to know that these regulations can be about things the Act says must be provided for. They can also be about things that are necessary to carry out the Act. The Governor-General can make these regulations by Order in Council. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation, see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements.

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Part 5General provisions
Regulations

19Regulations

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, make regulations for either or both of the following purposes:

  2. providing for anything this Act says may or must be provided for by regulations:
    1. providing for anything incidental that is necessary for carrying out, or giving full effect to, this Act.
      1. Repealed
      2. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Notes
      • Section 19(1): replaced, on , by section 47 of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).
      • Section 19(1A): repealed, on , by section 47 of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).
      • Section 19(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).