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Equal Pay Act 1972

Pay equity claims - Raising pay equity claims

13DA: Eligibility of pay equity claim to be raised

You could also call this:

"When you can make a claim for fair pay"

You can raise a pay equity claim if it meets all the requirements set out in section 13E. You also need to have evidence that your claim has merit, which is explained in section 13F. This means you must show that your claim is worth considering.

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Part 4Pay equity claims
Raising pay equity claims

13DAEligibility of pay equity claim to be raised

  1. A pay equity claim may be raised if—

  2. it meets all requirements set out in section 13E; and
    1. there is evidence that the claim has merit (see section 13F).

      Notes
      • Section 13DA: inserted, on , by section 9 of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).