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Equal Pay Act 1972

Preliminary provisions

2AAB: Act binds the Crown

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"The government must follow this law too"

This Act applies to the Crown. You know the Crown means the government. The government must follow this Act, just like everyone else.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions

2AABAct binds the Crown

  1. This Act binds the Crown.

Notes
  • Section 2AAB: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 45).