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Equal Pay Act 1972

Pay equity claims - Pay equity bargaining process

13ZB: Process applies to claims that have merit

You could also call this:

"What happens when your pay claim is fair and reasonable?"

The pay equity bargaining process has rules that apply to claims that have merit. If your employer decides your claim has merit, or is deemed to have accepted it, then sections 13ZC to 13ZZC apply to your claim. This also happens if the Authority or the court decides your claim has merit.

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Part 4Pay equity claims
Pay equity bargaining process

13ZBProcess applies to claims that have merit

  1. Sections 13ZC to 13ZZC apply to a pay equity claim if—

  2. the employer decides, or is deemed to have accepted, that the claim has merit; or
    1. the Authority or the court determines that the claim has merit.

      Notes
      • Section 13ZB: inserted, on , by section 18 of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 45).
      • Section 13ZB heading: amended, on , by section 28(1) of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).
      • Section 13ZB: amended, on , by section 28(2) of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).
      • Section 13ZB(a): amended, on , by section 28(3) of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).
      • Section 13ZB(b): amended, on , by section 28(3) of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).