Equal Pay Act 1972

Pay equity claims - Facilitation

13ZU: Statements made by parties during facilitation

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"What you say during a facilitation process can't be used against you in court."

When you are involved in a facilitation process under the Equal Pay Act 1972, you need to know what happens to things you say. If you make a statement during facilitation, it cannot be used against you in court cases under this Act or the Employment Relations Act 2000. You can talk publicly about the facilitation process, but only if you are honest and only talk about how the process is going. This means you can share information about what is happening, but you must be truthful and not share too much.

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Part 4Pay equity claims
Facilitation

13ZUStatements made by parties during facilitation

  1. A statement made by a party for the purposes of facilitation is not admissible against the party in proceedings under this Act or under the Employment Relations Act 2000.

  2. A party may make a public statement about facilitation only if—

  3. it is made in good faith; and
    1. it is limited to the process of facilitation or the progress being made.
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      Notes
      • Section 13ZU: inserted, on , by section 18 of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 45).