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Equal Pay Act 1972

Pay equity claims - Determination by Authority

13ZZA: Effect of determinations on discontinued claims

You could also call this:

"What happens to your pay claim if your employer stops it"

If you make a pay equity claim and your employer decides to stop it, this section of the law applies. Your employer can stop your claim by giving you notice of a decision, such as saying your claim does not meet all the requirements or that it does not have merit. This section and others, including sections 13ZZAA to 13ZZAD, explain what happens to your claim when your employer stops it.

When your employer stops your claim, they must give you a reason for their decision, which could be based on section 13PB, section 13Q, section 13ZEA, or section 13ZEB. These sections of the law outline the rules for stopping a pay equity claim.

The law sets out how determinations by the Authority or the court affect your stopped claim, so you know what to expect if your employer stops your pay equity claim.

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Part 4Pay equity claims
Determination by Authority

13ZZAEffect of determinations on discontinued claims

  1. This section and sections 13ZZAA to 13ZZAD—

  2. apply to a pay equity claim that is discontinued by the employer giving notice to the claimant of a decision listed in subsection (2); and
    1. set out the effect that determinations by the Authority or the court have on the discontinued claim.

      1. The employer’s decisions are as follows:

      2. a decision under section 13PB that the pay equity claim does not meet all requirements set out in section 13E:
        1. a decision under section 13Q that the claim does not have merit:
          1. a decision under section 13ZEA that no appropriate comparators are available for selection for use in assessing the claim:
            1. a decision under section 13ZEB that the employees covered by the claim do not all perform work that is the same or substantially similar.

              Notes
              • Section 13ZZA: replaced, on , by section 40 of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).