Equal Pay Act 1972

Pay equity claims - Determination by Authority

13ZZC: Limitation on challenge to determination of Authority fixing remuneration

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If you want to challenge a decision made by the Authority about how much someone should be paid, this section applies. You can only challenge this decision in certain ways. The Authority's decision is made under section 13ZY(1)(i), which is a part of the law that helps decide how much people should be paid. You usually cannot choose to have this matter heard by a court, unless you are arguing about whether the Authority should have accepted the application in the first place, which is decided under section 13ZZB(2). This means you have to follow the rules set out in the law, including section 179(1) of the Employment Relations Act 2000, to challenge the Authority's decision.

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Part 4Pay equity claims
Determination by Authority

13ZZCLimitation on challenge to determination of Authority fixing remuneration

  1. This section applies to an application for a determination of the Authority that fixes remuneration under section 13ZY(1)(i).

  2. A party may not elect, under section 179(1) of the Employment Relations Act 2000, to have the matter heard by the court, unless the matter is whether there are grounds under section 13ZZB(2) for the Authority to accept the application.

Notes
  • Section 13ZZC: inserted, on , by section 18 of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 45).
  • Section 13ZZC(1): amended, on , by section 42 of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).