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Employment Relations Act 2000

Institutions - Employment Relations Authority

162: Application of law relating to contracts

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"Rules about contracts also apply to employment agreements between you and your employer"

The Employment Relations Authority can make orders about employment agreements. You can think of an employment agreement like a contract between you and your employer. The Authority's orders are similar to those made by the High Court or the District Court about contracts.

The Authority can make orders under laws like the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 and the Fair Trading Act 1986. These laws help guide how contracts work in New Zealand. The Authority's orders must follow these laws and other rules about contracts.

When the Authority makes an order, it is like a decision that you and your employer must follow. The order is based on the laws about contracts, like the ones mentioned earlier. This helps ensure that employment agreements are fair and work well for both you and your employer.

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Part 10Institutions
Employment Relations Authority

162Application of law relating to contracts

  1. Subject to sections 163 and 164, the Authority may, in any matter related to an employment agreement, make any order that the High Court or the District Court may make under any enactment or rule of law relating to contracts, including—

  2. Part 2 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017:
    1. the Fair Trading Act 1986.

                Compare
                • 1991 No 22 s 104(1)(h)
                Notes
                • Section 162: amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
                • Section 162(a): replaced, on , by section 347 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (2017 No 5).
                • Section 162(b): replaced, on , by section 347 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (2017 No 5).
                • Section 162(c): repealed, on , by section 347 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (2017 No 5).
                • Section 162(d): repealed, on , by section 347 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (2017 No 5).
                • Section 162(e): repealed, on , by section 347 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (2017 No 5).
                • Section 162(f): repealed, on , by section 347 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (2017 No 5).
                • Section 162(g): repealed, on , by section 347 of the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (2017 No 5).