Part 9A
Additional provisions relating to enforcement of employment standards
Defences relating to breach of minimum entitlement provisions
142ZBProceedings in which defences apply
The defences described in sections 142ZC and 142ZD apply to the following proceedings in relation to a breach of a minimum entitlement provision:
- an action to recover wages or other money under
section 142Y
of this Act,
section 77A
of the Holidays Act 2003,
section 11AA
of the Minimum Wage Act 1983, or
section 11A
of the Wages Protection Act 1983:
- an action to recover a penalty under
section 135
of this Act,
section 76
of the Holidays Act 2003,
section 10
of the Minimum Wage Act 1983, or
section 13
of the Wages Protection Act 1983:
- an application under
section 142E
for a pecuniary penalty order:
- an application under
section 142J
for a compensation order:
- an application under
section 142M(1)(a)
for a banning order.
Notes
- Section 142ZB: inserted, on , by section 19 of the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 9).