Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Act 2017

Preliminary provisions

7: Act binds the Crown

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This Act applies to the Crown. You need to know that the Crown includes government departments and agencies. The Act's rules bind the Crown, meaning they must follow them.

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6: Transitional, savings, and related provisions, or

"Rules to help change to new pay rates work smoothly"

8: Existing claims extinguished and potential claims barred, or

"Old pay claims about support work are stopped, and new ones can't be made for a certain time"

Part 1Preliminary provisions

7Act binds the Crown

This Act binds the Crown.