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Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Act 2017

Support entitlements and employer obligations - Extinguishing and barring claims under Equal Pay Act 1972 by support workers

8: Existing claims extinguished and potential claims barred

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

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You have a claim under the Equal Pay Act 1972 about support services. If you lodged it before a certain date, you cannot pursue it now. It is treated as if you withdrew it. You also cannot make a new claim about support services between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2022. This rule does not affect claims about support services after 30 June 2022. It also does not affect claims that are not about support services. You can still make claims under the Equal Pay Act 1972 for other things. These claims are not affected by this rule. You can make claims about support services that happened after 30 June 2022.

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Part 2Support entitlements and employer obligations
Extinguishing and barring claims under Equal Pay Act 1972 by support workers

8Existing claims extinguished and potential claims barred

  1. This section applies to—

  2. any claim by or on behalf of a support worker under the Equal Pay Act 1972 relating to the provision of support services that was lodged but not determined before the relevant date; and
    1. any potential claim by or on behalf of a support worker under the Equal Pay Act 1972 relating to the provision of support services during the period starting on 1 July 2011 and ending on 30 June 2022 (or any part of that period).

      1. The claim or potential claim cannot be pursued and must be treated as if it had been withdrawn or is incapable of being lodged.

      2. To avoid doubt, this section does not affect—

      3. any claim or potential claim under the Equal Pay Act 1972 relating to the provision of support services after 30 June 2022; or
        1. any claim or potential claim under the Equal Pay Act 1972 that does not relate to the provision of support services.

          Notes
          • Section 8(1)(a): replaced, on , by section 10(1) of the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 50).
          • Section 8(1)(b): amended, on , by section 10(2) of the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 50).
          • Section 8(3)(a): amended, on , by section 10(2) of the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 50).
          • Section 8(3)(b): amended, on , by section 10(2) of the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 50).