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Wages Protection Act 1983

2: Interpretation

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"What special words mean in the Wages Protection Act 1983"

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When you read the Wages Protection Act 1983, some words have special meanings. The word "employer" means the same as in section 5 of the Employment Relations Act 2000. The word "employment agreement" also means the same as in section 5 of the Employment Relations Act 2000.

You need to know what "financial institution" means. It means a financial institution within the meaning of section 2 of the Banking (Prudential Supervision) Act 1989. It also includes the Post Office Savings Bank and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.

The Act also explains what "local authority" means. It means a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2002. The word "money" refers to New Zealand coins or banknotes that can be used to pay wages.

The Act defines "specified cheque" as a cheque payable to a worker. It defines "wages" as salary or wages, including time and piece wages, and overtime or bonus payments. It also defines "worker" as an employee, which has the same meaning as in section 6 of the Employment Relations Act 2000.

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2Interpretation

  1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    employer has the same meaning as in section 5 of the Employment Relations Act 2000

      employment agreement has the same meaning as in section 5 of the Employment Relations Act 2000

        financial institution means a financial institution within the meaning of section 2 of the Banking (Prudential Supervision) Act 1989; and includes the Post Office Savings Bank and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand

          local authority means a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2002

            money, in relation to any wages, means any New Zealand coin or New Zealand banknotes, or combination of both, the tender of which in respect of the payment of those wages is legal tender

              specified cheque, in relation to the payment of wages to any worker, means a cheque payable to, or to the order of, that worker

                wages means salary or wages; and includes time and piece wages, and overtime, bonus, or other special payments agreed to be paid to a worker for the performance of service or work; and also includes any part of any wages

                  worker has the same meaning as that given to the term employee by section 6 of the Employment Relations Act 2000; and, in relation to any employer, means a worker employed by that employer.

                  Compare
                  • 1964 No 58 ss 2, 4(4), 6(3)
                  Notes
                  • Section 2 employer: replaced, on , by section 4 of the Wages Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 12).
                  • Section 2 employment agreement: inserted, on , by section 4 of the Wages Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 12).
                  • Section 2 financial institution: amended, on , by section 300(1) of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 2021 (2021 No 31).
                  • Section 2 local authority: substituted, on , by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).
                  • Section 2 worker: substituted, on , by section 240 of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (2000 No 24).