Public Service Act 2020

People working in public service - Public service workforce - Pay equity claims

83A: Commissioner to enter negotiations in consultation with affected department or interdepartmental venture

You could also call this:

"Commissioner talks to departments about fair pay negotiations."

When you are looking at pay equity claims, the Commissioner has a role. The Commissioner must talk to the chief executive or board of each affected department or interdepartmental venture when entering the pay equity bargaining process under sections 13ZC to 13ZZC of the Equal Pay Act 1972. You can find these sections at the Equal Pay Act 1972 on the legislation website.

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Public service workforce: Pay equity claims

83ACommissioner to enter negotiations in consultation with affected department or interdepartmental venture

  1. When the Commissioner enters into the pay equity bargaining process under sections 13ZC to 13ZZC of the Equal Pay Act 1972, the Commissioner must do so in consultation with the chief executive or board of each affected department or interdepartmental venture.

Notes
  • Section 83A: inserted, on , by section 30 of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 45).
  • Section 83A: amended, on , by section 55 of the Equal Pay Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 21).