New Zealand Repealed Acts

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FAIR PAY AGREEMENTS ACT 2022 - SECT 197

197 Approval required to bargain to renew or replace fair pay agreement

1 Bargaining to renew or replace a fair pay agreement must not start without the chief executive’s approval to do so.

2 The following parties may apply to the chief executive for approval to initiate bargaining to renew or replace a fair pay agreement:

a) an eligible union:

b) an eligible employer association:

c) a specified employer bargaining party that may, in accordance with section 58, 60, or 61 , be a bargaining party for the proposed renewal or the proposed replacement.

3 A default bargaining party may not apply to the chief executive for approval to initiate bargaining to renew or replace a fair pay agreement.