Wages Protection Act 1983

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Wages Protection Act 1983

Public Act		1983 No 143
Date of assent		16 December 1983
Commencement		see section 1(2)

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The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

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	Title
1	Short Title and commencement
2	Interpretation
2A	Provisions affecting application of amendments to this Act
3	Act to bind the Crown
4	No deductions from wages except in accordance with Act
5	Deductions with worker’s consent
5A	Unreasonable deductions
6	Employer may recover overpayments in certain circumstances
7	Wages to be payable in money
8	Workers employed by the Crown or local authorities
9	Agreement as to manner of payment of wages
10	Payment where worker absent
11	Recovery of wages
11A	Proceedings by Labour Inspector or worker to recover arrears of wages from person involved in failure to comply
12	Employer not to stipulate as to mode of spending wages
12A	No premium to be charged for employment
13	Penalties
14	Employer may have actual offender charged [Repealed]
15	Act subject to other enactments
16	Provisions in collective agreements
17	Saving
18	Act to be administered in Department of Labour
19	Consequential repeals
	Schedule Application, savings, and transitional provisions relating to amendments made to this Act on or after 1 April 2016
	Notes

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the payment of wages and salaries

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