Section 150A — Employment Relations Act 2000: Payment on resolution of problem

150A Payment on resolution of problem (1) Any payment by 1 party to another, required by any agreed terms of settlement under section 149(3) or decision under section 150(3) , must be paid directly to the other party and not to a representative of that party, and the party receiving the payment may not receive, or agree to receive, payment in any other manner. (2) For the purposes of this Act, a payment that does not comply with subsection (1) is to be treated as if the payment has not been made. (3) Subsection (1) does not— (a) apply if the party to whom the payment is required to be made is receiving or has received legal aid under the Legal Services Act 2000 for any matter related to the employment relationship problem giving rise to the mediation; or (b) prevent a payment being made to the other party's solicitor. Section 150A was inserted, as from 1 December 2004, by section 53 Employment Relations Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 86). See section 73 of that Act for the transitional provisions.