47. Definition of female occupation---(1) If the Commissioner decides
 to proceed with a pay equity assessment, the Commissioner shall, as a
 first step, define the female occupation or each of the female
 occupations to which the assessment is to relate.

   (2) Each definition shall be of an occupation that encompasses job
 types or job designations or both that involve work of a common or
 substantially similar nature.

   (3) In defining a female occupation, the Commissioner---
   (a) Shall have regard to, and may make use of,---
           (i) Where appropriate, New Zealand Standard Classification of
         Occupations digit levels 2, 3, 4, or 5; and
           (ii) Where appropriate, any work descriptions or position
         designations in awards or agreements covering members of the
         proposed female occupation; and
           (iii) Any other method of description that the Commissioner
         considers appropriate; and
           (iv) The views of the interested parties; but
   (b) Shall not be obliged to keep within the definition provided by the
         person who made the request for the pay equity assessment nor to
         cover the whole of the occupation defined by the person who made
         the request for the pay equity assessment.