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Associations Incorporation Act 1981
sec.48AChief executive must advise industrial registrar about particular applications
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### sec.48A Chief executive must advise industrial registrar about particular applications
This section applies if an incorporated association applies to the chief executive for registration of an amendment of its rules and either—
the application states that the amendment of the association’s rules gives the association an industrial purpose; or
the chief executive is otherwise satisfied the effect of the amendment of the association’s rules is to give the association an industrial purpose.
The chief executive must—
give a copy of the application to the industrial registrar; and
give the applicant written notice stating—
a copy of the application has been given to the industrial registrar under this section; and
that the chief executive will be required to refuse the application if the industrial registrar gives the chief executive a notice under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 578K stating that the objection ground is established for the application.
The chief executive must not decide the application under section 48 (8) before the industrial registrar gives the chief executive a notice about the application under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 578F , 578K or 578L .
s 48A ins 2022 No. 27 s 79
(sec.48A-ssec.1) This section applies if an incorporated association applies to the chief executive for registration of an amendment of its rules and either— the application states that the amendment of the association’s rules gives the association an industrial purpose; or the chief executive is otherwise satisfied the effect of the amendment of the association’s rules is to give the association an industrial purpose.
(sec.48A-ssec.2) The chief executive must— give a copy of the application to the industrial registrar; and give the applicant written notice stating— a copy of the application has been given to the industrial registrar under this section; and that the chief executive will be required to refuse the application if the industrial registrar gives the chief executive a notice under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 578K stating that the objection ground is established for the application.
(sec.48A-ssec.3) The chief executive must not decide the application under section 48 (8) before the industrial registrar gives the chief executive a notice about the application under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 578F , 578K or 578L .
- (a) the application states that the amendment of the association’s rules gives the association an industrial purpose; or
- (b) the chief executive is otherwise satisfied the effect of the amendment of the association’s rules is to give the association an industrial purpose.
- (a) give a copy of the application to the industrial registrar; and
- (b) give the applicant written notice stating— (i) a copy of the application has been given to the industrial registrar under this section; and (ii) that the chief executive will be required to refuse the application if the industrial registrar gives the chief executive a notice under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 578K stating that the objection ground is established for the application.
- (i) a copy of the application has been given to the industrial registrar under this section; and
- (ii) that the chief executive will be required to refuse the application if the industrial registrar gives the chief executive a notice under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 578K stating that the objection ground is established for the application.
- (i) a copy of the application has been given to the industrial registrar under this section; and
- (ii) that the chief executive will be required to refuse the application if the industrial registrar gives the chief executive a notice under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 , section 578K stating that the objection ground is established for the application.