179Disclosure by organisations that are bargaining representatives

179  Disclosure by organisations that are bargaining representatives  (a) an organisation is a bargaining representative for a proposed enterprise agreement that is not a greenfields agreement; and  (b) the organisation is not an employer that will be covered by the agreement; and  (c) as a direct or indirect consequence of the operation of one or more terms of the agreement (the beneficial terms), the organisation or a person mentioned in subsection (2) will, or can reasonably be expected to, receive or obtain (directly or indirectly) a section 179 disclosable benefit (each such person is a beneficiary); the organisation must take all reasonable steps to ensure that, in the time required by subsection (3), each employer that will be covered by the agreement is given a document in accordance with subsection (4).  (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(c), the persons are any of the following:  (a) a related party of the organisation (other than a related party prescribed by the regulations);  (b) a person or body prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.  (3) The document must be given to the employers a reasonable time before the voting process referred to in subsection 181(1) starts for the agreement.  (4) The document must:  (a) itemise the beneficial terms; and  (b) describe the nature and (as far as reasonably practicable) amount of each section 179 disclosable benefit in relation to each beneficiary; and  (c) name each beneficiary; and  (d) be in accordance with any other requirements prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; and  (e) be given in a manner (if any) prescribed by the regulations.  (5) An organisation that gives a document under subsection (1) must not knowingly or recklessly make a false or misleading representation in the document.  (6) A section 179 disclosable benefit is any financial benefit, other than a financial benefit that is:  (a) payable to an individual as an employee covered by the agreement; or  (b) payment of a membership fee for membership of an organisation; or  (c) prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.