115Application for exemption from requirement for postal ballot (s 144(2))

#### 115 Application for exemption from requirement for postal ballot (s 144(2)) (1) An application for an exemption from subsection 144(1) of the Act must: (a) be in writing; and (b) state the grounds for seeking the exemption; and (c) be lodged with the FWC. (2) An application by an organisation under paragraph 144(6)(a) of the Act for revocation of an exemption must: (a) be in writing; and (b) state the grounds for seeking the revocation; and (c) be lodged with the FWC. (3) An organisation that has a web site must publish on its web site a notice that it has lodged an application mentioned in subregulation (1) or (2). (4) A notice published under subregulation (3) must remain on the web site until: (a) the application mentioned in subregulation (1) or (2) is rejected by the General Manager; or (b) the General Manager revokes an exemption under subsection 144(6) of the Act, relating to the application mentioned in subregulation (1) or (2). (5) An organisation that does not have a web site must publish a notice that it has lodged the application mentioned in subregulation (1) or (2) in a manner that is reasonably accessible to the organisation’s members. > Note: Examples > Note: 1 Publishing the notice in a public notice in a newspaper. > Note: 2 Publishing the notice in the organisation’s official union journal.