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.