Industrial Relations Act 1979
Div 4Registered organisations and associations
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Division 4 — Registered organisations and associations
- Terms used 178
52A. Counterpart federal body 179
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Organisations of employees that may be registered 180
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Organisations of employers that may be registered 181
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Applications for registration under s. 53 or 54 181
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Rules of organisations to provide for secret ballots etc. at elections 184
56A. Casual vacancies, rules as to filling 186
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Elections by direct voting system to be by secret postal ballot 187
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Registering organisations, rules etc. 188
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Names of registered organisations, restrictions on 189
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Organisation becomes incorporated on registration 189
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Effect of registration 190
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Altering registered rules 190
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Records, organisations’ duties as to etc. 191
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Membership register, Registrar may direct rectification of etc. 192
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Accounts of organisation, audit and filing of 193
65A. Auditor’s powers 194
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Power of Chief Commissioner to deal with rules of organisation 194
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Registering associations 197
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Declaration as to certain functions 197
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Election, conduct of by Registrar or Electoral Commissioner 198
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Offences in relation to elections 200
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Rules of State and federal organisations as to membership and offices 202
71A. State organisation may adopt rules of federal organisation 206
- Amalgamated organisations, registration of 207
72A. Orders as to the employees represented by employee organisation 208
72B. AMA may represent interests of medical practitioners 210
- Cancelling and suspending registration of organisation, procedure for 212