61DParties to enterprise agreement

61D Parties to enterprise agreement

[Section 61D Inserted by No. 59 of 1992, s. 40 ]

(1)  An enterprise agreement may be made between any employer and any one of the following:

(a) one or more employee organizations representing persons employed in the enterprise;

(b) each of at least 60% of the individuals employed in one or more classes of employment in the enterprise;

(c) an employee committee formed under this Part to represent persons employed in the enterprise;

(d) [Section 61D Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 1997, s. 29, Applied:28 Jun 1997] any other person employed in the enterprise who is not included in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) .

(2)  [Section 61D Subsection (2) amended by No. 18 of 1997, s. 29, Applied:28 Jun 1997] *[Section 61D Subsection (2) amended by No. 90 of 1994, s. 13 ]*Subject to section 61ZD (1A) , before employees or an employee committee can become a party to an enterprise agreement, the proposed agreement must be approved in a secret ballot by at least 60% of the persons employed in the enterprise in the one or more classes of employment to which the agreement is to apply.