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Industrial Relations Act 1984
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### 61ZD Secret ballots under this Part
> *\[Section 61ZD Inserted by No. 59 of 1992, s. 40 \]*
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> > (1) [*\[Section 61ZD Subsection (1) amended by No. 104 of 2000, Sched. 3, Applied:01 Jan 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-01-01/act-2000-104#JS3@JT@tr@oc8@EN) A secret ballot under this Part must be conducted in a manner determined by the Registrar.
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> > (1A) [*\[Section 61ZD Subsection (1A) amended by No. 104 of 2000, Sched. 3, Applied:01 Jan 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-01-01/act-2000-104#JS3@JT@tr@oc9@EN) *\[Section 61ZD Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 90 of 1994, s. 24 \]*The Registrar, at the request of all relevant persons, may waive the necessity to hold a secret ballot under [section 61D](#GS61D@EN) [(2)](#GS61D@Gs2@EN) if–
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> > > > (a) the number of employees involved is 5 or less; and
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> > > > (b) all the employees attend the hearing to approve the agreement.
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> > (2) [*\[Section 61ZD Subsection (2) amended by No. 104 of 2000, Sched. 3, Applied:01 Jan 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-01-01/act-2000-104#JS3@JT@tr@oc10@EN) *\[Section 61ZD Subsection (2) amended by No. 90 of 1994, s. 24 \]*If, within 14 days after a ballot has been held, the Registrar receives a written complaint from any person entitled to vote in the ballot alleging specified irregularities in the conduct of the ballot and requesting that a further secret ballot be conducted by an independent person, and the Registrar is satisfied that such irregularities exist, the Registrar may arrange for the conduct of a further secret ballot.
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> > (3) *\[Section 61ZD Subsection (3) omitted by No. 90 of 1994, s. 24 \]*. . . . . . . .
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> > (4) [*\[Section 61ZD Subsection (4) amended by No. 104 of 2000, Sched. 3, Applied:01 Jan 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-01-01/act-2000-104#JS3@JT@tr@oc11@EN) *\[Section 61ZD Subsection (4) amended by No. 90 of 1994, s. 24 \]*The Registrar must not register an enterprise agreement –
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> > > > (a) within 14 days after the holding of a secret ballot (or a further secret ballot) under this Part; or
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 61ZD Subsection (4) amended by No. 104 of 2000, s. 22, Applied:01 Jan 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-01-01/act-2000-104#GS22@EN) if a written complaint has been received under this section, until the complaint is resolved to the Registrar's satisfaction.