68Cancellation of registration

68 Cancellation of registration

[Section 68 Subsection (1) amended by No. 90 of 1994, s. 28 ]

(1)  Where it appears to the President on application –

(a) made by the Registrar –

(i) under section 67 (7) that an organization, by virtue of an alteration to its rules or constitution, has no longer power to represent the interests of its members in Tasmania with respect to industrial matters; or

(ii) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(iii) that an organization has not complied with section 67 (1) or (6) ;

(b) made by the Minister that any members or officers of an organization, or made by an organization that any members or officers of another organization –

(i) have contravened or failed to comply with an order that is applicable to that organization or them; or

(ii) have repeatedly engaged in conduct that contravenes a provision of this Act; or

(c) made by the Registrar that an organization, or made by an organization that another organization –

(i) is no longer an association that complies with section 62 (1) (a) or (b) , as the case requires; or

(ii) is defunct –

the President shall refer the application to a Full Bench and the Full Bench may, subject to subsection (2) , cancel the registration of the organization.

(1A)  *[Section 68 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 90 of 1994, s. 28 ]*If an organization requests that its registration be cancelled, the Registrar may cancel its registration.

(2)  A Full Bench shall not exercise its powers under subsection (1) in relation to the members or officers of an organization, or in respect of an organization, that is not defunct, unless it has first afforded the members or officers of the organization, as the case may be, an opportunity to make submissions to it in relation to the matter.