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Industrial Relations Act 1996
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#### 226 Grounds on which registration may be cancelled
226 Grounds on which registration may be cancelled
> The registration of an industrial organisation may be cancelled on any one or more of the following grounds—
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> > (a) that the organisation, or a substantial number of its members, has or have contravened the industrial relations legislation, any industrial instrument, or any order of the Commission,
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> > (b) that the industrial organisation, or a substantial number of its members, has or have engaged in any industrial action that has had, is having or is likely to have, a substantial adverse effect on the safety, health or welfare of the community or a part of the community,
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> > (c) that the organisation or a substantial number of its members, has or have engaged in any industrial action that has had or is having a major and substantial adverse effect on the provision of any public service by the State or an authority of the State contrary to the public interest and without reasonable excuse,
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> > (d) that the industrial organisation was registered by mistake,
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> > (e) that the industrial organisation is no longer effectively representative of the members who are employees or employers, as the case requires,
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> > (f) that the organisation has applied for the cancellation of its own registration,
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> > (g) that the organisation is defunct,
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> > (h) in the case of a federal organisation—that the rules of the organisation (and any parent body) no longer confer on the organisation a reasonable degree of autonomy in the administration and control of New South Wales assets and in the determination of questions affecting solely or principally members resident in New South Wales.
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> **s 226:** Am 2016 No 48, Sch 1 \[73\]; 2023 No 41, Sch 1.2\[68\].