Industrial Relations Act 1996
246Change of name of State organisation
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246 Change of name of State organisation
246 Change of name of State organisation
(1) A change in the name of a State organisation does not take effect unless the Industrial Registrar consents to the change and records the change in the relevant register.
(2) The Industrial Registrar must not consent to a change unless satisfied that the change has been made under the rules of the organisation.
(3) The Industrial Registrar must not consent to a change in the name of a State organisation unless the name satisfies the relevant criteria of registration of an organisation with such a name.
(4) The recording of a change of name in the register does not affect any rights and liabilities of the organisation existing immediately before the recording.
(5) The Industrial Registrar is to provide the organisation with an amended certificate of registration as soon as practicable after the organisation produces its existing certificate of registration.