Industrial Relations Act 1996
277Action by Commission
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277 Action by Commission
277 Action by Commission
(1) The Commission may, despite anything in the rules of any organisation concerned, make such order to give effect to a declaration referred to in section 273 (5) as it considers appropriate.
(2) Where an application is made to the Commission under section 273 (5)—
(a) the person whose eligibility, or whose holding of office, is in question must be given an opportunity to be heard by the Commission, and
(b) if the application is made otherwise than by the organisation concerned—the organisation must be given an opportunity to be heard by the Commission.
(3) If an application is made to the Commission under section 274 or 275, the organisation concerned must be given an opportunity to be heard by the Commission.
s 277: Am 2016 No 48, Sch 1 [73]; 2023 No 41, Sch 1.2[68].