290EPower of Industrial Registrar to initiate elections

#### 290E Power of Industrial Registrar to initiate elections 290E Power of Industrial Registrar to initiate elections > > (1) The Industrial Registrar may, on application by the Minister or a person having a sufficient interest in relation to a State organisation, make arrangements for an election to be held for the election of officers of a State organisation if the Industrial Registrar is satisfied that— > > > > > (a) the rules of the State organisation with respect to the election of officers provide for the officers elected to offices in the State branch of a Federal organisation to be taken to be validly elected to the corresponding offices in the State organisation, and > > > > > (b) those offices are vacant and there are no effective means under the rules of the organisation to fill the offices. > > > (2) The Industrial Registrar may, for the purposes of this section, make an order modifying the operation of the rules of the State organisation to the extent necessary to enable an election to be held. > > **ss 290C–290G:** Ins 2012 No 27, Sch 1 \[3\].