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Industrial Relations Act 1996
303Meaning of “trade union”
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#### 303 Meaning of “trade union”
303 Meaning of “trade union”
> A trade union is any temporary or permanent combination (whether or not registered as an industrial organisation under this Act)—
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> > (a) for regulating the relations between—
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> > > (i) employees and employers, or
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> > > (ii) employees and employees, or
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> > > (iii) employers and employers, or
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> > (b) for imposing restrictive conditions on the conduct of any trade or business,
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> whether or not such a combination would, except for this Act, be an unlawful combination because one or more of its purposes is in restraint of trade.