325ASpecial requirements relating to contract agreements to which groups of carriers are parties

#### 325A Special requirements relating to contract agreements to which groups of carriers are parties 325A Special requirements relating to contract agreements to which groups of carriers are parties > > (1) A contract agreement to which a group of carriers is a party is not to be approved unless the requirements of this section have been complied with. > > > (2) Before or at the time the principal contractor, or association of principal contractors, first undertakes formal negotiations with a group of carriers for the purposes of a contract agreement, the principal contractor or association is to advise the Industrial Registrar in writing of the following— > > > > > (a) that a contract agreement is proposed or under negotiation, > > > > > (b) the contract determinations or contract agreements that then apply to the carriers. > > > (3) The Industrial Registrar is to advise such persons or bodies as are prescribed by the regulations of the proposed contract agreement. > > > (4) The contract agreement must be approved in a secret ballot by not less than 65% of the carriers who enter into the agreement. > > > (5) The Industrial Registrar must, after the contract agreement is lodged for approval, prepare a report for the Commission comparing the conditions of engagement under the agreement and the conditions of engagement that would otherwise apply to the carriers under relevant contract determinations. > > > (6) Section 37 applies to secret ballots under this Part in the same way as it applies to secret ballots under Part 2 of Chapter 2. Section 344 extends to that application of section 37. > > **s 325A:** Ins 1996 No 109, Sch 1 \[3\].