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Industrial Relations Act 1996
363Secretary or agent of union receiving money for certain contraventions
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#### 363 Secretary or agent of union receiving money for certain contraventions
363 Secretary or agent of union receiving money for certain contraventions
> > (1) This section applies to money received or collected by the secretary of an industrial organisation or by any other person purporting to act on behalf of any industrial organisation, being—
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> > > (a) money paid or purporting to be paid in respect of any contravention of an industrial instrument, or
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> > > (b) an amount payable under an industrial instrument within the meaning of Part 2, or
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> > > (c) money paid or purporting to be paid in respect of a civil penalty provision under Chapter 3A.
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> > (2) A person who receives or collects any such money that is due to an employee must pay it in full to the employee as soon as practicable after it is received.
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> > (3) A person must not receive or collect any such money by, or for the purpose of, intimidating another person or for any other purpose that is not a lawful purpose of the organisation.
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> > (4) This section does not apply to money paid pursuant to an order of a court or the Industrial Registrar.
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> Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
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> **s 363:** Am 2025 No 42, Sch 1\[22\] \[23\].