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Industrial Relations Act 2016
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### sec.172 Negotiations relating to projects
This section applies if 2 or more employee organisations have given notice, under section 170 (2) , that the organisations want to be party to negotiations relating to a project or proposed project.
The employer must negotiate with the single bargaining unit, through a person nominated by the single bargaining unit to represent the unit.
An organisation may withdraw as a party to the negotiations by giving written notice to—
the other organisations that comprise the single bargaining unit; and
the proposer; and
the commission.
In this section—
single bargaining unit means all employee organisations that have given notice, under section 170 (2) , that they want to be party to the negotiations.
(sec.172-ssec.1) This section applies if 2 or more employee organisations have given notice, under section 170 (2) , that the organisations want to be party to negotiations relating to a project or proposed project.
(sec.172-ssec.2) The employer must negotiate with the single bargaining unit, through a person nominated by the single bargaining unit to represent the unit.
(sec.172-ssec.3) An organisation may withdraw as a party to the negotiations by giving written notice to— the other organisations that comprise the single bargaining unit; and the proposer; and the commission.
(sec.172-ssec.4) In this section— single bargaining unit means all employee organisations that have given notice, under section 170 (2) , that they want to be party to the negotiations.
- (a) the other organisations that comprise the single bargaining unit; and
- (b) the proposer; and
- (c) the commission.