sec.298Bargaining services fees

### sec.298 Bargaining services fees An industrial organisation, or an officer or member of an industrial organisation, must not demand payment of a bargaining services fee from any person. This subsection is a civil penalty provision. Subsection (1) does not apply if the bargaining services fee is payable to the industrial organisation under a contract for the provision of bargaining services. In this section— bargaining services means services provided by, or for, an industrial organisation in relation to a bargaining instrument or proposed bargaining instrument, including in relation to bargaining for, or certifying, making, amending or terminating, the bargaining instrument or proposed bargaining instrument. bargaining services fee — means a fee (however described) payable to— an industrial organisation; or someone instead of an industrial organisation; but does not include a membership fee. demand includes— purport to demand; and do anything that would— have the effect of demanding; or purport to have the effect of demanding. s 298 amd 2022 No. 27 s 3 sch 1 (sec.298-ssec.1) An industrial organisation, or an officer or member of an industrial organisation, must not demand payment of a bargaining services fee from any person. This subsection is a civil penalty provision. (sec.298-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the bargaining services fee is payable to the industrial organisation under a contract for the provision of bargaining services. (sec.298-ssec.3) In this section— bargaining services means services provided by, or for, an industrial organisation in relation to a bargaining instrument or proposed bargaining instrument, including in relation to bargaining for, or certifying, making, amending or terminating, the bargaining instrument or proposed bargaining instrument. bargaining services fee — means a fee (however described) payable to— an industrial organisation; or someone instead of an industrial organisation; but does not include a membership fee. demand includes— purport to demand; and do anything that would— have the effect of demanding; or purport to have the effect of demanding. - (a) means a fee (however described) payable to— (i) an industrial organisation; or (ii) someone instead of an industrial organisation; but - (i) an industrial organisation; or - (ii) someone instead of an industrial organisation; but - (b) does not include a membership fee. - (i) an industrial organisation; or - (ii) someone instead of an industrial organisation; but - (a) purport to demand; and - (b) do anything that would— (i) have the effect of demanding; or (ii) purport to have the effect of demanding. - (i) have the effect of demanding; or - (ii) purport to have the effect of demanding. - (i) have the effect of demanding; or - (ii) purport to have the effect of demanding.