sec.597Meaning of counterpart federal body for ch 12

### sec.597 Meaning of counterpart federal body for ch 12 In this chapter, a federal organisation or a branch or part of a federal organisation ( federal body ) is a counterpart federal body of an organisation ( State body ) if— a substantial number of members of the State body are— members or eligible to be members of the federal body; or engaged in the same work, in aspects of the same work or in similar work as members of the federal body; or employed in the same or similar work by employers engaged in the same industry as members of the federal body; or engaged in work or in industries for which there is a community of interest between the federal body and the State body; or there is an agreement in force under the Commonwealth Registered Organisations Act , section 151 , between the federal body and the State body. If subsection (1) (a) or (b) applies to more than 1 State body for the same federal body, the federal body is a counterpart federal body of each of the State bodies. (sec.597-ssec.1) In this chapter, a federal organisation or a branch or part of a federal organisation ( federal body ) is a counterpart federal body of an organisation ( State body ) if— a substantial number of members of the State body are— members or eligible to be members of the federal body; or engaged in the same work, in aspects of the same work or in similar work as members of the federal body; or employed in the same or similar work by employers engaged in the same industry as members of the federal body; or engaged in work or in industries for which there is a community of interest between the federal body and the State body; or there is an agreement in force under the Commonwealth Registered Organisations Act , section 151 , between the federal body and the State body. (sec.597-ssec.2) If subsection (1) (a) or (b) applies to more than 1 State body for the same federal body, the federal body is a counterpart federal body of each of the State bodies. - (a) a substantial number of members of the State body are— (i) members or eligible to be members of the federal body; or (ii) engaged in the same work, in aspects of the same work or in similar work as members of the federal body; or (iii) employed in the same or similar work by employers engaged in the same industry as members of the federal body; or (iv) engaged in work or in industries for which there is a community of interest between the federal body and the State body; or - (i) members or eligible to be members of the federal body; or - (ii) engaged in the same work, in aspects of the same work or in similar work as members of the federal body; or - (iii) employed in the same or similar work by employers engaged in the same industry as members of the federal body; or - (iv) engaged in work or in industries for which there is a community of interest between the federal body and the State body; or - (b) there is an agreement in force under the Commonwealth Registered Organisations Act , section 151 , between the federal body and the State body. - (i) members or eligible to be members of the federal body; or - (ii) engaged in the same work, in aspects of the same work or in similar work as members of the federal body; or - (iii) employed in the same or similar work by employers engaged in the same industry as members of the federal body; or - (iv) engaged in work or in industries for which there is a community of interest between the federal body and the State body; or