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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.617Requirements for all organisations
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### sec.617 Requirements for all organisations
An organisation’s rules must state the following—
the organisation’s objectives;
the organisation’s eligibility rules;
how and when—
a person may become a member of the organisation; or
a person may resign from membership of the organisation; or
a person’s membership of the organisation ends, other than by resignation;
the functions and powers of the organisation’s committees, branch committees, office holders and branch office holders;
how meetings of the organisation’s committees, branches and members may be called;
how the organisation’s committees are controlled by the members of the organisation;
how committees of the organisation’s branches are controlled by members of the branch;
how documents may be signed for the organisation;
that notice must be given by a stated authorised office holder to the commission of the existence or likelihood of industrial disputes, in the way required under section 261 ;
how the organisation’s property is controlled and its funds are invested;
any conditions for spending the organisation’s funds;
that, unless exempted under part 12 , the organisation’s accounts must be audited yearly or in another more frequent period;
that, unless exempted under part 12 , the organisation must keep a members register, arranged according to branches if it has branches;
how the rules may be amended;
that applicants for membership of the organisation must be informed in writing of—
a member’s financial obligations; and
how and when a member may resign from membership.
In this section—
committee , of an organisation or branch of an organisation, means—
its management committee; or
any other collective body of its members or officers, however described, that may do any of the following—
manage its affairs;
decide its policy;
make, amend or repeal its rules;
enforce its rules.
(sec.617-ssec.1) An organisation’s rules must state the following— the organisation’s objectives; the organisation’s eligibility rules; how and when— a person may become a member of the organisation; or a person may resign from membership of the organisation; or a person’s membership of the organisation ends, other than by resignation; the functions and powers of the organisation’s committees, branch committees, office holders and branch office holders; how meetings of the organisation’s committees, branches and members may be called; how the organisation’s committees are controlled by the members of the organisation; how committees of the organisation’s branches are controlled by members of the branch; how documents may be signed for the organisation; that notice must be given by a stated authorised office holder to the commission of the existence or likelihood of industrial disputes, in the way required under section 261 ; how the organisation’s property is controlled and its funds are invested; any conditions for spending the organisation’s funds; that, unless exempted under part 12 , the organisation’s accounts must be audited yearly or in another more frequent period; that, unless exempted under part 12 , the organisation must keep a members register, arranged according to branches if it has branches; how the rules may be amended; that applicants for membership of the organisation must be informed in writing of— a member’s financial obligations; and how and when a member may resign from membership.
(sec.617-ssec.2) In this section— committee , of an organisation or branch of an organisation, means— its management committee; or any other collective body of its members or officers, however described, that may do any of the following— manage its affairs; decide its policy; make, amend or repeal its rules; enforce its rules.
- (a) the organisation’s objectives;
- (b) the organisation’s eligibility rules;
- (c) how and when— (i) a person may become a member of the organisation; or (ii) a person may resign from membership of the organisation; or (iii) a person’s membership of the organisation ends, other than by resignation;
- (i) a person may become a member of the organisation; or
- (ii) a person may resign from membership of the organisation; or
- (iii) a person’s membership of the organisation ends, other than by resignation;
- (d) the functions and powers of the organisation’s committees, branch committees, office holders and branch office holders;
- (e) how meetings of the organisation’s committees, branches and members may be called;
- (f) how the organisation’s committees are controlled by the members of the organisation;
- (g) how committees of the organisation’s branches are controlled by members of the branch;
- (h) how documents may be signed for the organisation;
- (i) that notice must be given by a stated authorised office holder to the commission of the existence or likelihood of industrial disputes, in the way required under section 261 ;
- (j) how the organisation’s property is controlled and its funds are invested;
- (k) any conditions for spending the organisation’s funds;
- (l) that, unless exempted under part 12 , the organisation’s accounts must be audited yearly or in another more frequent period;
- (m) that, unless exempted under part 12 , the organisation must keep a members register, arranged according to branches if it has branches;
- (n) how the rules may be amended;
- (o) that applicants for membership of the organisation must be informed in writing of— (i) a member’s financial obligations; and (ii) how and when a member may resign from membership.
- (i) a member’s financial obligations; and
- (ii) how and when a member may resign from membership.
- (i) a person may become a member of the organisation; or
- (ii) a person may resign from membership of the organisation; or
- (iii) a person’s membership of the organisation ends, other than by resignation;
- (i) a member’s financial obligations; and
- (ii) how and when a member may resign from membership.
- (a) its management committee; or
- (b) any other collective body of its members or officers, however described, that may do any of the following— (i) manage its affairs; (ii) decide its policy; (iii) make, amend or repeal its rules; (iv) enforce its rules.
- (i) manage its affairs;
- (ii) decide its policy;
- (iii) make, amend or repeal its rules;
- (iv) enforce its rules.
- (i) manage its affairs;
- (ii) decide its policy;
- (iii) make, amend or repeal its rules;
- (iv) enforce its rules.