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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.623General restrictions
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### sec.623 General restrictions
An organisation’s rules must not—
contravene this Act, another law or an industrial instrument; or
prevent members of the organisation from—
complying with this Act or another law, an industrial instrument or decision; or
entering into a written agreement under an industrial instrument or decision; or
impose on the organisation’s members, or applicants for membership, conditions, obligations or restrictions that are oppressive, unreasonable or unjust.
An eligibility rule does not contravene subsection (1) (c) only because it requires reasonable minimum standards for the conduct of the businesses or callings of the organisation’s members or applicants for membership.
(sec.623-ssec.1) An organisation’s rules must not— contravene this Act, another law or an industrial instrument; or prevent members of the organisation from— complying with this Act or another law, an industrial instrument or decision; or entering into a written agreement under an industrial instrument or decision; or impose on the organisation’s members, or applicants for membership, conditions, obligations or restrictions that are oppressive, unreasonable or unjust.
(sec.623-ssec.2) An eligibility rule does not contravene subsection (1) (c) only because it requires reasonable minimum standards for the conduct of the businesses or callings of the organisation’s members or applicants for membership.
- (a) contravene this Act, another law or an industrial instrument; or
- (b) prevent members of the organisation from— (i) complying with this Act or another law, an industrial instrument or decision; or (ii) entering into a written agreement under an industrial instrument or decision; or
- (i) complying with this Act or another law, an industrial instrument or decision; or
- (ii) entering into a written agreement under an industrial instrument or decision; or
- (c) impose on the organisation’s members, or applicants for membership, conditions, obligations or restrictions that are oppressive, unreasonable or unjust.
- (i) complying with this Act or another law, an industrial instrument or decision; or
- (ii) entering into a written agreement under an industrial instrument or decision; or