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Industrial Relations Act 2016
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### sec.627 Meaning of direct voting system for part
In this part, a direct voting system , for an office for an organisation or a branch of an organisation, means an electoral system in which, subject to provisions in the organisation’s rules about voting enrolment—
for an office for the organisation—all eligible members of an organisation may vote for candidates for election to the office; or
for an office for a branch of the organisation—all eligible members of the branch may vote for candidates for election to the office.
In this section—
eligible member means a member mentioned in section 633 (c) .
(sec.627-ssec.1) In this part, a direct voting system , for an office for an organisation or a branch of an organisation, means an electoral system in which, subject to provisions in the organisation’s rules about voting enrolment— for an office for the organisation—all eligible members of an organisation may vote for candidates for election to the office; or for an office for a branch of the organisation—all eligible members of the branch may vote for candidates for election to the office.
(sec.627-ssec.2) In this section— eligible member means a member mentioned in section 633 (c) .
- (a) for an office for the organisation—all eligible members of an organisation may vote for candidates for election to the office; or
- (b) for an office for a branch of the organisation—all eligible members of the branch may vote for candidates for election to the office.