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Industrial Relations Act 2016
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### sec.646 Powers of commission
The commission may, on application (a rules application )—
decide whether an organisation’s rules comply with section 623 ; or
direct a person obliged to give effect to or comply with an organisation’s rules to give effect to or comply with the rules.
However, a direction must not be made if it invalidates—
an election or purported election; or
a step for an election or purported election.
In deciding the rules application, the commission may declare—
the whole, or a part of, the rules comply with or contravene section 623 ; or
the rules contravene section 623 in a stated way.
(sec.646-ssec.1) The commission may, on application (a rules application )— decide whether an organisation’s rules comply with section 623 ; or direct a person obliged to give effect to or comply with an organisation’s rules to give effect to or comply with the rules.
(sec.646-ssec.2) However, a direction must not be made if it invalidates— an election or purported election; or a step for an election or purported election.
(sec.646-ssec.3) In deciding the rules application, the commission may declare— the whole, or a part of, the rules comply with or contravene section 623 ; or the rules contravene section 623 in a stated way.
- (a) decide whether an organisation’s rules comply with section 623 ; or
- (b) direct a person obliged to give effect to or comply with an organisation’s rules to give effect to or comply with the rules.
- (a) an election or purported election; or
- (b) a step for an election or purported election.
- (a) the whole, or a part of, the rules comply with or contravene section 623 ; or
- (b) the rules contravene section 623 in a stated way.