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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.719Obligation to admit
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### sec.719 Obligation to admit
An organisation must admit to membership a person who is eligible to become a member—
within 3 months after the person applies to become a member; or
if a question or dispute has, within the 3 months, been referred to the commission for decision under division 2 —within 1 month after the commission decides the person is, or is eligible to become, a member.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units
In this section—
admit to membership means—
do what is necessary under the organisation’s rules to ensure the person is a member of the organisation; or
record in the organisation’s members register the particulars required under section 733 for the person’s membership of the organisation.
(sec.719-ssec.1) An organisation must admit to membership a person who is eligible to become a member— within 3 months after the person applies to become a member; or if a question or dispute has, within the 3 months, been referred to the commission for decision under division 2 —within 1 month after the commission decides the person is, or is eligible to become, a member. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units
(sec.719-ssec.2) In this section— admit to membership means— do what is necessary under the organisation’s rules to ensure the person is a member of the organisation; or record in the organisation’s members register the particulars required under section 733 for the person’s membership of the organisation.
- (a) within 3 months after the person applies to become a member; or
- (b) if a question or dispute has, within the 3 months, been referred to the commission for decision under division 2 —within 1 month after the commission decides the person is, or is eligible to become, a member.
- (a) do what is necessary under the organisation’s rules to ensure the person is a member of the organisation; or
- (b) record in the organisation’s members register the particulars required under section 733 for the person’s membership of the organisation.