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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.783Comments by committee members not to be false or misleading
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### sec.783 Comments by committee members not to be false or misleading
This section applies if a member of a reporting unit’s management committee—
comments on a matter dealt with in a full report or in a concise report—
to members of the reporting unit; or
to a general meeting of the members of the reporting unit or a meeting of the reporting unit’s management committee; or
publishes comments on the matter in a journal.
The member must not, in the comments, make a statement if the member knows, or is reckless as to whether, the statement is false or misleading.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.783-ssec.1) This section applies if a member of a reporting unit’s management committee— comments on a matter dealt with in a full report or in a concise report— to members of the reporting unit; or to a general meeting of the members of the reporting unit or a meeting of the reporting unit’s management committee; or publishes comments on the matter in a journal.
(sec.783-ssec.2) The member must not, in the comments, make a statement if the member knows, or is reckless as to whether, the statement is false or misleading.
- (a) comments on a matter dealt with in a full report or in a concise report— (i) to members of the reporting unit; or (ii) to a general meeting of the members of the reporting unit or a meeting of the reporting unit’s management committee; or
- (i) to members of the reporting unit; or
- (ii) to a general meeting of the members of the reporting unit or a meeting of the reporting unit’s management committee; or
- (b) publishes comments on the matter in a journal.
- (i) to members of the reporting unit; or
- (ii) to a general meeting of the members of the reporting unit or a meeting of the reporting unit’s management committee; or