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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.833Counterpart federal body not a ground for challenge
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### sec.833 Counterpart federal body not a ground for challenge
In proceedings, the validity of the following about an organisation can not be challenged or in any way affected only because of a ground mentioned in subsection (2) —
the organisation’s existence or registration;
the election of an officer of the organisation;
a rule of the organisation;
a decision made by or about the organisation;
the operation of a rule or a decision mentioned in paragraph (c) or (d) .
The grounds are as follows—
the organisation has a counterpart federal body;
a person is a member of the organisation and its counterpart federal body and the organisation did not receive a separate membership application or fee from the member;
the organisation has the same, or substantially the same, rules as its counterpart federal body;
the organisation did not keep separate members or officers registers or accounting or other records from its counterpart federal body.
(sec.833-ssec.1) In proceedings, the validity of the following about an organisation can not be challenged or in any way affected only because of a ground mentioned in subsection (2) — the organisation’s existence or registration; the election of an officer of the organisation; a rule of the organisation; a decision made by or about the organisation; the operation of a rule or a decision mentioned in paragraph (c) or (d) .
(sec.833-ssec.2) The grounds are as follows— the organisation has a counterpart federal body; a person is a member of the organisation and its counterpart federal body and the organisation did not receive a separate membership application or fee from the member; the organisation has the same, or substantially the same, rules as its counterpart federal body; the organisation did not keep separate members or officers registers or accounting or other records from its counterpart federal body.
- (a) the organisation’s existence or registration;
- (b) the election of an officer of the organisation;
- (c) a rule of the organisation;
- (d) a decision made by or about the organisation;
- (e) the operation of a rule or a decision mentioned in paragraph (c) or (d) .
- (a) the organisation has a counterpart federal body;
- (b) a person is a member of the organisation and its counterpart federal body and the organisation did not receive a separate membership application or fee from the member;
- (c) the organisation has the same, or substantially the same, rules as its counterpart federal body;
- (d) the organisation did not keep separate members or officers registers or accounting or other records from its counterpart federal body.