Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992
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Version No. 014
Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992
No. 74 of 1992
Version incorporating amendments as at
11 October 2012
table of provisions
Section Page
1 Purpose 1
2 Commencement 1
3 Definition 1
4 Deduction of union fees from salary 1
ENDNOTES 3
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General Information 3
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Table of Amendments 4
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Explanatory Details 5
Version No. 014
Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992
No. 74 of 1992
Version incorporating amendments as at
11 October 2012
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
1 Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to provide the mechanism for the deduction of union fees by employers from payments to employees in the public sector.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into operation on a day to be proclaimed.
3 Definition
In this Act—
S. 3 def. of public sector employer amended by Nos 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch. 3 item 169).
public sector employer means—
(a) the Crown; or
(b) an authority within the meaning of section 104 of the Public Administration Act 2004.
4 Deduction of union fees from salary
S. 4(1) amended by No. 71/2007 s. 26(1).
(1) A public sector employer may, in accordance with the Victorian Workers' Wages Protection Act 2007 and with the approval in writing of the Minister, deduct from an employee's pay an amount in respect of fees payable by the employee to a trade union or other association of employees of which the employee is a member.
S. 4(2) amended by No. 71/2007 s. 26(2).
(2) A public sector employer must not make a payment on behalf of an employee to a trade union or other association of employees of which the employee is a member except in accordance with the Victorian Workers' Wages Protection Act 2007 and with the approval in writing of the Minister.