New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS (GENERAL) REGULATION 2001 - REG 26

26 Rules for elections-State and Federal organisations

(1) For the purposes of section 239 (1) (a) of the Act, the membership of a State branch of a Federal organisation and the membership of a State organisation registered under Chapter 5 of the Act is substantially similar if the Industrial Registrar is satisfied that the membership would be substantially similar but for the fact that persons employed in the Australian Capital Territory are members of the State branch of the Federal organisation.

(2) For the purposes of section 239 (1) (b) of the Act, the rules of a State branch of a Federal organisation comply substantially with the requirements relating to election of the holders of offices under the Act if the Industrial Registrar is satisfied that the rules would comply substantially with those rules but for the fact that the rules cover persons employed in the Australian Capital Territory.