Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992 - SECT 4

Deduction of union fees from salary

4. Deduction of union fees from salary



(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.

(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.

(3) Any agreement made before the commencement of this section authorising, or
purporting to authorise, a public sector employer to make deductions of a kind
referred to in subsection (1) from payments to employees or to supply names or
other information about employees to trade unions or any other associations of
employees ceases, on that commencement, to have any further effect.

--------------- ENDNOTES 1. General Information Minister's second reading
speech- Legislative Assembly: 13 November 1992 Legislative Council: 17
November 1992 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill to provide
for the payment of union fees by public sector employers on behalf of public
sector employees.". The Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992 was assented to on
24 November 1992 and came into operation on 24 December 1992: Government
Gazette 16 December 1992 page 3785. 2. Table of Amendments This Version
incorporates amendments made to the Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992 by
Acts and subordinate instruments.
------------------------------------------------------------- Public Sector
Reform (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1998, No. 46/1998 Assent Date: 26.5.98
Commencement Date: S. 7(Sch. 1) on 1.7.98: s. 2(2) Current State: This
information relates only to the provision/s amending the
Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992 Public Administration Act 2004, No.
108/2004 Assent Date: 21.12.04 Commencement Date: S. 117(1)(Sch. 3 item 169)
on 5.4.05: Government Gazette 31.3.05 p. 602 Current State: This information
relates only to the provision/s amending the
Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992 Victorian Workers' Wages Protection Act
2007, No. 71/2007 Assent Date: 11.12.07 Commencement Date: S. 26 on 1.12.08:
s. 2(2) Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s
amending the Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992
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Details No entries at date of publication.

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Public Sector (Union Fees) Act 1992 No. 74 of 1992