Western Australian Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1979 - SECT 49H

49H .         Right of entry for discussions with employees

        (1)         An authorised representative of an organisation may enter, during working hours, any premises where relevant employees work, for the purpose of holding discussions at the premises with any of the relevant employees who wish to participate in those discussions.

        (2)         If an award, order or industrial agreement that extends to the relevant employees makes provision as to entry onto premises by an authorised representative and —

            (a)         does not require notice to be given by the representative; or

            (b)         requires a specified period of notice to be given by the representative,

                the authorised representative is not required to give notice under this section.

        (3)         If subsection (2) does not apply, the authorised representative is not entitled to exercise a power conferred by this section unless the authorised representative has given the employer of the employees concerned at least 24 hours’ written notice.

        [Section 49H inserted by No. 20 of 2002 s. 146(1).]