BOND UNIVERSITY ACT 1987 - SECT 13
General staff association
BOND UNIVERSITY ACT 1987 - SECT 13
General staff association
13 General staff association
(1) An association of members of the general staff that—
(a) has a
constitution that includes in the objects of the association the following
objects—
(i) to enhance, promote and defend the conditions of employment of
general staff;
(ii) to negotiate on behalf of general staff with the employer
in relation to the conditions of employment of the general staff;
(iii) to
develop in conjunction with the employer a procedure for settlement of
industrial disputes between the general staff and the employer;
(iv)
consistently with the object expressed in subparagraph (i) to advance the work
of Bond University and any other entity established pursuant to this Act
within or associated with Bond University and to preserve the independence,
integrity and standing of the university and entity;
(v) consistently with
the object expressed in subparagraph (i) to have regard to and foster the
objects of the university company provided for by its memorandum of
association; and
(b) if at any time there be more than 1 such association
that satisfies paragraph (a)—is the first such association formed after the
employer begins to employ general staff;
shall be the general staff
association within Bond University.
(2) The employer shall recognise the
general staff association as the appropriate entity to represent general staff
in relation to the objects referred to in subsection (1) (a) .
(3) No
provision of subsection (1) or (2) shall be construed to entitle the general
staff association or any member or officer thereof to nominate any person to
be appointed as a member of the university council.
(4) The general staff
association is declared to be an excluded matter for the Corporations Act,
section 5F , in relation to parts 5.7 and 5.7B of that Act.
