Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS REGULATION 2018 - REG 85

85 Ballot exemption—number of members

(1) This section applies at a hearing for a proposed amalgamation if a ballot exemption application under section 63 was filed with the ballot application for the amalgamation.

(2) If the number of persons that could become members of the proposed amalgamated organisation is not more than 25% of the number of members of the applicant when the applicant’s management committee resolved to make the application, the commission must allow the ballot exemption, unless it considers the exemption should be refused because of special circumstances.

(3) If the commission gives the exemption, the organisation’s members are taken to have approved—

(a) the proposed amalgamation; and

(b) each proposed alternative amalgamation.