Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Regulations 2009

An organisation may apply to the FWC for the consent of the FWC under subsection 158(1) of the Act to:

change the name of the organisation; or

alter the eligibility rules of the organisation.

An application under subregulation (1) must:

be in the form set out in the Procedural Rules or in a form otherwise approved by the President; and

set out:

if the application is for consent to change the name of the organisation—the proposed name and the reason for the proposal; or

if the application is for consent to alter the eligibility rules of the organisation—the proposed alteration, the reason for the proposal and the effect of the proposal, in sufficient particularity to allow the proposal to be properly considered; and

contain a declaration:

that the change or alteration was made in accordance with the rules of the organisation; and

stating the action taken under those rules to make the change or alteration; and

verifying the facts stated in the application; and

be lodged with the FWC; and

if the application is for consent to alter the eligibility rules of the organisation—be lodged with a copy of the rules that are proposed to be altered.

If an application under subregulation (1) is not in accordance with this regulation, the General Manager must tell the applicant how the application or statement does not comply with the regulation.

An organisation that has a web site must publish on its web site a notice that it has lodged the application mentioned in subregulation (1).