Industrial Relations Act 1996

The rules of a State organisation must provide for—

the entrance fees, subscription, affiliation and other amounts (if any) to be paid by members of the organisation, and

the procedure (if any) for the disciplining of members and the mechanism (if any) for appeals by members in respect of disciplinary action taken against them, and

the name, constitution, membership, powers and duties of the committees of, and the powers and duties of holders of offices in, the organisation and, in particular—

the election or appointment of members of the committees, and

the terms of office of members of the committees, and

the grounds on which, or the reasons for which, the office of a member of a committee becomes vacant, and

the filling of casual vacancies occurring on the committees, and

the quorum and procedure at meetings of the committees, and

the manner of summoning meetings of members of the organisation and meetings of the committees of the organisation, and

the quorum and procedure at general meetings of members of the organisation and whether members are entitled to vote by proxy at general meetings, and

the intervals between general meetings of members of the organisation and the manner of calling general meetings, and

the time within which, and the manner in which, notices of general meetings and notices of motion are to be given, published or circulated, and

the removal of holders of offices in the organisation, and

the control of committees of the organisation by the members of the organisation, and

the sources from which the funds of the organisation are to be, or may be, derived, and

the manner in which the funds of the organisation are to be managed and, in particular, the mode of drawing and signing cheques on behalf of the organisation, and

the manner in which documents may be executed by or on behalf of the organisation, and

the manner in which the property of the organisation is to be controlled and its funds invested, and

the conditions under which funds may be spent, and

the custody of books, documents and securities of the organisation, and

the inspection by members of the organisation of books and documents of the organisation, and

the registered office of the organisation (which must be within New South Wales), and

the annual or periodic auditing of the accounts of the organisation, including the appointment of an auditor and the grounds on which, or the reasons for which, the position of auditor becomes vacant, and

the keeping of accounting records by the organisation, and

the times when, and the terms on which, persons become or cease (otherwise than by resignation) to be members, and

the resignation of members, and

the keeping of a register of the members, arranged, if there are branches of the organisation, according to branches, and

the manner in which the rules may be altered or rescinded, and

any other matters that may be prescribed by the regulations.

The rules of a State organisation may provide for the removal from office of a person elected to an office in the organisation only if the person has been found guilty, under the rules of the organisation, of—

misappropriation of the funds of the organisation, or

a substantial breach of the rules of the organisation, or

gross misbehaviour or gross neglect of duty,

The rules of a State organisation must require the organisation to inform applicants for membership, in writing, of—

the financial obligations arising from membership, and

the circumstances, and the manner, in which a member may resign from the organisation.

The rules of an organisation may also provide for any other matter.

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