Industrial Relations Act 2016

This section applies if—

a person (the proposer) gives notice under section 406W of the proposer’s intention to start negotiating with a view to making negotiated agreement; and

a person who receives the notice wants to be a party to the negotiations.

The person must give written notice of the person’s intention to be a party to the negotiations to—

the proposer; and

the commission.

A notice under subsection (2) must be given within 21 days after the person receives the proposer’s notice under section 406W.

An agreement proposed to be a negotiated agreement may only be made during the period mentioned in subsection (3) if notice of intention to be a party to the negotiations has been given under subsection (2) by—

each proposed party to the negotiations; and

each relevant employee organisation for the proposed agreement.