Industrial Relations Act 2016

In this chapter—

amalgamation means the carrying out, under part 14, of arrangements for 2 or more organisations, associations or corporations, under which—

an organisation is, or 2 or more organisations are, to be deregistered; and

members of the organisation or organisations to be deregistered are to become members of another organisation, whether existing or proposed.

approved auditor, in relation to a reporting unit, means a person who—

is a registered company auditor within the meaning of the Corporations Act, section 9; and

is not an officer or member of the reporting unit or the organisation of which the reporting unit is part; and

is not employed by the reporting unit or the organisation of which the reporting unit is part.

auditor, in relation to a reporting unit, means—

the person who is the holder of the position of auditor of the reporting unit under section 766; or

if a firm is the holder of the position—each person who is a member of the firm and is an approved auditor.

ballot records, for an election or ballot, means any ballot envelopes, papers or other records that have been prepared or used for the election or ballot.

branch, of an organisation, means a constituent part of the organisation, however called, that has a management committee or officers.

casual vacancy means a vacancy in an office because of the death, removal or resignation from office of the office holder.

certified, in relation to a document, means certified by declaration by the secretary, or another officer, of an organisation prescribed by regulation.

committee meeting, for an organisation, means a meeting of its management committee.

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corporation see section 596.

counterpart federal body see section 597.

defect includes error, irregularity, nullity and omission.

demarcation dispute undertaking from an organisation or applicant for registration means an undertaking from it to avoid demarcation disputes that might otherwise arise from an overlap between its eligibility rules and another organisation’s eligibility rules.

deregistered organisation means a former organisation whose registration has been cancelled.

deregistration, for an organisation, means the cancellation of its registration.

designated officer see section 753(1).

disclosure notice see section 716(2).

election means an election for an office for an organisation or branch of an organisation.

electoral commission means the Electoral Commission of Queensland.

electoral officer means the electoral commissioner, the deputy electoral commissioner or a member of the staff of the electoral commission.

eligibility rules of an organisation or applicant for registration means its rules about eligibility for its membership.

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file a document means file it with the registrar.

financial hardship payment, for an organisation, means a payment by the organisation to relieve a member or the member’s dependant from severe financial hardship.

financial records, of a reporting unit, means financial records of the reporting unit kept under section 762(1).

financial year, of an organisation, see section 598.

general meeting, of an organisation or applicant for registration, means a general meeting of its members.

general purpose financial report means the general purpose financial report prepared under section 763.

irregularity includes—

a contravention of an organisation’s rules; and

for an election or ballot, an act or omission by which the following is, or is attempted to be, prevented—

the full and free recording of votes by all persons who may record a vote and by no other persons;

a correct working out or declaration of the results of the voting.

management committee, for an organisation, branch of an organisation, reporting unit or applicant for registration, means the body of persons, however described, that manages its affairs.

membership subscription, for an organisation, means a subscription, due or other amount payable under its rules for membership or membership renewal.

members register, for an organisation, means the current register of its members required to be kept under section 732(1).

model election rules means the model election rules under section 642.

office, for an organisation, branch of an organisation or applicant for registration, see section 599.

officer, of an organisation, branch of an organisation or association or corporation applying for registration, means a person who holds an office in the organisation, branch, association or corporation.

officers register, for an organisation, means the current register of its officers required to be kept under section 732(2).

ordinary election means an election held under rules under part 4.

postal ballot means a ballot by which—

a ballot paper is sent by prepaid post to each person who may vote in the ballot; and

facilities are provided for returning the completed ballot paper by post by each voter without cost to the voter.

president, of an organisation, branch of an organisation or applicant for registration, means—

its president; or

its chief executive officer; or

another officer of the organisation, branch or applicant for registration, however described, who has the functions of its president or chief executive officer.

register, when used as a noun, means the register of organisations the registrar keeps under section 614(1).

registration means registration under this chapter as an organisation.

reporting unit, of an organisation, means a reporting unit under section 752(2) or (3).

reporting unit’s organisation means the organisation of which a reporting unit is the whole or a part under section 752(2) or (3).

required number of members of an organisation means the number of its members that is the lesser of 5% of the membership or 250.

rules application see section 646.

secretary, of an organisation, for the signing of a document to be filed means—

the person who holds the office of secretary of the organisation; or

if no-one holds the office of secretary of the organisation—the person authorised by the organisation under its rules to sign documents for the organisation.

withdrawal means the withdrawal, under part 14, of a constituent part from an amalgamated organisation.