Industrial Relations Act 2016

An organisation must admit to membership a person who is eligible to become a member—

within 3 months after the person applies to become a member; or

if a question or dispute has, within the 3 months, been referred to the commission for decision under division 2—within 1 month after the commission decides the person is, or is eligible to become, a member.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units

In this section—

admit to membership means—

do what is necessary under the organisation’s rules to ensure the person is a member of the organisation; or

record in the organisation’s members register the particulars required under section 733 for the person’s membership of the organisation.