Industrial Relations Act 2016

In proceedings, the validity of the following about an organisation can not be challenged or in any way affected only because of a ground mentioned in subsection (2)—

the organisation’s existence or registration;

the election of an officer of the organisation;

a rule of the organisation;

a decision made by or about the organisation;

the operation of a rule or a decision mentioned in paragraph (c) or (d).

The grounds are as follows—

the organisation has a counterpart federal body;

a person is a member of the organisation and its counterpart federal body and the organisation did not receive a separate membership application or fee from the member;

the organisation has the same, or substantially the same, rules as its counterpart federal body;

the organisation did not keep separate members or officers registers or accounting or other records from its counterpart federal body.