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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 260

Entitlement to membership of State organisations

260 Entitlement to membership of State organisations

(1) An employee who is eligible to become a member of a State organisation of employees under the rules of the organisation that relate to the relevant industry in which members are to be employed is entitled--
(a) to be admitted as a member of the organisation, and
(b) to remain a member so long as the employee complies with the rules of the organisation and remains eligible to be a member under those rules.
(2) An employer who is eligible to become a member of a State organisation of employers is entitled--
(a) to be admitted as a member of the organisation, and
(b) to remain a member so long as the employer complies with the rules of the organisation and remains eligible to be a member under those rules.
(3) An entitlement under this section is subject to the payment of any amount properly payable in relation to membership.
(4) A person who is qualified to be employed in a relevant industry is, for the purposes of this section, taken to be an employee in that industry if the person seeks to be employed in that industry, whether or not the person has ever been so employed.
(5) In this section,
"relevant industry" includes a relevant occupation or other relevant part of an industry.



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