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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 264

Resignation from membership

264 Resignation from membership

(1) A member of a State organisation may resign from membership by written notice delivered or sent to the registered address of the organisation.
(2) A notice of resignation from membership of a State organisation takes effect--
(a) if the member ceases to be eligible to become a member of the organisation--
(i) on the day on which the notice is so delivered or otherwise received by the organisation, or
(ii) on the day specified in the notice, that is a day not earlier than the day when the member ceases to be eligible to become a member,
whichever is later, or
(b) in any other case--
(i) at the end of 6 months, or such shorter period as is specified in the rules of the organisation, after the notice is so delivered or otherwise received by the organisation, or
(ii) on the day specified in the notice,
whichever is later.
(3) Any dues payable but not paid by a former member of a State organisation in relation to a period, not exceeding 6 months, before the member's resignation from the organisation took effect may be sued for and recovered in the name of the organisation, in a court of competent jurisdiction, as a debt due to the organisation.



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