Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1989 No. 12 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS REGULATIONS - REG 48

48. (1) An organisation may apply in the approved form for consent to be given
under subsection 204 (1) of the Act.

(2) An application under subregulation (1) shall be made by lodging the
application, sealed or signed in accordance with subregulation (3), in the
Industrial Registry accompanied by a written statement:

   (a)  signed:

        (i)    where the application is under the seal of an organisation-by
               an officer of the organisation authorised to sign the
               statement; and

        (ii)   in any other case-by one of the officers who signed the
               application; and

   (b)  stating:

        (i)    that the change or alteration, as set out in the application,
               in relation to which consent is sought is to the best of the
               signatory's knowledge and belief true and correct;

        (ii)   that the change or alteration was made in accordance with the
               rules of the organisation; and

        (iii)  the manner in which compliance with those rules was attained.

(3) An application under subregulation (1) shall be sealed with the common
seal of the organisation or be signed by 2 officers of the organisation who
are authorised by the organisation to sign the application.

(4) Applications under subregulation (1) shall be dealt with, as far as
practicable, in the order in which they are lodged in the Industrial Registry.