(1) Subsection (2) applies if an industrial dispute—(a) exists between—(i) an employer organisation or employer; and(ii) an employee organisation or employee; and(b) remains unresolved after the parties to the dispute have genuinely attempted to settle the dispute.
(2) Each party to the dispute must immediately give the registrar written notice of the dispute.
(3) The notice—(a) may be given by letter, facsimile, email or other means of written communication; and(b) must state each of the following—(i) the names of the parties to the dispute;(ii) the place where the dispute exists;(iii) the subject matter of the dispute;(iv) anything else required by the rules.