Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 833

833 Counterpart federal body not a ground for challenge

(1) 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) —

(a) the organisation’s existence or registration;

(b) the election of an officer of the organisation;

(c) a rule of the organisation;

(d) a decision made by or about the organisation;

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

(2) The grounds are as follows—

(a) the organisation has a counterpart federal body;

(b) 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;

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

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