Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 843

843 Holding office after amalgamation

(1) This section applies to the rules of an amalgamated organisation or proposed amalgamated organisation for a proposed amalgamation if the organisation is not a corporation.

(2) Despite parts 3 and 4 , the rules may allow an officer (an
"existing officer" ) of a proposed deregistering organisation for the proposed amalgamation, or of an existing organisation, who holds office immediately before the amalgamation day for the amalgamation to be an officer of the proposed amalgamated organisation for the proposed amalgamation.

(3) However, the rules must not allow the existing officer to hold office for the amalgamated organisation without an ordinary election for more than the longer of—

(a) the existing officer’s unexpired term immediately before the amalgamation day for the amalgamation; or

(b) 2 years from the amalgamation day.

(4) The rules must make reasonable provision for synchronising the election with elections for other offices for the organisation.

(5) Section 621 applies to an office for an amalgamated organisation held by an existing officer of a deregistered organisation for the amalgamation.

(6) Section 624 does not apply to an office for an amalgamated organisation held by an existing officer.