An option for some workplaces to have multiple Workplace Delegates is also available. Multiple Delegates can also be used to carry out the union's affirmative action strategy for women and other target groups. Sections A ll members are allocated to a Section. A Section is either a single Government department or agency or a grouping of employers with some common interest. A member can only be a member of one Section, although some members can also be members of the Professional Division.
All members are also members of a geographic Branch.
No arbitrary size for Sections has been set, as differences in size are dealt with by a weighted voting system. Sections A gencies or departments which do not have a Section in their own right have been grouped with other agencies on the basis of a common interest. NDC Delegates were in turn appointed by and from their local delegates committee. The new provisions are more democratic than the old system where, apart from being elected as Workplace Delegates, there was no election process for key NDC positions. Section Councillors, who have replaced NDC Delegates, are elected directly by and from the members of the Sub-section, also for a 3 year term.