Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00331:clause:22_9a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2022C00331
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 22 cl 9A
Character Range: 630411–631440

9A  Meaning of federal counterpart
 (1) For the purposes of this Act, a federal counterpart for a particular association of employers or employees registered under a State or Territory industrial law is an organisation prescribed by the regulations to be a federal counterpart of that association.
 (2) For the purposes of this Act, if subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a particular association of employers or employees registered under a State or Territory industrial law, a federal counterpart for the association is:
 (a) an organisation that has a branch (including a division of such a branch or a constituent part of such a branch) in that State or Territory that has or purports to have:
 (i) substantially the same eligibility rules as the association; and
 (ii) a history of integrated operation with the association; or
 (b) if paragraph (a) does not apply—an organisation of which the association has purported to function as a branch (including a division of a branch or a constituent part of a branch).