Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00766:reg:115
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00766
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 115
Character Range: 124253–125575

115  Application for exemption from requirement for postal ballot (s 144(2))
 (1) An application for an exemption from subsection 144(1) of the Act must:
 (a) be in writing; and
 (b) state the grounds for seeking the exemption; and
 (c) be lodged with the FWC.
 (2) An application by an organisation under paragraph 144(6)(a) of the Act for revocation of an exemption must:
 (a) be in writing; and
 (b) state the grounds for seeking the revocation; and
 (c) be lodged with the FWC.
 (3) An organisation that has a web site must publish on its web site a notice that it has lodged an application mentioned in subregulation (1) or (2).
 (4) A notice published under subregulation (3) must remain on the web site until:
 (a) the application mentioned in subregulation (1) or (2) is rejected by the General Manager; or
 (b) the General Manager revokes an exemption under subsection 144(6) of the Act, relating to the application mentioned in subregulation (1) or (2).
 (5) An organisation that does not have a web site must publish a notice that it has lodged the application mentioned in subregulation (1) or (2) in a manner that is reasonably accessible to the organisation's members.
Examples
1 Publishing the notice in a public notice in a newspaper.
2 Publishing the notice in the organisation's official union journal.