Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01041:clause:1b_142
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01041
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1B cl 142
Character Range: 194838–196428

142  General requirements for rules

 (1) The rules of an organisation:
 (a) must not be contrary to, or fail to make a provision required by this Schedule, the Workplace Relations Act, an award, a certified agreement or an old IR agreement, or otherwise be contrary to law; and
 (b) must not be such as to prevent or hinder members of the organisation from:
 (i) observing the law or the provisions of an award, an order of the Commission, a certified agreement or an old IR agreement; or
 (ii) entering into written agreements under an award, an order of the Commission, a certified agreement or an old IR agreement; and
 (c) must not impose on applicants for membership, or members, of the organisation, conditions, obligations or restrictions that, having regard to the objects of this Schedule and the Workplace Relations Act and the purposes of the registration of organisations under this Schedule, are oppressive, unreasonable or unjust; and
 (d) must not discriminate between applicants for membership, or members, of the organisation on the basis of race, colour, sex, sexual preference, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin.

 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(d), rules of an organisation are taken not to discriminate on the basis of age if the rules do not prevent the organisation setting its membership dues by reference to rates of pay even where those rates are set by reference to a person's age.

Division 2—Rules relating to elections for office