Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150:section:181
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 181
Character Range: 540359–541116

181  Employers may request employees to approve a proposed enterprise agreement
 (1) An employer that will be covered by a proposed enterprise agreement may request the employees employed at the time who will be covered by the agreement to approve the agreement by voting for it.
 (2) If the employer is required by subsection 173(1) (which deals with giving notice of employee representational rights) to take all reasonable steps to give notice in relation to the agreement, the request must not be made until at least 21 days after the day on which the last notice under subsection 173(1) in relation to the agreement is given.
 (3) Without limiting subsection (1), the employer may request that the employees vote by ballot or by an electronic method.