Master Painters Australia - N.S.W. Association Inc.

[2014] FWCD 1589

[2014] FWCD 1589

DECISION

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009
s.159—Alteration of other rules of organisation
Master Painters Australia - N.S.W. Association Inc.
(R2013/66)
MR ENRIGHT	MELBOURNE, 29 MAY 2014
Alteration of other rules of organisation.

[1] On 4 March 2014 the Master Painters Australia - N.S.W. Association Inc. (the organisation) lodged with the Fair Work Commission (the Commission) a notice and

declaration setting out particulars of alterations to the rules of the organisation.

[2] The particulars provide for the insertion of new rules 57, 58, 59, 60 and 61 into the rules of the organisation. The alterations were made for the purpose of complying with provisions of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Act 2012 (the

Amendment Act) regarding the rules of registered organisations. In particular, the alterations

provide for specified disclosures, the implementation of policies relating to expenditure and the mandatory training of officers with duties that relate to the financial management of the organisation.

[3] On 11 March 2014 the Commission wrote to the organisation to outline further

requirements and suggestions identified by the Commission in relation to the declaration and
proposed alterations.

[4] On 6 May 2014 the organisation lodged an amended declaration which clarified the

actions taken under the rules to make the alteration. On the same date the organisation
provided a link to the publication of the notice of alteration on its website, as requested.

[5] On the information contained in the notice, I am satisfied the alterations have been made under the rules of the organisation.

[6] On 6 May 2014 Malynda Price, Operations Manager of the organisation, gave consent, under subsection 159(2) of the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009, for the Delegate to make various amendments to the alterations for the purpose of correcting typographical, clerical or formal errors. Accordingly the following corrections have been made:

 In proposed sub-rule 58(1) the words “an councillor” have been amended to the words

“a councillor”;

 In proposed sub-rule 58(3)(b) the words “for those councillors” have been amended to

the words “for each of those councillors”.

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[7] In my opinion, the alterations comply with and are not contrary to the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 (the RO Act), the Amendment Act, the Fair Work Act 2009, modern awards and enterprise agreements, and are not otherwise contrary to law. I

certify accordingly under subsection 159(1) of the RO Act.

DELEGATE OF THE GENERAL MANAGER

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