Trade Unions Re-registration Act 1920 (NSW)

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TEADE UNIONS

EE-EEGISTEATION ACT.

Act No. 24, 1920.

An Act to provide for the re-registration of certain George v.

Trade Unions as Industrial Unions under the	No. 24.
Acts relating to Industrial Arhitratioii; to enable certain other Trade Unions to be restored to their former full legal status as Industrial Unions; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 29th December, 1920.]

it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­

lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

1 . This Act may be cited as the “ Trade Unions siiori title.

Ee-registration Act, 1920.”

2 . The trade unions mentioned in the Eirst Schedule Re regisua-

bereto shall be re-registered or registered l)y the Indus- re™L"ration

trial Registrar as industrial unions under the provisions coi tain

- - ^ - - - - . - . . •*- trade unions

of the Acts relating to industrial arbitration : as imlustvial

Provided that— unions.

(a)	the rules of any union re-registered or registered under this section shall comply with any directions given by the Industrial Registrar in pursuance of the Acts relating to industrial arbitration ;
(h)	any decision of the Industrial Registrar with respect to any of the matters mentioned in this section shall he subject to appeal to the Court of Industrial Arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Acts relating to industrial
arbitration. 3.

ICS	Trade Unions Re-registration Act.
George V,	3. The effect of such rc-registration or registration

No. 24, shall be to restore to or confer upon the said unions full

Effect of sucli

re-registration legal status as industrial unions under and subject to the

o r reg istration . provisions of the Acts relating to industrial arbitration.

Power to	4. The trade unions mentioned in the Second
certain other

trade unions	Schedule hereto may rescind any of their rules which
to rescind	restrict membership to persons not employed in the
certain rules,
and to adopt	Government railway or tramway services, and may
certain other
and register	adopt in place thereof the rules as to membership in
rules, and	force in respect of each such union at the date of the
effect of such	cancellation of the registratioir of the said unions in the
re^fistration.	years one thousand nine hundred and sixteen and one thousand nine hundred and seventeen respectively, and upon the registration in manner prescribed of any rules so adopted the union adopting the same shall be restored to the full legal status as an industrial union held by it under such rules prior to the date of such cancellation.

Kelations	5. Where the status of any union is restored or
between

unions.

conferred under sections two, three, or four of this Act—

(1) the status and rights under the provisions of

the Acts relating to industrial arbitration of

any industrial union which is already regis­

tered shall not he prejudiced or affected by

such restoring or conferring of status under

this Act, but this provision shall not be deemed

to give any industrial union which is already

registered, any preferential status or rights

under the provisions of the said Acts relating

to industrial arbitration as against any union

whose status is restored or conferred under this

A c t;

(2) any union whose status is restored or conferred under this Act shall use its best endeavours to ensure that its members shall work harmoni­ ously with the members of other industrial unions registered in respect of the same industry or calling, and the members of such last-mentioned unions shall be under a corres­ ponding obligation.

SCHEDULES.

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SCHEDULES.	George V,
No. 24.

F I l i S T S C H E D U L E .

N('\v South A\'ah‘s lhaiicli . \nsti-alian R ailw ays Union,

Now S ou th ^Val(!s (Jovoniinpnt 'I’l'a.iuway Einployce.s’ Union.

Now South AVhiles Locomotive Enyiiic-clrivcrs, Eiremen, and Cleaners

Association.

A m alg am ated Society of Engineers.

Sydney Coal L u m p ers ’ Unit)n.

Newcastle W h a r f L ab o u re rs ’ U nion .

-Musieians’ U n ion of A ustra l ia , New South Wales District.

P rovided th a t tlu' New South Whiles B ranch A u s tra l ian B ailways

Uidon and the Musicians Union of A u s tra l ia , N ew South Whiles

District, m us t first complete reg is tra ticu u n d er th e T rade U u io u A ct,

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S E C O N D S C H E D U L E .

Fi'derated Moulders (Aletals) U n io n of A ustra las ia , New South Whiles

Distric t .

The -Vmalgamatcd C 'oachmakeis’ Society, New South W’ales D is tr ic t .

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