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16: Annual return of members
or “Unions must tell the government how many members they have each year.”
You could also call this:

“This explains how and when a union can be removed from the official list of unions.”

The Registrar of Unions can cancel a union’s registration, but only in two specific situations. The first is if the union asks the Registrar to cancel its registration. The second is if the Employment Relations Authority tells the Registrar to cancel the registration.

The Employment Relations Authority can only tell the Registrar to cancel a union’s registration if the union no longer meets the requirements set out in section 14(1). This section explains what a union needs to do to be registered.

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or “The union can speak up for workers as a group and help with personal issues if asked.”
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Part 4 Recognition and operation of unions
Registration of unions and related matters

17Cancellation of union's registration

  1. The Registrar of Unions may cancel the registration of a union under this Act, but only if—

  2. the union applies to the Registrar of Unions to cancel its registration; or
    1. the Authority makes an order directing the Registrar of Unions to cancel the union's registration.

      1. The Authority may make an order for the purposes of subsection (1)(b) only if the union has ceased to comply with section 14(1).