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50C: Grounds on which Authority may accept reference
or “The Authority can step in to help with bargaining if there are serious problems like unfair behaviour, long delays, strikes, or threats that could harm the public.”

You could also call this:

“The person helping with bargaining can't be the same person who agreed to help in the first place.”

When you ask for help with collective bargaining, the Employment Relations Authority will assign a member to assist you. This person is called a facilitator. The rule says that the facilitator who helps with your collective bargaining must be different from the member who first accepted your request for help. This means two different people from the Authority will be involved in your case: one to accept your request, and another to actually help you with the bargaining process.

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Next up: 50E: Process of facilitation

or “The Authority privately helps people talk about work agreements, but can't investigate or be questioned about how they do it.”