69PInterpretation

1. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

   bargaining fee means an amount payable by an employee to a union under a bargaining fee clause, whether payable as a lump sum or on a periodical basis

   bargaining fee clause means a provision in a collective agreement that, subject to this Part,—

   1. applies to the employer's employees who are not members of a union and who perform work that comes within the coverage clause of the collective agreement; and
   2. specifies the amount of the bargaining fee; and
   3. requires those employees to pay a bargaining fee; and
   4. provides that those employees' terms and conditions of employment comprise the terms and conditions of employment specified in the collective agreement.

Notes

• Section 69P: inserted, on 1 December 2004, by section 30 of the Employment Relations Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 86).