AN160142 – Gold Mining Engineering and Maintenance Award

17. - REPRESENTATIVE INTERVIEWING EMPLOYEES

Consistent with the terms of the Labour Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1997 and S.23(3)(c)(iii) of the Industrial Relations Act a representative of the Union shall not exercise the rights under this clause with respect to entering any part of the premises of the employer unless the employer is the employer, or former employer of a member of the Union.

In the case of a disagreement existing or anticipated concerning any of the provisions of this award, an accredited representative of the union shall be permitted to interview the workers during the recognised meal hour or at some other period convenient to the employer, on the business premises of the employer, but this permission shall not be exercised without the consent of the employer more than once in any one week.