AN160238 – Paint and Varnish Makers' Award No. 22 of 1957
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.
(1) Accredited representatives of the Union shall be permitted to interview the workers on the business premises of the employer during non-working times or meal breaks.
(2) In the case of a dispute between the union and an employer which is likely to lead to a cessation of work or to an application to the Court, and which involves the inspection of workers, or of machines in the process or production, such union representatives shall have the right of entry into the factory at any time during which the workers or machines concerned are working, but this permission shall not be exercised without the consent of the employer more than once in any one week.
(3) Provided that the duly accredited representative shall notify the employer beforehand of his intention to exercise his rights under this clause.
