New Zealand Repealed Acts

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FAIR PAY AGREEMENTS ACT 2022 - SECT 102

102 Bargaining party may apply to cease being bargaining party

1 A bargaining party (including a default bargaining party) may apply to the chief executive for approval to cease being a bargaining party if—

a) all other bargaining parties on the bargaining side agree that the bargaining party may cease to be a bargaining party; or

b) it ceases to be a bargaining party in accordance with a process specified in the inter-party side agreement; or

c) other than any specified employer bargaining party, it is the final bargaining party on the bargaining side.

2 A bargaining party that wishes to cease being a bargaining party must apply to the chief executive in writing for approval to cease being a bargaining party.

3 An application to the chief executive must include—

a) details of the proposed agreement, the proposed variation, or the fair pay agreement for which it is a bargaining party; and

b) the reason for the bargaining party’s application to cease being a bargaining party (which must be a criterion set out in subsection (1)); and

c) whether there are any other bargaining parties remaining on the bargaining side for the proposed agreement, the proposed variation, or the fair pay agreement; and

d) whether any of the remaining bargaining parties is a specified employer bargaining party; and

e) any other information required by regulations.

4 A bargaining party ceases to be a bargaining party on the date on which the chief executive approves the application.

5 A specified employer bargaining party is not permitted to apply for approval to cease being a bargaining party.