New Zealand Repealed Acts New Zealand Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
1 The chief executive must, after receiving the evidence submitted under section 159 from both bargaining sides for a proposed agreement, verify the proposed agreement if satisfied that—a) each bargaining side has followed the ratification process—i) required under this Act; andii) agreed by the bargaining parties on the bargaining side; andb) each vote was cast by a person who was entitled to vote; andc) each covered employer cast the number of votes determined under section 156(3) ; andd) the result of each ratification vote is to ratify the proposed agreement.
2 The chief executive may, if not satisfied that a bargaining side has submitted sufficient evidence to enable the chief executive to decide whether to verify the proposed agreement, require the bargaining side to provide further evidence (for example, further evidence that each employer or employee who voted in the ratification vote was entitled to vote).
3 A bargaining side, if required to provide further evidence, must provide the evidence in writing and as soon as practicable.
4 Before deciding whether to verify a proposed agreement, the chief executive must—a) not take into account any evidence provided by a bargaining side, if the chief executive reasonably believes that evidence to be inaccurate; andb) decide whether to verify the proposed agreement based on the remaining evidence.
5 For the purposes of subsection (1), the chief executive is not required to consider each vote cast, but may be satisfied by considering a sample of votes cast.
6 The chief executive must decide whether to verify a proposed agreement by the later of—a) 20 working days after the date on which the chief executive receives the evidence required under section 159 from both bargaining sides for the proposed agreement; andb) 20 working days after the date on which the chief executive receives any further evidence required to be provided under subsection (2).