REGISTERED ORGANISATIONS – alteration of eligibility rules – s.158(1) Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009 – Local Government and Shires Association of New South Wales applied to alter eligibility rules and sought consequential rule amendments – Norfolk Island Advisory Council (NIAC) was previously eligible for Associate membership – NIAC was dissolved by virtue of federal legislation and replaced by Norfolk Island Regional Council (NIRC) – change was part of transition from system of self-government on Norfolk Island to system of regional local government under Commonwealth of Australia and modelled on New South Wales local government arrangements – as NIAC was a member of Association prior to it being dissolved, NIRC applied to become an Associate member – no objections to application to alter eligibility rules – statutory pre-requisites for alteration met – Commission consented to eligibility rule alterations – alterations effective from 1 March 2017 – consequential rule alterations to be dealt with by General Manager or her delegate. Local Government and Shires Association of New South Wales
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