Under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (The Act), the AEC must conduct all elections for office in registered organisations unless an exemption has been granted by the Industrial Registrar. This includes all elections and amalgamation ballots for trade unions and employer organisations that are registered under The Act. These elections are usually conducted by means of postal voting, and a wide variety of electoral systems are used. The AEC conducts between 500 - 700 elections and ballots annually, for registered industrial organisations. More ...

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Elections for Organisations

APESMA - Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists & Managers, Australia - Election notice

• Election notice

CPSU, The Community & Public Sector Union - PSU Group

Nominations are called for:

• National Officers (7) per Schedule A
• Governing Councillors (18) per Schedule B
• Section Secretaries (41) per Schedule C
• Section Officers (13) per Schedule D
• Section Councillors (288) per Schedule E

• Election notice for the CPSU, The Community & Public Sector Union - PSU Group

AMWU - Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union

• Election notice [PDF 60k]

Reports

• Post Election Reports

Publications

• A Guide for Organisations Registered under the Workplace Relations Act 1996
• Model Rules for the Conduct of Elections for Office [PDF 114KB]
• Industrial Elections Procedures
• Industrial Elections Voting Systems