Commentary on provisions of Act Section 9: Expiry of mandate for industrial action six months after the date of the ballot
This section removes the current requirement that there must be some industrial action within a period of 4 to 8 weeks following a ballot in order for the mandate to remain valid, and replaces it with a provision that the members’ agreement to a union’s proposed industrial action will automatically expire six months after the date of the ballot; or up to 9 months after the date of the ballot where the longer period is agreed between the union and the members' employer.