This Section removes the powers of the Certification Officer to be able to investigate without having first received a complaint from a member of a trade union.
	Subsection (1) provides that the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 is amended by subsections (2) to (9) below.
	Subsections (2) and (3) remove references to the Certification Officer being able to exercise the powers in relation to union positions not being held by certain offenders and elections for union positions, where they have received no complaint from a member.
	Subsection (4) reverts back to the Certification Officer only being able to consider a complaint from a member in relation to elections for union positions, and not to commence an investigation proactively.
	Subsection (5) and (6) remove references to the Certification Officer being able to investigate where no member has complained from section 72A and 79 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, in relation to political funds .
	Subsection (7) and (8) removes the ability of the Certification Officer to proactively investigate in relation to political ballot rules and political funds, reverting back to only considering an issue following a complaint from a member.
	Subsection (9) removes the ability for the Certification Officer to proactively investigate in relation to the passing of an amalgamation or transfer resolution by the trade union, reverting back to considering only if a complaint is made by a trade union member.
	Subsection (10) consequentially amends section 17(3) and Schedule 2 of the Trade Union Act 2016 to remove reference to the Certification Officer being able to proactively investigate.
Part 4: Trade Unions and Industrial Action, etc Certification Officer Section 83: Powers to be exercised only on application