Part 5
Collective bargaining

31 Object of this Part
  • The object of this Part is—

    • (a) to provide the core requirements of the duty of good faith in relation to collective bargaining; and

    • (aa) to provide that the duty of good faith in section 4 requires parties bargaining for a collective agreement to conclude a collective agreement unless there is a genuine reason, based on reasonable grounds, not to; and

    • (b) to provide for 1 or more codes of good faith to assist the parties to understand what good faith means in collective bargaining; and

    • (c) to recognise the view of parties to collective bargaining as to what constitutes good faith; and

    • (d) to promote orderly collective bargaining; and

    • (e) to ensure that employees confirm proposed collective bargaining for a multi-party collective agreement.

    Section 31(aa): inserted, on 1 December 2004, by section 10 of the Employment Relations Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 86).