s 40 Authority of officers, etc., to bind platform work association without ratification
40.—(1) Despite any provision in any rules or resolution of any platform work association —(a) the officers of a platform work association and any other persons duly appointed by the platform work association to represent its members in negotiations with a view to a collective agreement have the authority to bargain collectively for and to bind all the members of the platform work association by a collective agreement without the need for ratification by the members; and (b) the decisions of those officers or persons on any matter in such negotiations is the decision of all members of the platform work association. (2) Any provision in any rules or resolution of any platform work association that is inconsistent with subsection (1) is void to the extent of that inconsistency.