Section 457 — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

(1) As soon as practicable after voting in the protected action ballot closes, the protected action ballot agent must, in writing:

(a) make a declaration of the results of the ballot; and

(b) inform the following persons of the results:

(i) each applicant for the protected action ballot order;

(ii) the employer of the employees who were balloted;

(iii) the FWC.

(2) The FWC must publish the results of the protected action ballot, on its website or by any other means that the FWC considers appropriate, as soon as practicable after it is informed of them.

Related sections

• s 454 — Variation of roll of voters
• s 455 — Protected action ballot papers
• s 456 — Who may vote in protected action ballot
• s 458 — Report about conduct of protected action ballot
• s 459 — Circumstances in which industrial action is authorised by protected action ballot
• s 460 — Immunity for persons who act in good faith on protected action ballot results

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