Section 466 — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Costs of legal challenges

(1) The regulations may provide for who is liable for costs incurred in relation to legal challenges to matters connected with a protected action ballot.

(2) Regulations made for the purposes of subsection (1) may also provide for a person who is liable for costs referred to in that subsection to be indemnified by another person for some or all of those costs.

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Related sections

s 463 — Contravening a protected action ballot order etc.
s 464 — Costs of protected action ballot conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission
s 465 — Costs of protected action ballot conducted by protected action ballot agent other than the Australian Electoral Commission
s 467 — Information about employees on roll of voters not to be disclosed
s 468 — Records
s 468A — Eligible protected action ballot agents

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