Breach of union rules decision: Crowther v Unite the Union
This document contains the decision made by the Certification Officer in this case.
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The Applicant made a complaint of a breach of rule relating to the election of a person at his branch of the union. The application was under section 108A(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.
Following the union conceding a breach of its rule relating to branch elections and a case management meeting was held by Video Conference on 22 July 2026. The Certification Officer made a declaration that the union had breached its rules but did not consider it appropriate to make an enforcement order as the union had already rectified the breach.