Section 32, The Industrial Relations and Trade Union Act, 2024

(1) A collective bargaining agreement arrived at by a TradeGroup Council shall be lodged with the Commissioner by the Trade Group Council. (2) On the lodging of the collective bargaining agreement under subsection (1), the Commissioner shall -consider the agreement and within 14 days of receipt; (a) Gazette the agreement without amendment; (b) with the consent of the parties, Gazette the agreement with such amendment or modifications as he may consider necessary; (c) refuse to Gazette the agreement and refer it back to the parties for further negotiation for any of the reasons set out in subsection (3). (3) In accordance with paragraph (b) of subsection (2), the Commissioner may refuse to Gazette a collective agreement on any of the following grounds- (a) if it conflicts with any of the provisions of this Act, the Constitution or any other law; (b) there is in force, an unexpired collective agreement relating to employees covered bythe collective agreement submitted for registration; (c) the agreement provides for terms and conditions of employment less favourable to employees than those provided by law or an existing collective agreement. (4) An affected party may appeal to the Minister or the Industrial Court against a refusal by the Commissioner to Gazette an agreement.