Section 42 — Employment Relations Act 2000: How bargaining initiated

42 How bargaining initiated (1) A union or employer initiates bargaining for a collective agreement by giving to the intended party or parties to the agreement a notice that complies with subsection (2). (2) A notice complies with this subsection if— (a) it is in writing and signed by the union or the employer giving the notice or its duly authorised representative; and (b) it identifies each of the intended parties to the collective agreement; and (c) it identifies the intended coverage of the collective agreement.