Section 48 — Employment Relations Act 2000: When requirement for secret ballot does not apply

48 When requirement for secret ballot does not apply Sections 45 , 46 , and 47 do not apply to bargaining for a single collective agreement if— (a) the collective agreement is intended to replace a single collective agreement that is in force; and (b) the parties to the bargaining are 2 or more of the same parties to the single collective agreement; and (c) the scope of the coverage clause is not wider than the scope of the coverage clause in the single collective agreement.