Section 50B — Employment Relations Act 2000: Reference to Authority

50B Reference to Authority (1) One or more matters relating to bargaining for a collective agreement may be referred to the Authority for facilitation to assist in resolving difficulties in concluding the collective agreement. (2) A reference for facilitation— (a) may be made by any party to the bargaining or 2 or more parties jointly; and (b) must be made on 1 or more of the grounds specified in section 50C(1) . Sections 50A to 50J were inserted, as from 1 December 2004, by section 14 Employment Relations Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 86). See section 73 of that Act for the transitional provisions.