Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) A hirer may, by
instrument, appoint a person or group of persons to be the negotiating agent
for the hirer in relation to the engagement of an owner-driver or
owner-drivers, including the making, variation or termination of owner-driver
contracts.
(2) Subject to
subsection (3), an owner-driver or group of owner-drivers must not refuse
to recognise a negotiating agent duly appointed by a hirer for the purposes of
subsection (1).
(3)
Subsection (2) does not apply if the owner-driver, or a representative of
the group, refusing has not been given a copy of the agent’s instrument
of appointment before the refusal.
(4) If requested to do
so by the negotiating agent, an owner-driver or group of owner-drivers must
deal exclusively with the agent within the scope of the agent’s
authority.
(5) A person must not
coerce, or attempt to coerce, a hirer —
(a) to
appoint, or not to appoint, a particular person or group of persons as a
negotiating agent; or
(b) to
terminate the appointment of a negotiating agent.