Enterprise Agreement Voting Platforms Explained: A Guide for Australian Employers

How Are Board Members Elected in Australia? Board elections in Australia are usually straightforward — until they’re not. Most organisations follow a familiar process. Nominations open, candidates are confirmed, members vote, and the result is declared. On paper, it’s simple. In practice, the detail around how that vote is run can make a big difference, […]

If you’ve run an AGM or any kind of member vote in the past few years, chances are you’ve come across online voting—either as an organiser or a participant. It’s become a standard part of governance in Australia, particularly outside of government elections. At a basic level, it replaces the paper ballot with a secure […]

If you’ve ever been tasked with running an election — whether it’s for a member-based organisation, a board, or something more regulated — you’ll know the first real question isn’t about technology. It’s cost. And not just “what’s the price?”, but “what are we actually paying for here — and what are we avoiding?” Online […]

If you’ve been through enterprise bargaining before, you’ll know the vote itself can carry more weight than people expect. It’s the point where everything gets tested — the process, the communication, and, sometimes, the relationships between parties. A question that comes up often is whether a union can run that vote. Technically, yes. In practice, […]

EBA Vote Timelines: What Actually Happens (and How Long It Takes) When clients ask how long an enterprise agreement vote takes, they are usually expecting a neat answer. There isn’t one. You can run a clean, well-organised vote in just over three weeks. You can also watch the same process stretch out to six weeks […]

Clients often assume there must be a strict rule somewhere saying EBA votes have to be conducted by secret ballot. It sounds like the kind of thing the law would spell out clearly. It doesn’t. That said, if you’ve been around enterprise bargaining for any length of time, you’ll know most experienced practitioners won’t go […]

“If it’s secret, how do you audit it?” That question comes up almost every time we talk to a new client. And it’s a fair one. On the surface, secrecy and auditability sound like they’re pulling in opposite directions. They’re not. In fact, when an online ballot is set up properly, you end up with […]

If you’re dealing with company meetings — especially online ones — section 249R is the provision that tends to matter more than people expect. It sits inside the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), and on its face, it’s fairly simple. But in practice, it’s what determines whether a virtual meeting actually holds up if it’s ever […]

Spend enough time around strata meetings and you’ll notice something pretty quickly: not all votes carry the same weight. That catches people off guard. Especially new owners who walk in assuming it’s a simple one vote per person setup. In reality, a lot of decisions — particularly the ones that matter — are influenced by […]

Virtual AGMs for Not-for-Profits — What the Rules Actually Say Virtual AGMs are no longer a stop-gap. For many not-for-profits, they’ve become the default — and in plenty of cases, they work better than a room full of folding chairs and patchy attendance. The short answer is yes: most Australian not-for-profits can hold virtual AGMs. […]