Notice of Particulars - Rules Alterations - 5 March 2025 - click on this link for details

Notice to Members of Rules Alterations - On 5 March 2025 the CEPU filed a notice of changes to the national rules of the union and the rules covering the Communications Division with the Fair Work Commission for certification. In summary, the divisional rules alterations:

a) enable the merger of the Communications Division, Western Australian Branch with the CWU Central Branch;
b) remove the divisional ratification rule;
c) allow for the Divisional office to be at a location decided by the Divisional Conference;
d) allow a Branch Secretary to also occupy the office of Divisional Secretary;
e) increase the possible fine for disciplinary action to $500; and
f) tidy up wording and numbering.

The alteration to the national rules:

a) implement the changes necessary to the constitution of the National Council to reflect the merger of the Communications Division Branches; and
b) delete some obsolete references.

Notice of Particulars - Rules Alterations - 17 December 2024

Notice to Members of Rules Alterations - On 17 December 2024 the CEPU filed a notice of changes to the rules of the union covering the NSW Branch of Electrical, Energy and Services Division with the Fair Work Commission for certification. These changes alter the rules clarify an ambiguity in respect of the powers and functions of the NSW Divisional Branch Executive. 

Notice of Particulars - Rules Alterations - 26 November 2024

Notice to Members of Rules Alterations - On 26 November 2024 the CEPU filed a notice of changes to the rules of the union covering the Electrical, Energy and Services Division with the Fair Work Commission for certification. These changes alter the rules to allow a Branch official of the Tasmanian Branch who is also the Branch Affirmative Action (Womens) Officer to be appointed to the Branch Executive.

Notice of Particulars - Rules Alterations - 18 September 2024

Notice to Members of Rules Alterations - On 18 September 2024 the CEPU filed a notice of changes to the rules of the union covering the Electrical, Energy and Services Division with the Fair Work Commission for certification. The first group of changes update the rules of the EE&S Division to better align with the provisions regarding workplace delegates rights and obligations which resulted from the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Act 2023.

The second group of changes relate to the Victorian Branch of the Electrical, Energy and Services Division and is in two parts. The first part (“the election changes”) aims to improve the democratic accountability of candidates by increasing the number of nominators for a candidate from two to six and their time-based eligibility requirement to two years. These changes also increase the time-based eligibility requirement for all candidates, increasing the time to two years that a candidate must have been a financial member of the branch prior to nominating as a candidate.

The second part of these changes (“the State Council ratio changes”) alter the rules to update the ratios of State Council members to section membership. The current ratios were set at a time when the Branch was at least half the size it is today – maybe even less. Over time the Branch has grown to the point where the size of the State Council is creating challenges in which include travel and attendance costs, Councillor availability, resourcing issues and training costs. The rules alterations proportionately decrease the size of the Council and will come into effect for the next quadrennial election

Notice of Particulars - Rules Alterations - 18 April 2023

Notice to Members of Rules Alterations - On 18 April 2023 the CEPU filed a notice of changes to the rules of the union covering the Electrical, Energy and Services Division with the Fair Work Commission for certification. The alterations change the eligibility for members to nominate for positions on new Sections or new Sub-Branches. They also clarify the process for electing the Affirmative Action (Women) Divisional Councillor and tidy up a couple of rules inconsistencies.

Notice of Particulars- Rules alterations - 21 December 2022

Notice to Members of Rules Alterations - On 21 December 2022 the CEPU filed a notice of changes to the rules of the union covering the NSW Branch of the Electrical, Energy and Services Division with the Fair Work Commission for certification. The changes clarify the provisions concerning superannuation for officers and employees.

Notice of Particulars- Rules alterations - 21 June 22

Notice to Members of Rules Alterations - On 21 June 2022 the CEPU filed a notice of changes to the rules of the union covering the National Council and the Communications Division with the Fair Work Commission for certification. The changes alter a range of rules to facilitate a merger of branches in the Communications Division reducing the number of branches from 7 to 4. The new branches to be created by the merger are as follows:

(1) The Central Branch - the New South Wales Postal and Telecommunications Branch, the Queensland Branch and the South Australian and Northern Territory branches are merging to form one branch to be called the Central Branch;

(2) The Telecommunications and Services Branch - the Victorian and New South Wales Telecommunications and Services Branches are merging to form one Telecommunications and Services Branch;

(3) The Victorian Postal and Telecommunications Branch will remain as a separate branch; and

(4) The Western Australian Branch will remain as a separate branch.

This merger will improve and simplify the governance of the Division, reduce administrative costs and free up resources for the benefit of members in the Division.

Notice of Particulars- Rules alterations - 13 Aug 21

Notice to Members of Rules Alterations - On 13 August 2021 the CEPU filed a notice of changes to the rules of the union covering the Plumbing Division with the Fair Work Commission for certification. The changes alter a range of rules including:

• changes to member contributions;

• changes to the threshold necessary to adopt changes to governance policies and procedures;

• deletion of disclosure obligations which are now in the RO Act;

• provision to allow the abolition or amalgamation or changes to the territory of sub branches to be approved by a BCOM and the Divisional Council; and

• changes dealing with eligibility to nominate for a branch position.

CEPU PD Rules Alterations - August 2021

• Notice to Members of Rules Alterations - On 28 June 2021 the CEPU filed a notice of changes to the national (Section A) rules of the union covering the National Council and to rules covering the Electrical, Energy and Services Division (section B) with the Fair Work Commission for certification.

The effect of these alterations is to vary the national rules to to better promote women from the EE&S Division to represent female members on the National Council, to change the provisions regarding Honorary and Life Membership specifically for members of the Victorian Branch of the EE&S Division; and to alter the provisions regarding union publications and the information to be supplied by branches to the EE&S Divisional Secretary.

CEPU NC and EE&S Division Rules Alterations June 2021

• Notice to Members of Rules Alterations - On 21 December 2020 the CEPU filed a notice of changes to the national (Section A) rules of the union covering the National Council with the Fair Work Commission for certification.

The effect of this alteration is to vary the national rules to improve financial governance.

CEPU NC Sect A Rules Alterations December 2020

• Notice to Members of Rules Alterations - On 7 October 2020 the CEPU filed a notice of changes to the divisional (Section B) rules of the union covering the Electrical, Energy & Services Division with the Fair Work Commission for certification.

The effect of this alteration is to vary the divisional rules to reduce the qualification period for a candidate to nominate for the position of Branch Affirmative Action (Women) Councillor on the State Council in Tasmania to increase the pool of potential candidates.

CEPU EE&S Division - Rules Alteration Oct 2020

• Notice to Members of Rules Alterations - On 15 September 2020 the CEPU filed a notice of changes to the divisional (Section B) rules of the union covering the Electrical, Energy and Services Division with the Fair Work Commission for certification.

The changes concerned allowing the Divisional Executive to postpone the holding of the annual Divisional Conference due to the occurrence of a "critical event" such as COVID-19. In such an event, the Conference would be postponed until it could be practically held.

CEPU EE&S Division - Rules Alteration Sept 2020

• Notice to Members of Rules Alterations - On 10 July 2020 the CEPU filed a notice of changes to the divisional (Section B) rules of the union covering the Electrical, Energy and Services Division with the Fair Work Commission for certification.

The changes concerned the extension of terms of office for the Divisional Presidents, Vice Presidents & branch members of the Divisional Executive

 CEPU EE&S Division - Rules Alterations July 2020

• Notice to Members of Rules Alterations - On 25 May 2020 the CEPU filed a notice of changes to the divisional (Section B) rules of the union covering the Electrical, Energy and Services Division with the Fair Work Commission for certification.

The changes concerned the insertion of a new rule 4.7 to allow branches to purge the membership register when a member become more than 3 months continuously unfinancial.