This Agreement shall bind the parties and its members, as well as non-parties upon the publication in the Gazette of this Agreement. The parties agree to request the Minister to gazette this Agreement for a period longer than a year. Notwithstanding the longer period, the parties will continue to negotiate annually, and will be entitled to embark on protected industrial action should such negotiations deadlock. In the event of negotiations reaching deadlock, this Agreement shall remain effective and in force beyond its expiry date and shall accordingly continue to bind the parties and their members as well as non-parties (through publication and extension) until a new agreement is concluded, or the parties agree otherwise.