ELECTRICIANS, &c (STATE) AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Electrical
Trades Union of Australia, New South Wales Branch, industrial organisation of
employees.
(No. IRC 3296 of 2002)
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Before Commissioner
Tabbaa
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19 June 2002
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VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause 8.7 of clause 8, Wage Rates, of the award published 28 August 1974,
reprinted 3 February 1982, further reprinted 7 August 1992 and the reviewed
award published 29 June 2001 (325 I.G. 808), as varied, and insert in lieu
thereof the following:
8.7 The rates of
pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case
2002. These adjustments may be offset against:
(a) any equivalent
overaward payments; and/or
(b) award wage increases
since 29 May 1991, other than safety net, State Wage Case, and minimum rates
adjustments.
2. Delete Tables
1, 2, 3, and 5 of Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
Table 1 - Wage Rates
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SWC 2002
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Former
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Arbitrated
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*Supplementary
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Rate
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Safety Net
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Total
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Payment
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Per Week
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Adjustment
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Per Week
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Per Week
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$
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$
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$
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$
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Electrical Mechanic
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481.00
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18.00
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499.00
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30.10
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Electric Fitter
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481.00
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18.00
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499.00
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30.10
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Electrical Instrument Fitter
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505.80
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18.00
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523.80
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32.40
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Electronics Tradesperson
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552.10
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18.00
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570.10
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55.60
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Plant Electrician shall be paid the same
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rate of pay as a Leading Hand Electrical
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Mechanic
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Note: The margin for a Plant Electrician,
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calculated as prescribed above, is
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512.60
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18.00
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535.40
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32.70
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Radio Mechanic of Fitter
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481.00
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18.00
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499.00
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30.10
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Refrigeration and/or Air Conditioning
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Mechanic or Fitter
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481.00
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18.00
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499.00
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30.10
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Battery Fitter
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481.00
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18.00
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499.00
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30.10
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Electrician in charge of plant having a
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capacity of less than 75kw
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490.10
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18.00
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508.10
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31.30
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Electrician in charge of plant having a
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capacity of 75kw or more
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514.50
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18.00
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532.50
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33.00
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Linesworker
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453.20
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18.00
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471.20
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27.90
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Linesworker special class
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472.40
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18.00
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490.40
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29.40
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Tradesperson and/or Linesworkers
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Assistant
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410.60
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18.00
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428.60
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24.40
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*Note: The
supplementary payment prescribed shall be paid to all employees other than
employees engaged on construction work.
Table 2 - Additional Margins
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Amount
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Item No.
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Clause
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Brief Description
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Per Week
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No.
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$
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1
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4.1.1
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Qualified Supervisor Certificate (Electrician)
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26.90
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2
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4.1.1
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Certificate of Registration (Electrician)
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14.50
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3
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4.1.1
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Licence Reimbursement Allowance - NSW “Qualified
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Supervisor Certificate”
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0.45(N/C)
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4
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4.1.2
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Leading Hand Allowance
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36.40
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5
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4.1.3.1
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Construction Work - In conditions peculiar to such work,
i.e.
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dust blowing in the wind, etc
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19.25
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6
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4.1.4.1
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Construction Work - Special Allowance
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68.00
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7
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4.1.5
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Ship Repair Work -
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Tradespersons
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10.75
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All other labour
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8.70
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8
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4.1.6
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Tradespersons and their assistants employed in large
operating
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power houses
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14.20
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9
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4.1.7
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Electrical Tradespersons employed at Australian Gypsum
Ltd,
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Camellia
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17.10
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10
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4.2.1.1
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Apprentices engaged on construction work - in conditions
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peculiar to such work, i.e. dust blowing in the wind, etc
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19.25
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11
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4.2.1.2
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Apprentices engaged on ship repairs
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10.75
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12
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4.2.1.3
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Apprentices engaged on
construction work -
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Year of Apprenticeship
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1st year
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18.85
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2nd year
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27.50
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3rd year
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35.55
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4th year
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42.20
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13
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4.2.2.1
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Trainee Apprentices engaged on construction work in
conditions
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peculiar to such work, i.e. dust blowing in the wind, etc
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19.25
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14
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4.2.2.2
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Trainee Apprentices engaged on ship repairs
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10.75
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15
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4.2.2.3
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Trainee Apprentices
engaged on construction work -
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Year of Apprenticeship
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1st year
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20.00
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2nd year
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30.65
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3rd year
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38.75
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4th year
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43.85
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16
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7.3.1
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Tool Allowance
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11.20
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Table 3 - Apprentice Rates
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Former Rate
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SWC 2002 Arbitrated
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Total
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Per Week
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Safety Net
Adjustment
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Per Week
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$
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$
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$
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1st year
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183.55
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6.45
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190.00
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2nd year
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249.20
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8.70
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257.90
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3rd year
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359.90
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12.60
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372.50
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4th year
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413.20
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14.45
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427.65
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(ii) Trainee
Apprentices
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1st year
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211.60
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7.40
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219.00
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2nd year
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283.50
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9.90
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293.40
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3rd year
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396.55
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13.90
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410.45
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4th year
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435.05
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15.25
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450.30
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Table 5 - Work Related Allowances
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Item No.
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Clause
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Brief Description
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Amount
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No.
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$
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1
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14.1.1
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Dirty Work Allowance
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0.40 (p/h)
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2
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14.1.1.3
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Ship Repair - Dirty Work Allowance
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0.50 (p/h)
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3
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14.1.2
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Confined Space Allowance
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0.50 (p/h)
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4
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14.1.3
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Insulation Material Allowance
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0.50 (p/h)
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5
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14.1.4.1
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Height Allowance
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0.43 (p/h)
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14.1.4.2
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for each further 15 metres increase in height
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0.43 (p/h)
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Bosun’s chair or swinging scaffold
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allowance
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0.43 (p/h)
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for each further 15 metres increase in height
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0.43 (p/h)
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6
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14.1.5.1
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Wet Allowance
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0.40 (p/h)
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7
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14.1.6.1
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Hot Places Allowance
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-46 degrees Celsius to
54 degrees Celsius
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0.40 (p/h)
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-Where temperature exceeds 54 degrees
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0.50 (p/h)
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Celsius
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8
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14.1.7
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Cold Places Allowance
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0.40 (p/h)
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9
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14.1.8
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Explosive Powered Tool
Allowance -
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minimum payment per day
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1.06 (p/d)
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10
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14.1.9.3
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Toxic Substance
Allowance
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0.51 (p/h)
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Employees working in close proximity to
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employees so engaged with such substances
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0.43 (p/h)
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11
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14.1.10.1
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Underground Work
Allowance
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14.1.10.5
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Underground Work Allowance maximum 4
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9.11 (p/w)
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days or shifts per week
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1.82 (p/d) or shift
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12
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14.1.11.1
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Submarine Allowance for work inside hull
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0.72 (p/h)
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14.1.11.2
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For work in other compartments listed in
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4.1.11.2
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1.19 (p/h)
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14.1.11.3
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For work inside “D”, “O” and “R” tanks
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1.41 (p/h)
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13
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14.1.12.4
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Asbestos Allowance
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1.41 (p/w)
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14
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14.2.1
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Pilkington - A.C.I. Operations Pty Ltd
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Electrical Workers Allowance (per week)
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24.18 (p/w)
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Electrical Tradesmen’s Assistants Allowance
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21.85 (p/w)
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15
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14.2.1.1
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AIS, JLA and BHP Construction Allowance
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37.59 (p/w)
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16
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14.2.2
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Corrective Establishment Allowance
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1.07 (p/h)
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17
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15.4.1,
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Up to and including 4 storey levels
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Nil
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15.4.3
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From 5 storey levels up to and including 15
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storey levels
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0.35 (p/h)
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From 16 storey levels
up to and including 30
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storey levels
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0.39 (p/h)
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From 31 storey levels up to and including 45
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storey levels
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0.46 (p/h)
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From 46 storey levels up to and including 60
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storey levels
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0.55 (p/h)
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From 61 storey levels and above
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0.62 (p/h)
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18
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16.1
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Distant Places
Allowance
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16.2
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Central Section
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0.87 (p/d)
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16.3
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Western Division
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1.46 (p/d)
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Snowy Mountains Section
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1.46 (p/d)
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19
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29
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First-Aid Allowance
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2.03 (p/d)
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3. This
variation shall take effect from the first full pay period to commence on or
after 2 July 2002.
I. TABBAA, Commissioner.
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.