MUSICIANS' (MULTI MEDIA) (STATE) CONSOLIDATED AWARD
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Notices
of award review pursuant to section 19 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996.
(Nos. IRC 2202,
2203, 2204 of 1999)
Before the Honourable Mr Justice
Peterson
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24
August 2001
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REVIEWED AWARD
PART A
Clause No.
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Subject Matter
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1.
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Definitions
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2.
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Audio Recording
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3.
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Feature Film and Documentary
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4.
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Television
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5.
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Superannuation
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6.
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Annual Holidays
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7.
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Time and Wages Records
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8.
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Right of Entry
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9.
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Special Arrangements
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10.
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Grievance Procedure
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11.
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Anti-Discrimination
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12.
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Area, Incidence and Duration
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PART B
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Rates of Pay
This Award shall be known as The Musicians' (Multi Media)
(State) Consolidated Award.
1. DEFINITIONS
A "casual employee" means an employee engaged
otherwise than a weekly employee.
"Orchestra" means a combination of two or more
musicians.
Union means the Musicians’ Union of Australia, New South
Wales District.
2. AUDIO RECORDING
(i) Definitions
For the purposes of this clause:
"Call" shall mean the
provision of musical services in the form of rehearsal or recording session or
a combination of both of these for a minimum of three hours' duration.
"Principal" means and
includes Lead Alto Saxophone, Lead Tenor Saxophone, Lead Trumpet, Lead
Trombone, Bass Trombone and Principal Rhythm Player (as appointed by musical
director).
"Musical services"
means, for the purposes of this clause, all work done by musicians employed for
all audio recording, including material for sale or broadcasting to the public,
except where otherwise considered.
(ii) Terms of
Engagement
(a) Except as provided in subclause (b)
hereof, at least forty-eight hours' notice shall be given by the employer of
the cancellation of a recording call, failing which payment in full shall be
made.
(b) If the engagement is cancelled on less
than forty-eight hours' notice by reason of the non-attendance of an employee
under this award or the inability of such employee to perform or a contingency
beyond the employer's control, no payment shall be made for the cancelled
engagement.
(c) Finishing recording shall be made in
multiples of 7 minutes per hour in the aggregate with not more than twenty-one
minutes of finished recording, paid at the ordinary time rate of pay, to be
made in the first three hours.
(iii) Rates of
Pay
For a minimum call of three hours'
duration an amount as set out in Part B of this award shall be paid.
(iv) Special
Allowances
(i) Principal players as defined in
sub-clause (i) shall be paid an additional amount of 25 per cent of the base
fee per call.
(ii) Doubling: A musician required to play
more than one instrument shall be paid an additional amount of 25 per cent of
the base fee per additional instrument per call.
(iii) Overdubbing: Where a producer requires a musician to play additional parts,
the musician shall be paid an additional base fee.
(iv) Overtime and Extraordinary Rates
(a) Any time worked in excess of the initial
three hour call in respect of completion of the initial 21 minutes of finished
recording shall be paid at the rate of time and one half, and shall be
calculated in segments of 15 minutes.
(b) Any time worked in excess of the initial
three hour call for the purpose of recording material in excess of 21 minutes
shall be paid at the rate of time and one half, with a minimum payment as for
one hour, subject to the provisions of clause (ii) (c) of Terms of Engagement
hereof.
(v) Sundays and
Public Holidays
(a) Sundays - For all work performed on
Sundays payment shall be at double the appropriate rate for work performed on
any ordinary day.
(b) Public Holidays - For all work performed
on public holidays, payment shall be at double the appropriate rate for work
performed on an ordinary day. For the
purposes of this clause, public holidays shall mean and include: Christmas Day, Good Friday, Labour Day, New
Year's Day, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Birthday of the Sovereign, Boxing Day and
all other days regarded and observed as holidays in New South Wales. Where any of the days specified as holidays
in this clause falls on a Sunday and in consequence a holiday is generally
observed on an ordinary weekday which would not otherwise be kept as a holiday,
work done on such ordinary weekday shall be deemed to be done on one of the
days to which this clause applies and shall be paid for accordingly.
(vi) Duration of
Calls
(a) Subject to the overtime provisions of
this award the duration of a call shall not exceed three hours and shall
include all intervals and breaks as time worked.
(b) A call shall be deemed to have started at
the time notified by the employer but should all members of the orchestra not
be present and ready to commence at the time so notified by the employer as the
starting time, the call shall be deemed to have started only when the entire
orchestra actually commences.
(vii) Rest Break
A musician shall be entitled to a
break of not less than 15 minutes in each call. Such break to be taken in the second hour of the call at a time
to be mutually agreed and shall count as time worked.
(viii) Band Room
Accommodation
Where practicable, a band room
with adequate seating, air-conditioned where an air-conditioning plant is
provided for the studio, together with suitable locker and lavatory
accommodation, shall be provided by the employer where musicians are regularly
employed.
(ix) Payment of
Wages
(a) All moneys due under this award to the
employee shall be paid on the completion of the work on which such employee is
engaged and not less frequently than once a week if requested by the employee.
(b) Wages shall not be paid to any person
other than the employee entitled to such wages or to a person authorised by the
employee in writing to collect wages on his behalf. Unless they are paid in accordance with this subclause, payment
shall be deemed not to have been made to employee.
3. FEATURE FILM AND
DOCUMENTARY
(i) Definitions
For the purposes of this clause:
"Call" shall mean the
provision of musical services in the form of rehearsal or recording session or
a combination of any of these for a minimum of three hours' duration.
"Leader" means the first
or principal violinist, or the instrumentalist who is required to perform the
duties of leader where there is a conductor.
"Principal" or
"principal instrument" or "principal instrumentalist" in
any orchestra or band shall mean and include:
Repetiteur Violin) that is, a violin sitting with the leader), principal
second violin, principal viola, principal cello, principal bass, principal
flute, principal piccolo, principal oboe, principal cor anglais, principal
clarinet, principal E flat clarinet, principal bass clarinet, principal
bassoon, principal contra bassoon, principal saxophone, principal and third
horn, principal cornet, principal trumpet, principal and bass trombone,
principal tuba, principal tympani, principal percussion, principal
vibracussion, principal harp, principal piano, principal organ; the first of
any one or more musical instruments other than in the foregoing; where there is
only one player of any one instrument in an orchestra, the player of that
instrument.
"Musical services" means
for the purposes of this clause all work done by musicians employed for feature
films, documentaries, telemovies, television mini-series and the like except
where otherwise considered.
(ii) Terms of
Engagement
(a) Except as provided in subclause (b)
hereof, at least forty-eight hours' notice shall be given by the employer of
the cancellation of a recording call, failing which payment in full shall be
made.
(b) If the engagement is cancelled on less
than forty-eight hours' notice by reason of the non-attendance of an employee
under this award or the inability of such employee to perform or a contingency
beyond the employer's control, no payment shall be made for the cancelled
engagement.
(c) Finishing recording shall be made in
multiples of 7 minutes per hour in the aggregate with not more than twenty-one
minutes of finished recording, paid at the ordinary time rate of pay, to be
made in the first three hours.
(iii) Rates of
Pay
For a minimum call of three hours' duration an amount of
$113.18 as set out in Part B of this award shall be paid.
(iv) Additional
Rates of Pay
(a) Principal players as defined in
sub-clause (i) Definitions, shall be paid an additional amount of 25 per cent
of the minimum call rate set out in sub-clause (v), Sundays and Public
Holidays, of clause 2 of this award.
(b) Leader as defined in sub-clause (i),
shall be paid an additional amount of 33 and one third per cent of the minimum
call rate set out in the said sub-clause (v) of clause 2 of this award.
(c) Doubling - A musician required to play
more than one instrument shall be paid an additional amount of 25 per cent of
the minimum call rate per additional instrument per call.
(d) Overdubbing - Where a producer requires
a musician to play additional parts, the musician shall be paid an additional
minimum call fee as set out in sub-clause (iii).
(v) Overtime and
Extraordinary Rates
(a) Any time worked in excess of the
designated 3 hour call in respect of completion of the initial 21 minutes of
finished recording shall be paid at the rate of time and one half, and shall be
calculated in segments of 15 minutes.
(b) Any time worked in excess of the designated
3 hour call for purpose of recording material in excess of 21 minutes shall be
paid at the rate of time and one half, with a minimum payment as for one hour,
subject to the provisions of subclause (ii) Terms of Engagement.
(vi) Duration of
Calls
(a) Subject to the overtime provisions of
this award the duration of a call shall not exceed three hours and shall
include all intervals and breaks as time worked.
(b) A call shall be deemed to have started
at the time notified by the employer but should all members of the orchestra
not be present and ready to commence at the time so notified by the employer as
the starting time, the call shall be deemed to have started only when the
entire orchestra actually commences.
(vii) Rest Break
A musician shall be entitled to a
break of not less than 15 minutes in each call. Such break to be taken in the second hour of the call at a time
to be mutually agreed and shall count as time worked.
(viii) Payment of
Wages
(a) All moneys due under this award to the
employee shall be paid within fourteen (14) days of the completion of the work
on which such employee is engaged and not less frequently than once a week if
requested by the employee. Payment to
be made by cheque.
(b) Wages shall not be paid to any person
other than the employee entitled to such wages or to a person authorised by the
employee in writing to collect wages on his behalf. Unless they are paid in accordance with this subclause, payment
shall be deemed not to have been made to the employee.
(ix) Standard
Contract
See Schedule "C"
(attached) for terms and conditions.
4. TELEVISION
(i) Definitions
For the purpose of this clause:
"Ordinary hours of
engagement" means the ordinary hours of work as agreed to between the
employer and the employee in accordance with clause 5 hereof.
"Leader" means the first
of principal violinist or instrumentalist who is required to perform the duties
of leader where there is a conductor.
"Principal players"
shall be the first saxophone/woodwind, first trumpet, first trombone, bass
trombone and principal rhythm player (as appointed by musical director).
Except that where there are 25 or
more musicians engaged the definition of principal player shall be expanded in
consultation with the Musicians' Union.
"Call" means an
attendance as required by the employer for musical services in a performance or
rehearsal of not less than three hours' duration.
"Doubling" means where a
musician is required to play more than one instrument.
"One day" means a period
of 24 hours calculated from the time of commencement of engagement (call).
"Musical services" means
for the purposes of this clause all work done by musicians employed for
television programmes except where otherwise considered. This shall include musicians engaged in the
production of music videos/clips, cable television transmissions; satellite
delivered video services and all other video recordings.
(ii) Hours of
Work
(a) The ordinary hours of work shall be not
less than a call of three hours and not more than a call of eight hours on any
one-day, excluding meal breaks.
(b) The duration of the call shall be
specified, where possible, at the time the engagement for the call is made and
in any event prior to the start of the call.
(iii) Rates of
Pay
(a) The rate of pay for a casual employee
shall be the appropriate undermentioned rate for each hour during which the
employee attends ready and able to work:
Principal Player -
(i) (1) Performance $29.16 per hour
(2) Rehearsal $20.77
per hour
Other than Principal Player -
(ii) (1) Performance $24.30 per hour
(2) Rehearsal $17.13
per hour
(b) The minimum payment for any engagement on any one day shall
be:
Principal Player -
(i) (1) Performance $87.48 per day
(2) Rehearsal $62.31
per day
Other than Principal Player -
(ii) (1) Performance $72.90 per day
(2) Rehearsal $51.93 per day
(c) The rates of pay prescribed by subclauses
(i) and (ii) for principal players for performances and rehearsals respectively
have been determined by increasing by 20 per cent (rounded off to the nearest
cent) the rates of pay prescribed by those subclauses for others than principal
players for performance and rehearsals respectively. Such rates of pay for principal players shall be fixed on the
basis set out in this subclause while ever this award remains in force.
(d) The rates of pay specified in this clause
shall constitute the total wage or remuneration for employees working under
this award. They have been loaded to
include an amount for sick leave and other such conditions of employment
ordinarily enjoyed by employees engaged on a weekly basis.
(iv) Doubling
Subject to the proviso hereunder a
doubling fee of $13.04 per engagement shall be paid for each additional
instrument which the employee is required to play during the engagement,
provided however, that such fee will not be payable where certain instruments
are not deemed to be additional to one another.
(v) Overtime
All time worked in excess of the
ordinary hours of an engagement on any one day shall be paid for at the rate of
time and one half for the first four hours and double time thereafter, to be
calculated to the nearest quarter of an hour.
(vi) Sundays and
Public Holidays
(a) All work performed on Sundays shall be paid for at double
time.
(b) All work performed on Christmas Day,
Labour Day, Good Friday, New Year's Day, Australia Day, Easter Monday, Anzac
Day, Birthday of the Sovereign, Boxing Day or such other days proclaimed and
observed as holidays in lieu of those actual days in New South Wales shall be
paid for at double time.
(vii) Payment of
Wages
All amounts due to an employee in
respect of any work carried out by the employee during seven consecutive days
ending at midnight on a Saturday (or during such other regular seven-day period
substituted therefore by the employer) shall be paid to the employee with the
succeeding seven days.
(viii) Meal Breaks
(a) An employee whose ordinary hours of call
on any one day exceed five hours shall be allowed a meal break no later than at
the end of each five hours of work, such meal break to be not less than half
nor more than one hour.
(b) A meal break shall not be counted as time worked.
(ix) Cancelled or
Changed Engagements
(a) Except as provided in subclause (b) at
least 48 hours' notice shall be given on cancellation of engagements, failing
which full payment for the cancelled engagement shall be made.
(b) If the engagement is cancelled on less
than 48 hours' notice by reason of the non-attendance of an employee under this
award or the inability of such employee to perform or a contingency beyond the
employer's control no payment shall be made for the cancelled engagements.
(x) Late
Arrivals and Delays
If the employee is late for work
or without reasonable excuse delays the performance or rehearsal, the burden
will be borne by all the employees. If
delay of a performance or rehearsal is occasioned by the employer or by any
employees of that employer other than an employee under this award the burden
will be borne by the employer.
(xi) Termination
of Employment
The employment of an employee
under this award may be terminated summarily for malingering, inefficiency or
misconduct or if the employee cannot be usefully employed because of:
(a) any strike;
(b) any breakdown of machinery; or
(c) any stoppage of work unavoidable by the employer.
5. SUPERANNUATION
(i) The subject of superannuation is dealt
with extensively by federal legislation including the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act, 1992 (Cth), the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act
1993, the Superannuation (Resolution of
Complaints) Act 1993 (Cth), and s124 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996.
The legislation, as varied from time to time, governs the superannuation
rights and obligations of the parties.
(ii) The
employer shall be a participating employer in any of the following funds:
(a) Australian Superannuation Savings Employment Trust (ASSET);
(b) Australian Public Superannuation; or
(c) Such other funds that comply with the
requirements of the legislation contained in subclause (i) above,
and shall participate in
accordance with the Trust Deed of that fund.
(iii) Definitions
- In this clause, "applicable superannuation scheme" means:
(a) In the case of other employees, the Joint
Entertainment Superannuation Trust (J.E.S.T) or another scheme approved in
accordance with the Standards for Occupational Superannuation Funds.
"Ordinary Salary" means:
(b) Where the employee is engaged on a weekly
basis, the employee's usual weekly earnings, including loadings and penalty
payments paid on a regular basis, but excluding overtime and any other
penalties and allowances paid on an irregular basis such as travel, meals or
wardrobe allowances and the like or annual leave loading.
(c) Where an employee is engaged on a casual
basis, the salary negotiated for the engagement including the casual loading
provided for under this award but excluding overtime and any allowances such as
travel, meals or wardrobe allowances and the like or annual leave loading.
(d) Provided that notwithstanding paragraphs
(c) or (d) of this sub-clause, ordinary salary shall be deemed not to exceed
the amount of $1,560 per employee per engagement, such amount to be adjusted in
line with movements in wages under this award.
(iv) The employer of an employee regularly
employed in the industry shall, subject to the provisions of this clause, be
required to make a superannuation contribution on behalf of the employee of an
amount equivalent to 3 per cent of the employee's ordinary salary to the
trustees of the applicable superannuation scheme, provided that this
requirement shall not apply to employees performing within Australia who are
normally resident outside Australia.
(v) Enrolment
(a) The employer shall establish at the time
of engagement whether the employee is a member of an applicable superannuation
scheme, and if the employee is not a member and/or shows no proof of such
membership, an application form shall be offered to the employee at that time.
(b) The employee shall be required to
complete fully the necessary application form to become a member of the
applicable fund in order to be entitled to the contributions prescribed in
subclause (ii) of this clause.
(vi) Superannuation contributions remain
payable pursuant to this clause, notwithstanding that a performer is absent
from work on approved sick leave, annual leave, long service leave or other
approved paid leave, but excluding absence on workers' compensation.
6. ANNUAL HOLIDAYS
See Annual Holidays
Act 1944.
7. TIME AND WAGES RECORDS
See Section 298 of the
Industrial Relations Act 1996.
8. RIGHT OF ENTRY
See Section 298 of the
Industrial Relations Act 1996.
9. SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS
Notwithstanding the definitions of "Call", in
clauses 2, 3 and 4 of this award, where the New South Wales District Committee
of the Union agrees in writing with an employer that for special reasons rates
and/or conditions as prescribed in this award should not apply, altered rates
and/or conditions may be agreed upon between the parties. Such altered rates and/or conditions shall
apply to the specified establishments(s) for which written application has been
made. Such agreement shall be in writing, and signed by both parties.
10. GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
Where an individual or group covered by this award has a
grievance with their employer, the following steps will be followed in an
attempt to alleviate the grievance:
(i) The
employee(s) may be represented by The Musicians' Union of Australia, New South
Wales District.
(ii) The employee(s) will notify (in writing
or otherwise) the employer as to the substance of the grievance, request a
meeting with the employer for bilateral discussions and provide an outline of
the remedy sought.
(iii) The grievance will initially be dealt
with as close to its source as possible i.e., with the employee(s) immediate
supervisor.
(iv) If resolution at this level is
unsuccessful, there will be graduated steps for further discussion and
resolution at higher levels of authority.
(v) Reasonable
time limits are to be allowed for discussion at each level of authority.
(vi) Following discussions, the employer must
provide a response to the employee's grievance if the matter has not been
resolved, including reasons for not implementing any proposed remedy.
(vii) Normal work
will continue while the grievance procedure is being followed.
(viii) When discussions at all levels of authority
have failed to resolve the grievance, either party may, at this stage, seek the
assistance of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales to resolve
the grievance.
Disputes Avoidance Procedure -
(ix) The employer may be represented by an
industrial organisation of employers and the employees may be represented by
The Musicians' Union of Australia, New South Wales District.
(x) A question, dispute or difficulty must
initially be dealt with as close to its source as possible, with graduated
steps for further discussion and resolution at higher levels of authority.
(xi) Reasonable
time limits are to be allowed for discussion at each level of authority.
(xii) While the
disputes avoidance procedure is being followed, normal work must continue.
(xiii) If the dispute in question is not resolved
it may be referred to the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales
for determination.
11. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION
It is the intention of the parties bound by this award to
seek to achieve the objective in section 3(f) of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 to prevent and eliminate
discrimination in the workplace. This
includes discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, marital status,
disability, homosexuality, transgender identity and age.
It follows that in fulfilling their obligations under the
dispute resolution procedure prescribed by this award the parties have
obligations to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the operation of the
provisions of this award are not directly or indirectly discriminatory in their
effects.
Under the Anti-Discrimination
Act 1977, it is unlawful to victimise an employee because the employee has
made or may make or has been involved in a complaint of unlawful discrimination
or harassment.
Nothing in this clause is to be taken to affect:
* any conduct
or act which is specifically exempted from anti-discrimination legislation
* offering or
providing junior rates of pay to persons under 21 years of age
* any act or practice of a body
established to propagate religion which is exempted under section 56(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977
* a party to this award from pursuing
matters of unlawful discrimination in any State or federal jurisdiction.
This clause does not create legal rights or obligations in
addition to those imposed upon the parties by the legislation referred to in
this clause.
12. AREA, INCIDENCE AND DURATION
(a) This award shall apply to all persons
employed as musicians throughout the State (excluding the County of Yancowinna)
for: all audio recording, including material for sale or broadcasting to the
public; feature films, documentaries, tele-movies, television, mini-series and
the like; television programmes, the production of music videos/clips, cable
television transmission and satellite delivered video services throughout the
state, except for persons employed as musicians by any member of the Federation
of Australian Commercial Television Stations or where otherwise
considered.
(b) This award is made following a review
under section 19 of the Industrial
Relations Act 1996 and rescinds and replaces the following awards:
Musicians’ Casual (Audio Recording) (State) Award published 26 July 1991 (264
IG 306); Musicians’ Casual (Feature Film & Documentary Etc.) State Award
published 5 October 1988 (250 IG 51) and the Musicians’ Casual (Television Etc)
(State) Award published 5 October 1988 (250 IG 46) and all variations thereof.
(c) The Musicians’ Casual (Audio Recording)
(State) Award published 26 July 1991 took effect from the beginning of the
first pay period to commence on 16 December 1987 and the variations thereof
incorporated herein on the dates set out in the attached Schedule A. The
Musicians’ Casual (Feature Film & Documentary Etc.) State Award published 5
October 1988 took effect from the beginning of the first pay period to commence
on 16 December 1987 and the variations thereof incorporated herein on the dates
set out in the attached Schedule A. The Musicians’ Casual (Television Etc)
(State) Award published 5 October 1988 took effect from the beginning of the
first pay period to commence on 16 December 1987 and the variations thereof
incorporated herein on the dates set out in the attached Schedule A.
(d) The changes made to the award pursuant
to the Award Review pursuant to section 19(6) of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 and Principle 26 of the Principles
for Review of Awards made by the Industrial Relations Commission of New South
Wales on 18 December 1998 (308 IG 307) are set out in the attached Schedule B
and take effect on 24 August 2001.
(e) This award remains in force until
varied or rescinded, the period for which it was made having already expired.
SCHEDULE A
Award and Variations
Incorporated
Clause
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Award/Variation Serial No.
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Date of Publication
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Date of taking Effect
|
Industrial Gazette
Vol. Page
|
Award
Feature Film & Documentary
|
A4788
|
05/10/88
|
First pay period from 16/12/87
|
250
|
51
|
No.
|
A5736
|
04/01/89
|
First pay period from 05/02/88
|
251
|
68
|
No.
|
A6837
|
09/02/89
|
First pay period
from 21/09/88
|
254
|
768
|
No.
|
A6867
|
09/02/90
|
First pay period from 21/03/89
|
254
|
778
|
Award
Audio Recording
|
B0366
|
26/07/91
|
First pay period from 16/12/87
|
264
|
306
|
Award
Television
|
A4778
|
05/10/88
|
First pay period from 16/12/87
|
250
|
46
|
No.
|
A5243
|
26/10/88
|
First pay period from 05/02/88
|
250
|
441
|
No.
|
A6536
|
24/11/89
|
First pay period from 21/09/88
|
253
|
769
|
No.
|
A6785
|
23/02/90
|
First pay period from 21/03/89
|
254
|
1049
|
SCHEDULE B
Changes Made on Review
Date of Effect: 24 August 2001
(1) Provisions Modified
Award
|
Clause
|
Previous Form of Clause
Last Published at:
IG Vol.
Page
|
Musicians’ Casual (Audio Recording) (State) Award
|
|
250
|
41
|
|
18
|
264
|
312
|
|
16A
|
264
|
312
|
Musicians’ Casual (Feature Film &
Documentary Etc.) (State) Award
|
20
|
250
|
5
|
|
17
|
250
|
5
|
Musicians’Casual (Television Etc.) (State) Award
|
20
|
250
|
46
|
(2) Provisions Removed:
Award
|
Clause
|
Previous Form of Clause
Last Published at:
IG Vol.
Page
|
Musicians’ Casual (Audio Recording) (State) Award
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
264
|
308
|
|
5(ii)
|
264
|
309
|
|
5A
|
264
|
309
|
|
16
|
264
|
311
|
|
17
|
264
|
312
|
Musicians’ Casual (Feature Film & Documentary Etc.)
(State) Award
|
1
|
250
|
1
|
|
5A
|
254
|
778
|
|
16
|
250
|
4
|
|
19
|
250
|
5
|
Musicians’ Casual (Television Etc.) (State) Award
|
1
|
250
|
46
|
|
5A
|
253
|
769
|
|
18
|
250
|
46
|
|
19
|
250
|
46
|
"Schedule C" - Contract form
(Musicians' Union of Australia - New South Wales District)
RECORDING OF MUSIC FOR FEATURE FILMS & DOCUMENTARIES
1. PRODUCTION
TITLE
2. PRODUCTION
COMPANY (Name, address and telephone)
3. EMPLOYER
(Name, address and telephone)
4. NAME OF
EMPLOYEE
5. INSTRUMENT(S)
TO BE PLAYED
6. HOURS AND
DAYS REQUIRED TO WORK
7. STUDIO
8. (a) MINIMUM 3-HOUR CALL AS PER CLAUSE 8 @
$..... x ...... CALLS $.....
PRINCIPAL FEE (ADDITIONAL 25% OF
MINIMUM RATE) $.....
LEADER'S FEE (ADDITIONAL 33 &
1/3% OF MINIMUM RATE) $.....
DOUBLING FEE (ADDITIONAL 25% OF
MINIMUM RATE) $.....
OVERDUBBING (AS PER CLAUSE 9(d))
$.....
OVERTIME (1 & 1/2 TIMES
MINIMUM RATE IN
1/4 HOUR SEGMENTS
$.....
SUBTOTAL $.....
NEGOTIABLE RATE PER MINIMUM 3 HOUR
CALL
$.....
CARTAGE (NEGOTIATED RATE)
$.....
ON CAMERA/ON SITE ALLOWANCE
(see clause 20 - Special
Allowances)
$.....
(b) SPECIAL CONDITIONS
9. (a) SIGNATURE OF EMPLOYER
(or person authorised to sign on
behalf of the Employer)
(b) TITLE OR OFFICE
(c) DATE OF SIGNING CONTRACT
10. SIGNATURE OF
EMPLOYEE
11. EMPLOYEE'S
ADDRESS and TELEPHONE
In the event of this recorded material being used in the
making of a "record for sale to the public", a further payment for
each 21 minutes of material used shall be paid in accordance with the current
rate applicable. A further payment
shall also be made if the sound track of the film is used in a television
and/or radio commercial other than for the promotion and/or publicising of the
film.
This form is for the use of members of the Musicians' Union
of Australia New South Wales District only.
PART B
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Rates of Pay
(i) (Audio
Recording)
Minimum call of three hours
duration $79.15
(ii) (Feature
Film & Documentary)
Minimum call of three hours
duration $113.18
NB: Rates of pay for
Television are contained in clause 4 of this award.
R. J. PETERSON, J
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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.