PASTORAL EMPLOYEES (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Review of Award pursuant to Section 19 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996.

 

(No. IRC 4552 of 2004)

 

 

REVIEWED AWARD

 

1.          Delete clauses 74A, Deduction of Union Membership Fees, and 75, Area, Incidence and Duration, of clause 1, Arrangement, of the award published 26 October 2001 (328 I.G. 1188) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

75.       Deduction of Union Membership Fees

76.       Area, Incidence and Duration

 

2.          Delete the reference to clause 10 in the definition of "crutching" in clause 2, Definitions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

clause 11

 

3.          Renumber subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of clause 7, Contractors and Others, to read as subclauses (a), (b) and (c) respectively.

 

4.          Delete the reference to clause 332 Provision of Sheep in subclause (b) of clause 16, Hours of Work of Shearing Employees, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

clause 32, Provision of Sheep

 

5.          Delete paragraph (b)(vi) of the said clause 16 and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(vi)       Nothing in this subclause derogates from the operation of the said clauses 32 and 40.

 

6.          Delete the words "Birthday of the Sovereign" in subclause (a) of clause 19, Additional Rates for Work on Public Holidays, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Queen’s Birthday

 

7.          Delete subclause (b) of clause 23, Mess and Cook, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(b)        "Not found" employees - An employee engaged at a shearing or crutching at "not found" rates of pay will be responsible for his/her own rations and cooking.

 

Where a mess is established for "found" employees, "not found" employees may, with the approval of the employer, join the mess with those "found" employees and provide their own rations.  Provided that the employer shall have the right to supply a sufficient quantity of rations of good quality to start the mess and such rations shall be accepted and paid for by the mess.

 

8.          Delete subclauses (e), (f), (g) and (h) of clause 37, Absence from Work, Leaving, Discharge, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(d)        In the case of a cook in a joint mess, if a majority of the "not found" members of the joint mess, after the employee has cooked for the joint mess for at least two days, request the employer to discharge the employee the employer shall thereupon discharge the employee, but, except as to payment for work done, shall not be liable in any way whatsoever in respect of the discharge made in consequence of such request.

 

(e)        When an employee leaves or is discharged as provided in subclauses (c) or (d) of this clause, the employer will pay the employee in full to the extent of the work done by him/her after deducting any sum for which the employee is liable to the employer under this award (and if the employee is "not found") after deducting in addition to the award daily mess deduction per day or any higher rate per day that the majority of the members "not found" of the mess remaining fix for his/her share of the mess to the date of leaving, the amount deducted shall, after payment of the cook, be placed to the credit of the mess account.

 

(f)         When an employee leaves employment otherwise than as provided in subclauses (c) or (d) of this clause, the employer shall deduct from the wages due to the employee the deduction specified in subclause (e) of this clause and, in addition, a shearer or crutcher shall forfeit not more than the amount as set out in Item 9 of Table 2 - Other Rates and Allowances, of Part B, Monetary Rates, to the employer and as to other employees an amount equivalent to one day's wages or four runs work.

 

(g)        An employee not attending for duty shall lose pay for the actual time of such non-attendance.

 

9.          Delete the reference to subclauses (d) or (e) in subclause (g) of clause 39, Payment of Wages, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

subclause (c) or (d)

 

10.        Renumber paragraphs (a) and (b) of subclause (i) of the said clause 39 to read as paragraphs (i) and (ii) respectively.

 

11.        Renumber subclauses (i) and (ii) of clause 44, Supply of Soap, Water and Disinfectant, to read as subclauses (a) and (b) respectively.

 

12.        Delete subparagraph (a)(i)(4) of clause 50, Rates of Pay, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(4)        Rural Tradesperson - A rural tradesperson shall mean a person who has been employed for a period of not less than three years:

 

(A)       on farms, in orchards or vineyards, or on agricultural or pastoral holdings in connection with dairying, poultry, farming or bee keeping, or in the sowing, raising, harvesting or treating of grain, fodder, fruit or other farm produce, or in the management, rearing or grazing of horses, cattle sheep or other livestock, or the shearing or crutching of sheep, or the classing, scouring, sorting or pressing of wool, on any farm or station, or at other farm or station work; or

 

(B)       in or in connection with the formation, tending, protection or regeneration of forests; or

 

(C)       in flower or vegetable market gardens or nurseries; or

 

(D)       at clearing, fencing, draining or otherwise preparing land for any of the purposes referred to above

 

and has completed the Rural Trades Course at T.A.F.E. or similar course or courses approved by the Rural Apprenticeship Training Committee upon application.

 

With keep - The rates prescribed for "without keep" less the amount as set out in the said Table 1.

 

13.        Delete subclause (a) of clause 53, Payment of Wages, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(a)        The employer shall, if so required by the employees, pay the employees the full amount of their wages fortnightly, but may retain up to one week's wages until the employment terminates.

 

14.        Delete the first paragraph of subclause (a) of clause 56, Public Holidays and Election Days, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(a)        Station hands not engaged as casuals shall be entitled to the following days as holidays without deduction of pay: Christmas Day; Boxing Day; New Year's Day; Australia Day; Good Friday;  Easter  Monday; Anzac Day; Queen's Birthday and Labour Day, or such other weekdays as the employer and the employees may mutually substitute beforehand in lieu of the said days.

 

15.        Delete subclause (b) of the said clause 56 and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(b)        If called on for duty on any day which he/she is entitled to enjoy as a holiday, the employee shall perform the duty as required and shall be entitled to payment for time worked at the rate of double time.

 

16.        Delete clause 59, Personal/Carer’s Leave, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

59.  Personal/Carer's Leave

 

(a)        Use of Sick Leave

 

(i)         An employee, other than a casual employee, with responsibilities in relation to a class of person as set out in subparagraph (iii)(2) of this subclause who needs the employee's care and support shall be entitled to use, in accordance with this subclause, any current or accrued sick leave entitlement, provided for in clause 58, Sick Leave, for absences to provide care and support for such persons when they are ill.  Such leave may be taken for part of a single day.

 

(ii)        The employee shall, if required, establish, either by production of a medical certificate or statutory declaration, the illness of the person concerned and that the illness is such as to require care by another person.  In normal circumstances, an employee must not take carer's leave under this subclause where another person has taken leave to care for the same person.

 

(iii)       The entitlement to use sick leave in accordance with this subclause is subject to:

 

(1)        the employee being responsible for the care of the person concerned; and

 

(2)        the person concerned being:

 

(A)       a spouse of the employee; or

 

(B)       a de facto spouse who, in relation to a person, is a person of the opposite sex to the first-mentioned person who lives with the first-mentioned person as the husband or wife of that person on a bona fide domestic basis although not legally married to that person; or

 

(C)       a child or an adult child (including an adopted child, a stepchild, a foster child or an ex nuptial child), parent (including a foster parent and legal guardian), grandparent, grandchild or sibling of the employee; or spouse or de facto spouse of the employee; or

 

(D)       a same sex partner who lives with the employee as the de facto partner of that employee on a bona fide domestic basis; or

 

(E)        a relative of the employee who is a member of the same household where, for the purposes of this paragraph:

 

1.          "relative" means a person related by blood, marriage or affinity;

 

2.          "affinity" means a relationship that one spouse, because of marriage, has to blood relatives of the other; and

 

3.          "household" means a family group living in the same domestic dwelling.

 

(iv)       An employee shall, wherever practicable, give the employer notice, prior to the absence, of the intention to take leave, the name of the person requiring care and that person's relationship to the employee, the reasons for taking such leave and the estimated length of absence. If it is not practicable for the employee to give prior notice of absence, the employee shall notify the employer by telephone of such absence at the first opportunity on the day of absence.

 

(b)        Unpaid Leave for Family Purpose

 

An employee may elect, with the consent of the employer, to take unpaid leave for the purpose of providing care and support to a member of a class of person set out in subparagraph (a)(iii)(2) of this clause who is ill.

 

(c)        Annual Leave

 

(i)         An employee may elect, with the consent of the employer and subject to the Annual Holidays Act 1944, to take annual leave not exceeding five days in single-day periods, or part thereof, in any calendar year at a time or times agreed upon by the parties.

 

(ii)        Access to annual leave, as prescribed in paragraph (i) of this subclause, shall be exclusive of any shutdown period provided for elsewhere under this award.

 

(iii)       An employee and employer may agree to defer payment of the annual leave loading in respect of single-day absences until at least five consecutive annual leave days are taken.

 

(d)        Time Off in Lieu of Payment for Overtime

 

(i)         An employee may elect, with the consent of the employer, to take time off in lieu of payment for overtime at a time or times agreed with the employer within 12 months of the said election.

 

(ii)        Overtime taken as time off during ordinary-time hours shall be taken at the ordinary-time rate, that is, an hour for each hour worked.

 

(iii)       If, having elected to take time as leave in accordance with paragraph (i) above, the leave is not taken for whatever reason, payment for time accrued at overtime rates shall be made at the expiry of the 12-month period or on termination.

 

(iv)       Where no election is made in accordance with the said paragraph (i), the employee shall be paid overtime rates in accordance with the award.

 

(e)        Make-up Time

 

(i)         An employee may elect, with the consent of the employer, to work "make-up time", under which the employee takes time off ordinary hours and works those hours at a later time, during the spread of ordinary hours provided in the award, at the ordinary rate of pay.

 

(ii)        An employee on shift work may elect, with the consent of the employer, to work "make-up time" (under which the employee takes time off ordinary hours and works those hours at a later time) at the shift work rate which would have been applicable to the hours taken off.

 

17.        Delete subclauses (c) and (e) of clause 60, Bereavement Leave, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(c)        Bereavement leave shall be available to the employee in respect to the death of a person prescribed for the purposes of personal/carer's leave as set out in subparagraph (a)(iii)(2) of clause 59, Personal/Carer’s Leave, provided that, for the purpose of bereavement leave, the employee need not have been responsible for the care of the person concerned.

 

(e)        Bereavement leave may be taken in conjunction with other leave available under subclauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) of clause 59, Personal/Carer’s Leave.  In determining such a request the employer will give consideration to the circumstances of the employee and the reasonable operational requirements of the business.

 

18.        Delete clause 61, Redundancy, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

61.  Redundancy

 

(a)        Application

 

(i)         This clause shall apply to all full-time and part-time employees.

 

(ii)        This clause shall apply in respect of employers who employ 15 or more employees immediately prior to the termination of employment of employees, in the terms of subclause (c) of this clause.

 

(iii)       Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this award, this award shall not apply to employees with less than one year's service and the general obligation on employers shall not be more than to give such employees an indication of the impending redundancy at the first reasonable opportunity, and to take such steps as may be reasonable to facilitate the obtaining by the employees of suitable alternative employment.

 

(iv)       Notwithstanding anything elsewhere contained in this award, this award shall not apply where employment is terminated as a consequence of conduct that justifies instant dismissal, including malingering, inefficiency or neglect of duty, or in the case of casual employees, apprentices or employees engaged for a specific period of time or for a specified task or tasks or where employment is terminated due to the ordinary and customary turnover of labour.

 

(b)        Introduction of Change

 

(i)         Employer's Duty to Notify

 

(1)        Where an employer has made a definite decision to introduce major changes in production, program, organisation, structure or technology that are likely to have significant effects on employees, the employer shall notify the employees who may be affected by the proposed changes and the Union to which they belong.

 

(2)        "Significant effects" include termination of employment, major changes in the composition, operation or size of the employer's workforce or in the skills required, the elimination or diminution of job opportunities, promotion opportunities or job tenure, the alteration of hours of work, the need for retraining or transfer of employees to other work or location and the restructuring of jobs.  Provided that, where the award makes provision for alteration of any of the matters referred to herein, an alteration shall be deemed not to have significant effect.

 

(ii)        Employer's Duty to Discuss Change

 

(1)        The employer shall discuss with the employees affected and the Union to which they belong, inter alia, the introduction of the changes referred to in paragraph (i) of this subclause, the effects the changes are likely to have on employees and measures to avert or mitigate the adverse effects of such changes on employees, and shall give prompt consideration to matters raised by the employees and/or the Union in relation to the changes.

 

(2)        The discussion shall commence as early as practicable after a definite decision has been made by the employer to make the changes referred to in paragraph (i) of this subclause.

 

(3)        For the purpose of such discussion, the employer shall provide to the employees concerned and the Union to which they belong all relevant information about the changes, including the nature of the changes proposed, the expected effects of the changes on employees and any other matters likely to affect employees; provided that any employer shall not be required to disclose confidential information the disclosure of which would adversely affect the employer.

 

(c)        Redundancy

 

(i)         Discussions before Terminations

 

(1)        Where an employer has made a definite decision that the employer no longer wishes the job the employee has been doing to be done by anyone pursuant to subparagraph (b)(i)(1) of this clause and that decision may lead to the termination of employment, the employer shall hold discussions with the employees directly affected and with the Union to which they belong.

 

(2)        The discussions shall take place as soon as practicable after the employer has made a definite decision which will invoke the provisions of subparagraph (1) of this paragraph and shall cover, inter alia, any reason for the proposed terminations, measures to avoid or minimise the terminations and measures to mitigate any adverse effects of any terminations on the employees concerned.

 

(3)        For the purposes of the discussions the employer shall, as soon as practicable, provide to the employees concerned and the Union to which they belong, all relevant information about the proposed terminations, including the reasons for the proposed terminations, the number and categories of employees likely to be affected, and the number of employees normally employed and the period over which the terminations are likely to be carried out.  Provided that any employer shall not be required to disclose confidential information the disclosure of which would adversely affect the employer.

 

(d)        Termination of Employment

 

(i)         Notice for Changes in Production, Program, Organisation or Structure

 

This paragraph sets out the notice provisions to be applied to terminations by the employer for reasons arising from changes to production, program, organisation or structure, in accordance with subparagraph (b)(i)(1) of this clause.

 

(1)        In order to terminate the employment of an employee, the employer shall give to the employee the following notice:

 

Period of Continuous Service	Period of Notice
Less than 1 year	1 week
1 year and less than 3 years	2 weeks
3 years and less than 5 years	3 weeks
5 years and over	4 weeks

 

(2)        In addition to the notice above, employees over 45 years of age at the time of the giving of the notice, with not less than two years' continuous service, shall be entitled to an additional week's notice.

 

(3)        Payment in lieu of the notice above shall be made if the appropriate notice period is not given.  Provided that employment may be terminated by part of the period of notice specified and part-payment in lieu thereof.

 

(ii)        Notice for Technological Change

 

This paragraph sets out the notice provisions to be applied to termination by the employer for reasons arising from technology in accordance with subparagraph (b)(i)(1) of this clause.

 

(1)        In order to terminate the employment of an employee, the employer shall give the employee three months' notice of termination.

 

(2)        Payment in lieu of the notice above shall be made if the appropriate notice period is not given.  Provided that employment may be terminated by part of the period of notice specified and part-payment in lieu thereof.

 

(3)        The period of notice required by this subclause to be given shall be deemed to be service with the employer for the purposes of the Long Service Leave Act 1955, the Annual Holidays Act 1944 or any Act amending or replacing either of these Acts.

 

(iii)       Time Off during the Notice Period

 

(1)        During the period of notice of termination given by the employer, an employee shall be allowed up to one day's time off without loss of pay during each week of notice, to a maximum of five weeks, for the purpose of seeking other employment.

 

(2)        If the employee has been allowed paid leave for more than one day during the notice period for the purpose of seeking other employment, the employee shall, at the request of the employer, be required to produce proof of attendance at an interview or the employee shall not receive payment for the time absent.

 

(iv)       Employee Leaving during the Notice Period

 

If the employment of an employee is terminated (other than for misconduct) before the notice period expires, the employee shall be entitled to the same benefits and payments under this clause had the employee remained with the employer until the expiry of such notice.  Provided that in such circumstances the employee shall not be entitled to payment in lieu of notice.

 

(v)        Statement of Employment

 

The employer shall, upon receipt of a request from an employee whose employment has been terminated, provide to the employee a written statement specifying the period of the employee's employment and the classification of or type of work performed by the employee.

 

(vi)       Notice to Centrelink

 

Where a decision has been made to terminate employees, the employer shall notify Centrelink as soon as possible, giving relevant information, including the number and categories of the employees likely to be affected and the period over which the terminations are intended to be carried out.

 

(vii)      Transfer to Lower-paid Duties

 

Where an employee is transferred to lower-paid duties, the employee shall be entitled to the same period of notice of transfer as the employee would have been entitled to if the employee's employment had been terminated, and the employer may, at the employer's option, make payment in lieu thereof of an amount equal to the difference between the former ordinary-time rate of pay and the new ordinary-time rates for the number of weeks of notice still owing.

 

(e)        Severance Pay

 

(i)         Where an employee is to be terminated pursuant to this clause, subject to further order of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales, the employer shall pay the following severance pay in respect of a continuous period of service:

 

(1)        If an employee is under 45 years of age, the employer shall pay in accordance with the following scale:

 

Years of Service	Under 45 Years of Age Entitlement
Less than 1 year	Nil
1 year and less than 2 years	4 weeks
2 years and less than 3 years	7 weeks
3 years and less than 4 years	10 weeks
4 years and less than 5 years	12 weeks
5 years and less than 6 years	14 weeks
6 years and over	16 weeks

 

(2)        Where an employee is 45 years of age or over, the entitlement shall be in accordance with the following scale:

 

Years of Service	45 Years of Age and Over Entitlement
Less than 1 year	Nil
1 year and less than 2 years	5 weeks
2 years and less than 3 years	8.75 weeks
3 years and less than 4 years	12.5 weeks
4 years and less than 5 years	15 weeks
5 years and less than 6 years	17.5 weeks
6 years and over	20 weeks

 

(3)        "Week's pay" means the all-purpose rate for the employee concerned at the date of termination and shall include, in addition to the ordinary rate of pay, over-award payments, shift penalties and allowances paid in accordance with clause 3, Wages and Allowances.

 

(ii)        Incapacity to Pay

 

Subject to an application by the employer and further order of the Industrial Relations Commission, an employer may pay a lesser amount (or no amount) of severance pay than that contained in paragraph (i) of this subclause.

 

The Commission shall have regard to such financial and other resources of the employer concerned as the Commission thinks relevant, and the probable effect paying the amount of severance pay in the said paragraph (i) will have on the employer.

 

(iii)       Alternative Employment

 

Subject to an application by the employer and further order of the Commission, an employer may pay a lesser amount (or no amount) of severance pay than that contained in the said paragraph (i) if the employer obtains acceptable alternative employment for an employee.

 

(f)         Savings Clause

 

Nothing in this clause shall be construed so as to require the reduction or alteration of more advantageous benefits or conditions which an employee may be entitled to under any existing redundancy arrangement, taken as a whole, between the Union and any employer bound by this award.

 

19.        Delete the first paragraph of clause 62, Fares and Travelling Expenses, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Employees shall be allowed the fare actually paid from the place of engagement to the place of employment, provided that they continue to work for the employer for a period of three months.  Provided they fulfil their duties for not less than 12 months, the employees shall be allowed the fare actually paid by them when they return from the place of employment to the place of engagement.  Provided always that the employer shall have the right to make his/her own arrangements for the conveyance of the employee.

 

20.        Delete clauses 74A, Deduction of Union Membership Fees, and 75, Area, Incidence and Duration, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

75.  Deduction of Union Membership Fees

 

(a)        The employer shall deduct Union membership fees (not including fines or levies) from the pay of any employee, provided that:

 

(i)         the employee has authorised the employer to make such deductions in accordance with subclause (b) herein;

 

(ii)        the Union shall advise the employer of the amount to be deducted for each pay period applying at the employer's workplace and any changes to that amount;

 

(iii)       deduction of Union membership fees shall only occur in each pay period in which payment has or is to be made to an employee; and

 

(iv)       there shall be no requirement to make deductions for casual employees with less than two months' service (continuous or otherwise).

 

(b)        The employee's authorisation shall be in writing and shall authorise the deduction of an amount of Union fees (including any variation in that fee effected in accordance with the Union rules) that the Union advises the employer to deduct.  Where the employee passes any such written authorisation to the Union, the Union shall not pass the written authorisation on to the employer without first obtaining the employee's consent to do so.  Such consent may form part of the written authorisation.

 

(c)        Monies so deducted from employees' pay shall be remitted to the Union on either a weekly, fortnightly, monthly or quarterly basis at the employer's election, together with all necessary information to enable the reconciliation and crediting of subscriptions to employees' membership accounts, provided that:

 

(i)         where the employer has elected to remit on a weekly or fortnightly basis, the employer shall be entitled to retain up to five per cent of the monies deducted; and

 

(ii)        where the employer has elected to remit on a monthly or quarterly basis, the employer shall be entitled to retain up to 2.5 per cent of the monies deducted.

 

(d)        Where an employee has already authorised the deduction of Union membership fees in writing from his or her pay prior to this clause taking effect, nothing in this clause shall be read as requiring the employee to make a fresh authorisation in order for such deductions to commence or continue.

 

(e)        The Union shall advise the employer of any change to the amount of membership fees made under its rules, provided that this does not occur more than once in any calendar year.  Such advice shall be in the form of a schedule of fees to be deducted specifying either weekly, fortnightly, monthly or quarterly, as the case may be.  The Union shall give the employer a minimum of two months' notice of any such change.

 

(f)         An employee may at any time revoke in writing an authorisation to the employer to make payroll deductions of Union membership fees.

 

(g)        Where an employee who is a member of the Union and who has authorised the employer to make payroll deductions of Union membership fees resigns his or her membership of the Union in accordance with the rules of the Union, the Union shall inform the employee in writing of the need to revoke the authorisation to the employer in order for payroll deductions of Union membership fees to cease.

 

(h)        This clause shall take effect:

 

(i)         In the case of employers who currently deduct Union membership fees, or whose payroll facilities are carried out by way of an outsourcing arrangement, or whose payroll calculations are made through the use of computerised means, from the beginning of the first pay period to commence on or after 11 April 2003.

 

(ii)        In the case of employers who do not fall within paragraph (i) above, but who currently make deductions, other than Union membership fee deductions or mandatory deductions (such as for taxation instalments or superannuation contributions) from employees' pay, or have in place facilities to make such deductions, from the beginning of the first pay period to commence on or after 11 July 2003.

 

(iii)       For all other employers, from the beginning of the first pay period to commence on or after 11 October 2003.

 

76.  Area, Incidence and Duration

 

This award is made following a review under section 19 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 and replaces the Pastoral Employees (State) Award published on 3 July 1998 (305 I.G. 757) and all variations thereof.

 

The award published 3 July 1998 took effect on and from the first full pay period commencing on or after 3 June 1997.

 

The award shall apply to all employees classified herein within the jurisdiction of the Pastoral Employees (State) Industrial Committee except:

 

(i)         employees of the Crown;

 

(ii)        jackeroos;

 

(iii)       managers, overseers, engine drivers at shearing sheds, hutkeepers, bookkeepers, domestic cooks (as defined);

 

(iv)       bona fide students of a recognised university or college who work as station hands during the course of their studies to gain experience in the industry.

 

Provided that this award shall apply to students engaged as shed hands or generally useful hands for shearing or crutching operations.

 

This award shall not apply to shearing demonstrations or shearing schools, provided that such demonstrations or schools are conducted on a non-profit making basis.

 

This award shall also apply to employees classified herein within the jurisdiction of the Strappers, Grooms and Stablehands (State) Conciliation Committee.

 

The changes made to the award pursuant to the Award Review under 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 the New South Wales on 28 April 1999 (310 I.G. 359) take effect on 22 October 2004.

 

This award remains in force until varied or rescinded, the period for which it was made already having expired.

 

21.        Delete the references to clause 39, Wet Sheep, wherever they appear in Schedule A - Agreements, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

clause 40, Wet Sheep

 

22.        Delete the references to subclause (c) of clause 15, Hours of Work of Shearing Employees, wherever they appear in the said Schedule A and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

subclause (b) of clause 16, Hours of Work of Shearing Employees

 

 

 

J. P. GRAYSON  D.P.

 

 

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