(365 I.G. 1817)
Delete instruction 2 of the variation published 30 May 2008
(365 I.G. 187) and substitute the following new instruction:
2. Delete Part B,
Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
Indentured Apprentices - For apprentices employed by
employers bound by this award, other than those employed ship’s plumbing, the
following wage rates shall apply:
Item No.
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Clause No.
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Brief Description
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Current Amount
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SWC 2007
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Adjustment
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effective from
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FFPP 2/4/2008
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1
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6(2)(a)(i),
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Journeyman Plumber (Other than Ship’s
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(ii),(iii)
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Plumber) -
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Industry Allowance
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22.50 per week
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23.40 per week
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Tool Allowance
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22.50 per week
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23.40 per week
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Supplementary Payment
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52.10 per week
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52.10 per week
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Special Allowance
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7.70 per week
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7.70 per week
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6(2)(b)
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Registration Allowance
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0.60 per hour
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0.62 per hour
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Amount deducted from hourly rate of
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journeyman plumber for Drainer
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0.05
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0.05
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2
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6(2)(c)(i),(ii),
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Ship’s Plumber -
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(iii),(iv)
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Industry Allowance
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11.90 per week
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12.38 per week
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Tool Allowance
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22.50 per week
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23.40 per week
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Supplementary Payment
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52.10 per week
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52.10 per week
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Special Allowance
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7.70 per week
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7.70 per week
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Registration Allowance
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0.60 per hour
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0.62 per hour
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6(2)(d)(iii)(a)
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Ships Plumbers Apprentice
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4.98 per week
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5.18 per week
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3
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7(i)(a)
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Plumber’s Licence
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0.77 per hour
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0.80 per hour
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4
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7(i)(b)
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Gasfitter’s Licence
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0.77 per hour
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0.80 per hour
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5
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7(i)(c)
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Drainer’s Licence
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0.67 per hour
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0.70 per hour
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6
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7(i)(d)
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Plumber’s and Gasfitter’s Licence
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1.04 per hour
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1.08 per hour
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7
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7(i)(e)
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Plumber’s and Drainer’s Licence
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1.04 per hour
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1.08 per hour
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8
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7(i)(f)
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Gasfitter’s and drainer’s Licence
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1.04 per hour
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1.08 per hour
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9
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7(i)(g)
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Plumber’s gasfitter’s and Drainer’s
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Licence
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1.43per hour
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1.49 per hour
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10
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7(ii)
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Licensed Drainer
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0.67 per hour
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0.70 per hour
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11
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7(iii)(a)
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Lead Burner
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0.68 per hour
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0.71 per hour
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12
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7(iii)(b)
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Lead Burner in Chemical Works
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0.94 per hour
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0.98 per hour
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13
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7(iii)(c)(1)
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Oxyacetylene or Electric Welding
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0.48 per hour
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0.50 per hour
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Certificate Minimum Payment
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3.37 per day
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3.50 per day
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14
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7(iii)(c)(2)
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Certificate Holder performing welding
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0.70 per hour
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0.73 per hour
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to AS4041-1998 Minimum
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Minimum Payment
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5.36 per day
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5.57 per day
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15
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7(iii)(d)
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Computing quantities or make-up
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estimates
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0.51 per hour
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0.53 per hour
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16
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8(i)
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Tool
Allowance Apprentices
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22.50
per week
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23.40
per week
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17
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9
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Leading Hands -
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In charge of up to two employees
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0.70 per hour
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0.73 per hour
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In charge of three to five employees
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0.83 per hour
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0.86 per hour
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In charge of six to ten employees
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1.08 per hour
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1.12 per hour
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In charge of ten or more employees
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1.37 per hour
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1.42 per hour
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18
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10
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Employed on any chokage or oil
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chokage etc.
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5.77 per day
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6.00 per day
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19
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11(i)
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Wet Work
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0.51 per hour
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0.53 per hour
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20
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11(ii)
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Insulation material
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0.63 per hour
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0.66 per hour
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21
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11(iii)
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Cold Work
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0.51 per hour
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0.53 per hour
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22
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11(iv)
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Work on WC,s, urinals, soil or waste
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pipes where used principally by
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venereal patients
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0.63 per hour
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0.66 per hour
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23
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11(v)
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Hot Work
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between 46 and 54 degrees Celsius
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0.49 per hour
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0.51 per hour
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exceeding 54 degrees Celsius
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0.63 per hour
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0.66 per hour
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24
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11(vi)
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Work with second-hand materials of an
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unusually dirty or offensive nature
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0.51 per hour
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0.53 per day
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25
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11(vii)
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Employed inside buildings where
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chlorine gas and/or hydrogen sulphide
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gas re-manufactured
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0.64 per day
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0.67 per day
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26
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11(viii)
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Engaged on electric welding applicable
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to plumbing
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0.12 per hour
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0.13 per hour
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27
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11(ix)
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Operator of explosive powered tools
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1.21 per day
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1.26 per day
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28
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11(x)(a)
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Work in maximum security
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1.30 per hour
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1.35 per hour
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29
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11(x)(b)
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Work in a geriatric hospital
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0.35 per hour
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0.36 per hour
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30
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11(xi)
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Roof Repairs
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0.72 per hour
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0.75 per hour
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Minimum Payment
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0.72
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0.75
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31
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11(xiii)
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Employed in mental institutions
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0.43 per hour
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0.45 per hour
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32
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11(xiv)
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Engaged in tunnel and sewer work and
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in underground shafts exceeding 3
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metres in depth
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0.52 per hour
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0.54 per hour
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33
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11(xv)
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Engaged on alterations or repairs to
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boilers, flues, furnaces, retorts and kilns
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1.36 per hour
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1.41 per hour
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34
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11(xvi)
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Engaged on the construction of
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chimneys and air shafts where
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construction exceeded 15 metres in
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height
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0.51 per hour
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0.53 per hour
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Additional amount for work above each
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further 15 metres
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0.51 per hour
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0.53 per hour
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35
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11(xvii)
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Employees required to work in a
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bosun’s chair or on a swinging
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scaffold - First 4 hours
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3.69
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3.84
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For each hour thereafter
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0.76per hour
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0.79 per hour
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36
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11(xviii)
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Work on any structure at a height of
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more than 12.2 metres
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0.51 per hour
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0.53 per hour
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37
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11(xix)
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Employees in sanitary works
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5.67 per day
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5.90 per day
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38
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11(xx)
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Employees in slaughtering yards
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0.34 per hour
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0.35 per hour
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39
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11(xxii)(a)
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Employees working west and north of
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and excluding State Highway No 17
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etc., up to the Western Division
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0.83 per day
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0.86 per day
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40
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11(xxii)(b)
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Employees working in the Western
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Division
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1.36 per day
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1.41 per day
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41
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11(xxii)(c)
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Employees working in the southern
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districts
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1.36 per day
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1.41 per day
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42
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11(xxiii)
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Engaged in cramped position or without
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sufficient ventilation
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0.63 per hour
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0.66 per hour
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43
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11(xxiv)
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Employees required to use materials
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containing asbestos or to work near
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asbestos
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0.63 per hour
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0.66 per hour
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44
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11(xxv)
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Towers Allowance
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Exceeding 15 metres - for all work
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above metres
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0.51 per hour
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0.53 per hour
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For work above each further 15 metres
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0.51 per hour
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0.53 per hour
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45
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11(xxvi)(c)
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Toxic Substances
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Employees using
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0.63 per hour
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0.66 per hour
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Employees working in close proximity
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0.51 per hour
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0.53 per hour
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46
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11(xxxi)(d)
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Engaged in asbestos eradication
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1.71 per hour
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1.78 per hour
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47
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12(i)
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Employees working in ballast tanks, oil
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tanks and side tanks
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0.63 per hour
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0.66 per hour
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48
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12(ii)
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Employees working in ship’s bilges or
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under engine room or boiler room
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flooring
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0.46 per hour
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0.48 per hour
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49
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12(iii)
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Employees working in and around
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0.46 per hour
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0.48 per hour
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diesel engines
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50
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12(iv)
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Employees working in a confined space
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0.67 per hour
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0.70 per hour
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51
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12(v)(1)
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Employees working inside a hull
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0.80 per hour
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0.83 per hour
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52
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12(v)(2)
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Employees working in torpedo tube
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compartments, ballast tanks, oil tanks,
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below floor plates
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1.45 per hour
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1.51 per hour
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53
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12(vi)
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Plumber in pipe laundry
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1.03 per hour
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1.07 per hour
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54
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13(iii)
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Multi-story Allowance -
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From commencement to 15tth floor
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0.41 per hour
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0.43 per hour
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from 16th to 30th floor
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0.49 per hour
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0.51 per hour
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from 31st to 45th floor
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0.76 per hour
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0.79 per hour
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from 46th to 60th floor
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0.98 per hour
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1.02 per hour
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From 61st floor onwards
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1.22 per hour
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1.27 per hour
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55
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14(1)(a)(c)
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Fares
Allowance
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12.60
per day
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13.80
per day
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56
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14(I)(h)
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km Allowance
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0.69
km
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0.75
km
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57
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14(I)(j)(b)(ii)
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km Allowance
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0.37
km
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0.40
km
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58
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15(i)
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Travelling Allowance (within
the
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counties of Cumberland,
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Northumberland or Camden)
-
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Apprentices -'
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1st year
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11.80
per day
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12.30
per day
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2nd year
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12.25
per day
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12.75
per day
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3rd year
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12.30
per day
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12.80
per day
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4th year
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12.50
per day
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13.00
per day
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Travelling Allowance (in
the cities
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of Penrith, Newcastle or
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Campbelltown) -
Apprentices
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59
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15(ii)
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1st year
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11.80
per day
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12.30
per day
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2nd year
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12.25
per day
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12.75
per day
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3rd year
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12.30
per day
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12.80
per day
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4th year
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12.50
per day
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13.00
per day
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60
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16(ii)(b)
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Living Away Allowance
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303.10
per week
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348.30
per week
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43.40
per day
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49.80
per day
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61
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16(iii)(a)(iii)
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Travel Meal Allowance
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8.60
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10.20
per hour
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62
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16(iii)(b)
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Travel Allowance - Return
Journey
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15.30
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16.60
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63
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16(v)(a)
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Travel Allowance - Weekend
Return
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25.70
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28.00
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64
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16(v)(b)
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Camping Allowance
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130.35
per week
19.10
per day
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138.80
per week
19.90
per day
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65
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17(iii)(d)
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Travel Allowance
Apprentices
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15.30
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16.60
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66
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17(iv)
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Living Away Allowance
Apprentices
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303.10
per week
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323.78
per week
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67
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18(iii)(iv)(a)
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Return Home Allowance
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25.70
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28.00
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68
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18(vi(b)
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Living Away Allowance
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303.10
per week
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323.78
per week
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69
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19(i)(ii)(b)
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Living Away Allowance
Apprentices
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303.10
per week
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323.78
per week
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70
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19(ii)(a)
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Return Home Allowance
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25.70
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28.00
per hour
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71
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20(ii),(vii)(c)
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Meal Money
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8.60
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10.20
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72
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21(v)
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Meal Money
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8.60
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10.20
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73
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43(ii)
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First-aid Allowance
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2.17 per day
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2.26
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74
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47(b)(i)
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Tool Refurbishment
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1,182.00
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1,308.00
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G.
M. GRIMSON Industrial
Registrar.