Electrical,
Electronic and Communications Contracting Industry (State) Award
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Electrical
Trades Union of Australia, New South Wales Branch, Industrial
Organisation of Employees.
(No. IRC 1257 of 2008)
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Before Commissioner
Stanton
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30 September 2008
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VARIATION
1. Delete
subclause 3.6 of clause 3, Wages of the award made 11 September 2008 and insert
in lieu thereof the following:
3.6 The rates of pay
in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2008.
These Adjustments may offset against:
(a) Any equivalent
over-award payments, and/or
(b) Award wage
increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case and minimum
rates adjustments
2. Delete Table 2
- Additional Margins, Table 3 - Additional Allowances, and Table 4 - Expense
Related Allowances of Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the
following:
Table 2 -
Additional Margins
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Item No.
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Clause No.
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Brief Description
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Amount
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$
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1
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3.3.1.1
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Qualified Supervisor Certificate (Electrician)
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33.30 per week
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2
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3.3.1.2
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Certificate of Registration (Electrician)
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17.95 per week
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3
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3.3.2
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Leading Hand Allowance
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45.00 per week
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4
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3.3.3
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Construction Work - In conditions peculiar to such
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work, i.e., dust blowing in the wind, etc.
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23.80 per week
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5
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3.3.4.1
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Construction Work - Special Allowance
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38.20 per week
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6
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3.3.5
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Ship Repair Work -
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Tradespersons
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13.30 per week
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All other labour
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10.80 per week
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7
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3.3.6
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Tradesperson and their assistants employed in large
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17.50 per week
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operating power houses
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8
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3.5.1.2
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Apprentices engaged on construction work - In
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23.80 per week
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conditions peculiar to such work, i.e., dust blowing in
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the wind, etc.
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9
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3.5.1.3
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Apprentices engaged on ship repairs
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13.30 per week
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10
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3.5.1.4
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Apprentices engaged on construction work -
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Per Week
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Year of Apprenticeship
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1st year
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23.35
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2nd year
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34.05
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3rd year
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44.05
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4th year
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52.20
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11
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3.5.2.2
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Trainee apprentices engaged on construction work in
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23.80 per week
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conditions peculiar to such work, i.e., dust blowing in
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the wind, etc.
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12
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3.5.2.3
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Trainee Apprentices engaged on ship repairs
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13.30 per week
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13
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3.5.2.5
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Trainee apprentices engaged on construction work-
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Per week
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Year of Apprenticeship:
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1st year
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2nd year
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24.75
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3rd year
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37.95
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4th year
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47.95
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54.30
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14
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5.3
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Tool Allowance
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13.85 per week
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14
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5.6
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Loss of Tools- maximum compensation
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457.40
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14
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5.7
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Employee liable to pay on each claim for compensation
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The first
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74.25
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Table 3
-Additional Allowances
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Item No.
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Clause No.
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Brief Description
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Amount
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$
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1
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15.1.1
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Dirty Work Allowance
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0.49 per hour
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2
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15.1.1.2.4
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Ship Repair - Dirty Work Allowance
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0.62 per hour
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3
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15.1.2
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Confined Space Allowance
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0.61 per hour
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4
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15.1.3
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Insulation Material Allowance
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0.62 per hour
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5
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15.1.4.1
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Height Allowance - at 15 metres
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0.53 per hour
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for each further 15 meters increase in height
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0.53 per hour
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15.1.4.2
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Working in bosun’s chair or swinging scaffold at height
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of
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-15m
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0.53 per hour
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-for each additional 15m
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0.53 per hour
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6
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15.1.5
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Wet Allowance
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0.49 per hour
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7
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15.1.6
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Hot Places Allowance
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- 46 degrees Celsius to 54 degrees Celsius
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0.49 per hour
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- Where temperature exceeds 54 degrees Celsius
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0.62 per hour
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8
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15.1.7
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Cold Places Allowance
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0.49 per hour
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9
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15.1.8
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Explosive Powered Tool Allowance
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- minimum payment per day
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1.31 per day
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10
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15.1.9
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Toxic Substance Allowance
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0.63 per hour
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Employees working in close proximity to employees so
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0.53 per hour
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15.1.9.4
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engaged with such substances
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11
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15.1.10
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Underground Work Allowance
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11.26 per week
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15.1.10.5
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Underground Work Allowance maximum 4 days or
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2.26 per day or
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shifts per week
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shift
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12
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15.1.11.1
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Submarine Allowance - for work inside hull
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0.88 per hour
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15.1.11.2
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For work in other compartments listed in 4.1.11.2
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1.47 per hour
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15.1.11.3
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For work inside "D", "O" and
"R" tanks
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1.74 per hour
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13
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15.1.12.4
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Asbestos Allowance
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1.75 per hour
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14
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15.1.13
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Sewerage Ocean Outfall Plants Allowance
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0.89 per hour
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15
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15.2.2.1
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On construction work at the construction sites of
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Australian Iron and Steel Ltd and others-
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Compensation for disabilities experienced at these sites
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46.52 per week
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16
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15.2.2
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Corrective Establishment Allowance
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1.32 per hour
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17
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16.4.3
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5 storey levels up to and including 15 storey levels
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0.45 per hour
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From 16 storey levels up to and including 30 storey
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levels
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0.53 per hour
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From 31 storey levels up to and including 45 storey
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levels
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0.81 per hour
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From 46 storey levels up to and including 60 storey
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levels
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1.04 per hour
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From 61 storey levels and above
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1.31 per hour
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18
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17
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Distant Places Allowance -
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17.1
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Central Section
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1.09 per day
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17.2
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Western Division
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1.81 per day
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17.3
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Snowy Mountains Section
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1.81 per day
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19
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28.3
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First-aid Allowance
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2.50 per day
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20
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19.5.1A.2
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On Call Allowance - every part of 24 hour period
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outside of ordinary working hours between shifts
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1.88 per hour
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21
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19.5.1A.3
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On Call Allowance - every part of 24 hour period
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outside of ordinary working hours between shifts
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1.88 per hour
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22
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19.5.1A.4
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On Call Allowance - every full 24 hour period
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44.99 per day
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23
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19.5.1A.5
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On Call Allowance - every week
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224.97 per week
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Table 4 - Expense
Related Allowances
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Item No.
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Clause No.
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Brief Description
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Amount
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$
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1
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4.3.3
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Motor Vehicle Allowance
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0.64 per Km
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2
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4.4.3.1
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Daily Average Excess Fares, Construction Work etc,
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12.00 per week
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Allowance
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3
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4.4.3.2.2.2
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Weekly Average Excess Fares Rate
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57.00 per week
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4
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7.1.1
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Living Away from Home Allowance
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548.25 per week
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5
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7.3.3.1
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Camping Allowance
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15.85 per day
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6
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19.8.1 &
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Meal Allowance
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10.05 per meal
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20.4.2.1
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3. This variation
shall take effect from the first pay period to commence on or after the 11
September 2008.
J.D.
STANTON, Commissioner
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.