Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineer's Union of Employees, Queensland District v Queensland Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited, Industrial Organisation of Employers and Others [1996] QIRC 807 (1996) 153 QGIG 1174
11 74 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 6 December, 1996
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QUEENSLAND INDUSTR I AL RELATIONS CO MMI SS I ON
l11du{/rt1JI Rrlu111111s Ac/ 1990
, 144 -apphc.iuon for \:ll1aI11in
Ausara l ia.n l n,IiIu1 c ol Marine and Power Engincc1, • Union of Employee~.
~n,land DL~lnCI
Quccn~land Chamber of Commerce and lnduqry Limned,
lnduqnal Org..t111Sa11on of Ernplo)er, and Others
(No. 8 /616 11I 1996/
'.\lASThkS A:-.D £:IIGl :-IEERJ ' \ \\ARO-
l'ORT Of. HIU SRA,t
COMMISSIONER BECII LY
17 September 1996
\' ARIATIO.S
THIS ma11cr coming on for hearing before the C'o111111i~s ion ,ll ll risbane on
17 Sepaembcr 1996. 1h1, Commi\\tOn dOlb order 1ha1 the "'1ld Award b::
~aried a., follows as from the si.ueemh da} of September. 1996
Hy deleung from clause q (l ra,ellingJ the amoum ol "5,9.00" and
insemng th e amouna ol "$9.50" in h eu ah ereof.
2 Hy deleung ,ut>clause 11 l ol clause 15 (\\ age,) and I11..ertrng the
follov. tnl! in heu thercol -
15 (I) The rrummum v.eel- I} w.1ge~ to be p;Ud to '.I.faster,. Engmeers.
Principal\ 10 Charge and Launch Ma.,1cr~ shall be
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r 6 December, 1996 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 1175
Sur,rlcrntnwry
Base H•t<: Payment TOIJ I H,ltc
re, Wee~ Per Week Per Weck
(b., la.-;atJ1lft \~r '-"• ..... ,1 ... En;tl'IC'tr \l..,ic r l...zrar:cr
s ~ s s s \
~ .... :, iK, IC" 21 l~l•IC I) 1,\llC' ll
On 1th11\1r boats or
nu•h•I \(,\\C1-.cxcccd1nr
lk\l ll II PJl34HW 8 P
lou" '\c.ttd.ln111~•
8HI' lt<llik\4 8 P .J.,~.;o ....,..an :4-i •• !4- u ,1:-2i1~ jl2 •1
()n 1111 h•f bolJt.\ «•I
m,,,.. , ,,,.,.I..excccdtng
1t< t aHP/INl>H"- 8 P
lluttt.ll '"'-'«Jutt : ... ,
Bllr V'-k"- 8 P Sl.'.IU '" . 1.- , 1.t ) <,TT•.(1 "'' I ll
Nole I The Awnl'd Rate in clud es wage incrca.~es and ad1 ustme nt, a1i~ing
from S1a1c Wage C'ase dcc1,1on~ colloquially referred 10 a,:
:!nd Tier AdJU'-HTlCnl. l<I 12 pam) .&nd 2nd s,ru~aural
EfftaenC} AdJuqments and th<: I q, 2nd .&nd Jrd Safe!) t.et
AdJU<lments.
/\ nee:! The rate, of pay tn ahas Award tndude the fiN ~-cond and third S8
per "-CCk 3.lbur,ued ~er) net adjusun,:nt p:l)ahle u11dcr ahe
Nm tmber /99.J Saale Wage Ca.~ dect\lOn and lhe O, wfler
1995 Staie W age Case clccl~io n. lncn:a,es made under
previous Sraae Wage Ca.~ Pnnciples or under the ,urrent
Sta1emen1 of Pnnc1ples are 11(1( to be u'ICd to offiel aihllrated
,;afC1) net 3dJu,miem,. The fiN. (ee()nd and Ih1rd S8 p,:r v.cel-
:uhiuaaed sa fe ty nca adjustment, may be off,ct to the cxacna of
/J/ly wage incrcw,c, whether an award mcrc:t,c, /J/1 ovcrawnrd
pa)IncnI or an increase b> v.ay of an enacrpn~ arrnngcmcna
re..c1,<X1 since I FebruJr} 1992 Prc-Febru31) 199:!
o,erav.ard 31T3nj?enlCnl£ arc 10 be applied according 10 1he11
tern,~
01uu,wrd Pu\m,n1 - O,erav.aid pa)m:na 1< defined a., the.>
amoum m r:u,.., uf pay v.htch an empl o)c:.: v.ould re,eI,c m
e\CC\\ of the mtntmum award wage as pre~cnhed in thts Award
for ahc c lassificna ion in whi ch ~uc h crnp)oy,·c "engaged which
apphcd immcd1:ucly prior 10 the dale of operation <lf th1~
,an:uwn:
Pro~tded IhaI lhl\ defi m11on ~hall exclude ovemmc. ,h,fl
:illtiwance<. penally rn aes. cxix·n<.e re l aaed allowa,,ce, mdu,1ry
all,iv.:lllCcs. d1Sat->1ht} a!Jov.ancc,, vac.a11on allo"ance,. ,p,:,1.ll
r..rc, 1,r allov.an<:c,, re;;pon,1h1ltl')' allo"'an. e, or 311) other
.10c1llary pa)rncnt, of a hke nature descnhcd h) this A"-.ud ...
and
lo clau<e :!7 (General>
la) by deleung from suhdau<e (I) "V1cIuall1ng.. the .unou na of "$1/ I ff'
and 111,cning ah c nmounl of "$9 60" in heu Ihc1eof.
1b by delcttng from ~bdJu<e (4) "Tr.l\elhng.. !h.! amount of --s11 00"
anJ in a:mng the amount of ·SIJ 'iO" m heu th.!n.-of.
le) by dclcung from subclau,e (8) "Tdephone Expcn-c~" the :u11ounI
of S'i\ 10-- and tn\Cnrng the amoum of•·S'\6 ;'!'i" m heu !hereof
4 8) m~nrng a ne" dau-.c 28E (Gnc,ance and 1>1'pute Scukmem
Procedure) a5 foll ows.-
·-Gnevance And 1>1~pute Stllltment Procedure
2kE (I) Any gnevance or d1'pule <hall v.hcre f>O'"lilc be sen lcd by
d11":u"1on on I he 10b beIwecn ahe ern pl oy,·c nnd their ~upcrvisor II ahas
cannm be -.culcd Ihrough con,uhauon. the lndu,Inal Organl\al1on
Repn nratl\e :i.:11n, on bd1.1Jf ol the empl1•)l'C ,hall con\1111 the ernpkt)t'\: ,
.\t anager
12) If the gncvance or dl\J)UIC is not re,ulvcd aa !hi~ kvcl, the lndu,anal
Cxgan"a11on Repn:-entathe at the workplac.: ~hould con,uh the Compan)
\!ana ~-r or nomm.r1ed Comp.&n) RepresenIa11,c
D > The con,uhat1on rrocc~s as prescnhcd in ~ubdau,e ( I l hereof
should be commenced withm l"-cnly-four (24) hours of the grie, ancc or
di,pute h~l\ing Ix-en 1nd1cated
(4) If 1he m..ucr 1, no1 rc,ol•ed a., preo;cnbed tn 121. the lndu,anal
Organ1,at1 on Rcprcsena ahve .1 1 the workplace shall fonhwnh refer 11 10 the
Sam e Secretary nf l he rclev/J/1 1 lnduq rial Org:llli <a11on of employee~ for
dN:u--1on wtlh the respon,1ble officer of ahc emplo)cr concerned lhi ,
,ho0ld occur a., \ClOll as it i, c, 1dcn1 that the ntio,e proccdu~ "-111 ll<~ re,uh
tn rc\ttlunon of ahe dt\pute.
(5) If genutnc di~cus~ion, are unrea.sonahly dela)ed 01 hindered. 11 ,hall
he open 10 /J/1) p;l/1) 10 gi,~ n<>U ftcation of !he dt~puu: PU/\U3/ll to , :!29 of
lhe /11du<trial Rtft11tons Ac I /99()
(b) lf1hc grievance or d"puae remain, unresolved ril'lc t Ihe panic, have
genuinely a11cmp1ed to ach1.:,e a -eulemcnt ahereof. then notrficat1on of Ihe
CW,lcnce of the dl\pule is 10 llC t,'l\Cll m pol"UJ.nee of< 229 ol the lnd,i<mul
Rr/111toMA111990.
(7) Wh il..a the foregoing procedure i, bctng foll ov.cd normal work ,hall
conltnue except tn a case of a genume \Jfcl) issue 'II •! pan) ,hall t'C
prqud1Ct:d a.,; to ahe final -.cnlemena b) the commuan<:e of v.oo. m
accordance v.nh Ih1~ ,ubclau<.e
0!) The ,aaau, quo em11ng before ahc cIncrgencc ol ahe gnev=c or
d1'pulc Is 10 conamue v.-hil-.t the abo, e procedure 1' betnf follo"'ed
(9) Any Order of the Queensland lnduqnaJ RelaI1on, Comt111\~ 1on
(,ubjccl to ahc pani cs righl of appe al under lhc Ac!) will he final and hinding
on all p:u,ie, 10 ahc di\pute"
"Anti- D isc riminulion
2 F I I h 1, the mtenI11>n of the panic, 10 !his -\v.ard to ach,e,,• ahe
pnnc1pal Ob_Jecl m , 3( 1- 1of lhe /11dus1rru( Rrfnrwns A, 1 /990 by helptn)! 10
rrcvcm and cl im111ate di sc, i111111a1i on on ahc hasis of <.eK, marital .imus,
prrgnancy, pa,cnI,1I qa1us. age. race, impainnent, reltg1on. pol111caJ bchcf or
a.:11\11), trade union acunry. lav.ful sexual acm,ty, and a.,\OC1arion v.nh. or
rel~lton to, a per-.on identified on the bast~ ol all) of the aoo,e attribute,
(2) Accordingly. in fulfilhng their ohli gaaion, under the di,pute,
a, 01dancc and '<:llhng clause the pattIe, 10 the Aw aid mu\l make c,·el)
~'lldc3\ our to en<urc that nenh.:r the -\ v.ard pro~l\100\ nor thetr operauon .1lt.'
dtrnll) or indrrecll) d1<.crimrnalol) tn lhetr cftcc1.>
( \ l Nothinf rn ahis clau...-" 10 be taken 10 affect -
1.11 311) d1flcrcn1 treatm:na (Or treatrncna ha,rng d1lkrcn1 effc!Ct, v.h1ch
Is spec1ficall} exempted under t he A1111-Discnm111111w11 Ac, /99/,
lbl an employee. emplo)cr or regi ,1eml organisaunn. purs;uing maucr<;
of d1<cnrn1nat>on. mduJrng by applicanon 10 !he Human Right,
and l,qual Opponuni!) C'ornmissmn/Anu 01~mrn,d1on
Com1111\S1on,
ro !he ewmp11,1n< ins, 291 ('.\)(a) and 11>1 of the Aca "
I, By de.lc11ng the dts,nmmalol) language and rnsemng ahe
followrng -
,.1 In <ubclJu-.e (5> of dau-e-t (O,cnune b} dcktm the c,pre"Ion
"he and msemnl,' the e,pre""'" ~hel,he •• m h,"U thereof
lh) In ~uhdau,e (2) ol clause 6 (Ca ll -Outs and Rcsa Penod) hy
clclc1tn1! the c,prc,'lon '·he" and mserunl,' lhe expre.«I 0n "he/<he" m hcu
ah,;nof
(cl Jn \uoclau\e (4) ol dau_se 6 (Ca ll -Outs Md Rest Penod) by
dcleainy lhe exprc,ston "he" where occurnng an d in<crt rn g the cxprc"mn
"he/,he" m each case m lieu I11<:reof
di In clJU-.C 9 <Tra ,clhngJ b~ dclcttnt: the expre-,I00 "htf' v.h.!re
ocw11mg and in,cnrng the exprc,"on "thetr" in eac h ca<e m li eu thcrcol .
rcJ In prosI,Ion lb) of ,ullclause (7 I ol dause 11 (I loon I by delt:trng
the c,prc,sIon h<:" and tnsemne the expression "he/she" 10 heu thereof
(I) In pro,tsmn (b) of , ubclause (7) of clause 11 {I lours) by dclc11ng
the cxpre<sion " hi," ..uid insenin~ ahc exprc,.,.on "their" tn lieu thereof
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1176 QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 6 December, 19 96
(g} In subclause (2) of clause 12 (Overtime/Call-Outs and Rest
Periods) by deleting the expression "his" and inserting the expression "t he"
in lieu thereof.
(h} In provi sio n (b) of subclause (4} of clause 12 (Overt ime/Call·
Outs and Rest Periods} by deleting the expression "he" and insening the
expression "he/she" in lieu thereof.
(i) In provision (c) of subclause (4) of clause 12 (Overtime/Call-
Outs and Rest Periods) by deleting the expression "he" where occurring and
inserting the expression "he/she" in each ca.~e in lieu thereof.
U) In provision (c) of subcl ause (4) of clause 12 (Overtime/Call-
Outs and Rest Periods) by deleting the express ion "his" and inserting the
expression "their" in lieu thereof.
(k) In subclause (I} of clause 13 (Meal Intervals) by deleting the
expression "his'' and inserting the expressi on " their" in l ieu thereof.
(I) In su bc lause (2} of clause 12 (Meal Interval s} by deleting the
expression ''he" and inserting the express ion "he/she" in lieu thereof.
(m) In subclause (2) of clause 12 (Meal Interval s} by deleting the
expression " his " and inserting the expression "their'' in l ieu thereof.
(n) In subc l ause (3) of clause I 2 (Meal Intervals) by deleting the
ex pression "he" and insert ing the express ion " he/she'' in lieu thereof.
(o) In subclause (4) of clause 12 (Meal Intervals) by deleting the
expression "he" and inserting the expression "he/she" in lieu thereof.
(p) In provision (c) of subclause (7) of clause I SA (Occupational
Superannuation) by deleting the expression "him" ai1d inse rting the
expression "them" i n lieu thereof.
(q} In paragraph (i) of provision (c) of subclause (7) of clause 15A
(Occupational Superannuation} by deleting the expression " hi s" and
inserting the ex pression "their'' in lieu the,eof.
(r) In paragraph (iv) of provision (c) of subc lause (7) of clause ISA
(Occupational Superannuation) by de leting the expression "him" and
in serting the expression " them " in lieu thereof.
(s) In provision (d) of subclause (7} of clause l SA (Occupational
Superannuation} by deleting the e)(pression "he" and inse rting the expression
"he/she" in lieu thereof.
(t) In clause 17 (Rest Pause) by deleting the e)(pressio n "his" and
inserting the expression "their" in l ieu thereof.
(u) In paragraph 2 of clause 18 (Holidays) by deleting the expressio n
"him" and inserting the expression "them" in lieu thereof.
(v) Jn paragraph 5 of cl ause 18 (Holidays) by deleting the expression
"his" where occurring and inserting the expression "their" in each case in
lieu thereof.
(w) In subclause (I) of clause 19 (Ann ual Holidays) by deleting
the expression "his" where occurring and inserti ng the expression " their" in
each case in lieu t hereof.
( x) In subclause (I) of clause 19 (A nnu al Holidays) by deleting the
expr ession "him" where occurring and inse rting the expression "them" in
each case in lieu thereof.
(y) In subclause ( I) of cl ause 20 (S ick Leave} by deleting the
expression "his" and inserting the expression "their'' in lieu thereof.
(z) In subclause (2) of clause 20 (Sick Leave) by deleting the
expression "his" where occurring and inserting the expression " their" in each
cao;e in lieu thereof.
(aa) In subclause (2) of clause 20 (Sick Leave) by delet in g the
express ion "he" and inserting the expression "he/she" in lieu thereof.
( bb) In paragraph (ii) of provision (a) of subclause (4) of clause 20
(S ick Leave) by deleting the expression "his" and inserting the expression
"their" in lieu thereof.
(cc) In subclause ( 4)(a)(ii) of clause 20 (Sick Leave) by deleting the
expression "himself'.
( dd ) In clause 22 (Be reavement Leave) by deleting the express ion
"h is" Md inserting the expression "their'' i n lieu thereof.
(ee) In clause 24 (Reco rd of Time Worked) by deleting the express ion
" his" and inserting the expression "their" in lieu thereof.
(ff) In clause 25 (Loss of Personal Effec15) by deleting the express ion
"his" where occurring and inserting the expression "their'' in each case in
lieu thereof.
(gg) In subclause (2) of clause 27 (General) by deleting the expression
"h im" and inserting the expression "them" in lieu t hereof.
(hh) In subclau se (2} of clause 27 (General) by deleting the express ion
"he" and inserting the express ion "he/she" in lieu thereof.
{i i} In subcl ause (4) of clause 27 (General} by deleting the expression
" his" where occurring and inserti ng the expression "their'' in each case in
lieu thereof.
(i.j) In subclause (S)(a} of clause 27 (General) by deleting the
expression "he" and inserting the expression "he/she" in lieu thereof.
{kk) In paragraph 2 of clause 28 (P reference ) by deleting the
expression " he" and inserting the expression "he/she" in lieu thereof.
Dated this seventeenth day of September, [996.
By the Commission,
[L.S.J E. EWALD ,
Industrial Registrar.
Operative Date: 16 September 1996
Variation - 3rd $8 .00 SNA and Allowances
Released : 25 No ve mber 1996
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