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TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION Industrial Relations Act 1984 Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited NATIONAL TRAINING WAGE (TASMANIAN PRIVATE SECTOR) AWARD
Award variation - national training wage - extension to list of industries covered - application granted - operative ffpp 26 October 1999 REASONS FOR DECISION The National Training Wage (Tasmanian Private Sector) Award (the Award) has application across a number of awards of the Commission. Those awards are specified in Schedule A of the Award. On 3 September 1999, an application was lodged with the Commission, pursuant to s.23 of the Industrial Relations Act 1984 (the Act), by the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited (the applicant) to vary the National Training Wage (Tasmanian Private Sector) Award by inserting the Cleaning and Property Services Award and the Security Industry Award into Schedule A of the Award. Mr Watson for the applicant established, to the Commission's satisfaction, that the Community, Property and Health Services Industry Training Board Inc. had approved vocational pathways in:
Mr Flanagan of The Australian Workers' Union, Tasmania Branch, whilst neither endorsing nor opposing the application, suggested the matter should not proceed until such time as the Commission had heard from the Tasmanian Trades and Labor Council (TTLC), which was not represented at the hearing. This approach was not accepted by the Commission as the TTLC, along with all other parties to the Award, had been notified of the hearing on 7 September 1999. Having heard the submissions of the parties, especially the submission of Mr Watson in respect of the approval of the previously mentioned vocational pathways, I am satisfied that the application should be granted as it is consistent with:
The order giving effect to this decision is attached and will be operative from the first full pay period to commence on or after 26 October 1999.
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