TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984
s23 application for award or variation of award

The Australian Workers' Union, Tasmania Branch
(T11983 of 2005)

AWU (TASMANIAN STATE SECTOR) AWARD

New award - application approved - operative date ffpp 17 October 2005

REASONS FOR DECISION

[1] This is an application pursuant to s 23 of the Industrial Relations Act 1984 (the Act) by The Australian Workers' Union, Tasmania Branch (AWU) to make an award to be known as the AWU (Tasmanian State Sector) Award (the award).

[2] The award defines the work to be performed as follows:

(a) Construction, alteration, repair and maintenance of railways, tramways, roads, freeways, causeways, aerodromes, civil engineering works, gardens, parks, reserves, fences, racetracks, walking tracks, drains, dams, weirs, bridges, overpasses, underpasses, channels, waterworks, pipe tracks, tunnels, water and sewerage works, conduits, and all concrete work and preparation incidental thereto.

(b) Forestry, Horticulture, Agriculture including Dairy Farming, Aquaculture and Mariculture.

(c) Land clearing, preparation, maintenance and protection.

(d) Soil conservation, vermin and noxious weed control and eradication.

[3] The following employee organisation has an interest in the award pursuant to s.63(10) of the Act.

The Australian Workers' Union, Tasmanian Branch

[4] The following employer organisation has an interest in the award pursuant to s.62(4) of the Act.

The Minister administering the State Service Act 2000.

[5] The award has been negotiated by the parties and is presented to the Commission by consent.

[6] I have perused the provisions found in the award and am satisfied that it is in accord with the Wage Fixing Principles and the public interest requirements of the Act.

[7] The award came into effect from the first full pay period to commence on or after 17 October 2005.

P L Leary
PRESIDENT

Appearances:
Mr R Flanagan, The Australian Workers' Union, Tasmania Branch
Mr P Baker for the Minister administering the State Service Act 2000

Date and place of hearing:
2005
October 17
Hobart