TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984
s.23 application for award or variation of award

The Australian Workers' Union, Tasmania Branch
(T5938 of 1995)

CEMENT MAKERS AWARD

Award variation - Clause 1 (Title) - Clause 2 (Scope) - consent matter - application approved - operative date 05.12.95

REASONS FOR DECISION

This was an application for an amendment to the Cement Makers Award made by The Australian Workers' Union, Tasmania Branch (the AWU).

The application sought (1) to have the name of the Cement Makers Award changed to the Goliath Cement Enterprise Award and (2) to vary the Scope Clause of the Cement Makers Award to delete reference to asbestos products.

The Commission was reminded at the hearing that the Cement Makers Award has been in existence for a long time and pre-dated the Commission. The two changes sought reflected the intention of the parties to avail of Section 33 (1) (b) of the Act allowing in comparatively recent times for the enterprise awards to be made.

It was pointed out that there was no other cement maker operating in Tasmania.

The parties who were agreed on the application, submitted that there was no impediment to its approval because it was not inconsistent with the Principles of the Commission and it did not offend against public interest.

I accept the submissions of the parties: the Cement Makers Award will be amended as requested operative from 5 December 1995.

An order is attached.

P A Imlach
COMMISSIONER

Appearances:
Mr J Glisson for The Australian Workers' Union, Tasmania Branch
Mr P Targett for Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited
Mr T Harding, Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union

Date and place of hearing:
1995
December 5
Hobart