TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

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

Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union
(T9547 of 2001)

SHIPBUILDERS AWARD

Award variation - insert Carer's Leave Clause - application approved - award varied - operative date ffpp 22 June 2001

REASONS FOR DECISION

[1] This is an application by the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union to vary, by consent, the Shipbuilders Award to insert a new clause to provide for carer's leave.

[2] I approve this application as it does not offend the requirements of Section 36 of the Act relating to matters of public interest nor the Wage Fixing Principles.

[3] The consent variation amends the award by adding a new Clause 12 and renumbering existing Clauses 12 - 38 to 13 - 39 respectively and is to take effect from the beginning of the first full pay period on or after 22 June 2001.

P Leary
PRESIDENT

Appearances
Mr B White, Construction for the Forestry, Mining and Energy Union, Tasmanian Branch.
Mr M Watson for the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Limited.

Date and place of hearing:
2001
June 22
Hobart