WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. The Western Australian Builders’ Labourers, Painters and Plasterers Union of Workers and Adsigns Pty Ltd and Others. No. 486 of 1996. Building Trades (Construction) Award 1987 No. R 14 of 1978. COMMISSIONER A.R. BEECH. 14 May 1996. Order. HAVING heard Mr G Giffard on behalf of the Applicant and Mr K Dwyer on behalf of the Respondents, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act, 1979, hereby orders: (1) THAT the Building Trades (Construction) Award 1987, No. R 14 of 1978 as amended be further var- ied in the terms of the following Schedule. (2) THAT such amendments shall take effect from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after the 15th day of April 1996 in respect of em- ployees who received the first arbitrated safety net adjustment as a result of the December 1993 State Wage Case Decision, and from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after the 28th day of September 1996 in respect of employees who re- ceived the first arbitrated safety net adjustment as a result of the December 1994 State Wage Case Deci- sion. (Sgd.) A.R. BEECH, [L.S] Commissioner. Schedule. 1. Clause 8.—Rates of Pay: Delete subclause (2) of this clause and insert in lieu the following: (2) Weekly Rate: The following amounts shall be applied for the purpose of the calculation in subclause (4) of this clause of the hourly rate to apply under this Award. Supple- Arbitrated Base mentary Safety Net Weekly Rate Payment Adjustment Rate $ $ $ $ (a) (i) Bricklayers, 365.20 52.10 24.00 441.30 stoneworkers, stonemasons, carpenters, joiners, painters, signwriters, glaziers, and plasterers roof tile fixers (ii) Plumber and/or gasfitter 368.00 52.10 24.00 444.10 (iii) Plumber holding registration in accordance with the Metropolitan Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Act: Base Rate $368.00 Reg. Allowance $ 17.30 385.30 52.10 24.00 461.40 Supple- Arbitrated Base mentary Safety Net Weekly Rate Payment Adjustment Rate $ $ $ $ (iv) Marker/Setter Out 378.60 52.10 24.00 454.70 (v) Special Class Tradesman 385.00 52.10 24.00 461.10 (b) (i) Group 1 Rigger 362.30 52.10 24.00 438.40 Drainer 362.30 52.10 24.00 438.40 Dogman 362.30 52.10 24.00 438.40 (ii) Group 2 Scaffolder 346.70 52.10 24.00 422.80 Powder Monkey 346.70 52.10 24.00 422.80 Hoist or Winch Driver 346.70 52.10 24.00 422.80 Concrete Finisher 346.70 52.10 24.00 422.80 Steel Fixer including Tack Welder 346.70 52.10 24.00 422.80 Concrete Pump Operator 346.70 52.10 24.00 422.80 (iii) Group 3 Bricklayer’s Labourer 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Plasterer’s Labourer 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Assistant Powder Monkey 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Assistant Rigger 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Demolition Worker (after three months’ experience) 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Gear Hand 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Cement Gun Operator 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Concrete Cutting or Drilling Machine Operator 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Pile Driver 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Tackle Hand 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Jackhammer Hand 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Mixer Driver (Concrete) 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Steel Erector 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Aluminium Alloy Structural Erector 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Gantry Hand or Crane Hand 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Concrete Gang Including Concrete Floater 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Steel or Bar Bender to Pattern or Plan 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Concrete Formwork Stripper 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 Concrete Pump Hose Hand 335.10 52.10 24.00 411.20 (iv) Group 4 Builders’ Labourers Employed on Work Other Than Specified in Classifications (i) to (iii) 306.60 52.10 24.00 382.70 (c) Supplementary Payments Supplementary payments set out in this clause rep- resent payments in lieu of equivalent overaward pay- ments. The rates of pay in this award include three arbi- trated safety net adjustments totalling $24.00 per week available under the Arbitrated Safety Net Ad- justment Principle pursuant to either the December 1993 State Wage Decision, the December 1994 State Wage Decision and the March 1996 State Wage Decision. The first, second and third $8.00 per week arbitrated safety net adjustments may be offset to the extent of any wage increase payable since 1 No- vember 1991 pursuant to enterprise agreements or consent awards or award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements, insofar as that wage increase or part of it has not previously been used to offset an arbitrated safety net adjustment. Increases made un- der previous State Wage Case Principles or under the current Statement of Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments. 2. Clause 8.—Rates of Pay: In subclause (3) of this clause delete the amount of $15.90 and insert in lieu the amount of $16.20. 3. Clause 8.—Rates of Pay: In subclause (8) of this clause delete the amount of $7.80 and insert in lieu the amount of $7.95. 4. Clause 8.—Rates of Pay: In subclause (9) of this clause delete the amount of $12.70 and insert in lieu the amount of $12.90. 5. Clause 8.—Rates of Pay: Delete paragraph (10)(a) of this clause and insert in lieu the following: (10) Leading Hands (a) A person specifically appointed to be a lead- ing hand shall be paid at the rate of the under- mentioned additional amounts above the rate of the highest classification supervised, or his/ her own rate, whichever is the highest, in WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 1973 76 W.A.I.G. accordance with the number of persons in his/ her charge— Weekly Rate Base Per Only Hour $ $ (i) In charge of not more than one person 10.40 0.28 (ii) In charge of two and not more than five persons 23.10 0.63 (iii) In charge of six and not more than ten persons 29.30 0.80 (iv) In charge of more than ten persons 39.10 1.06 6. Clause 8.—Rates of Pay: In subclause (11) of this clause delete the amount of $24.90 and insert in lieu the amount of $25.35. 7. Clause 8.—Rates of Pay: In subclause (12) of this clause delete the amounts of 35 cents and 34 cents and insert in lieu the amounts of 36 cents and 36 cents respectively. 8. Clause 8.—Rates of Pay: In subclause (13) of this clause delete the amount of $1.12 and insert in lieu the amount of $1.14. 9. Clause 8.—Rates of Pay: In subclause (14) of this clause delete the amount of 78 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 79 cents. 10. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(a) of this clause delete the amount of 45 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 46 cents. 11. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(b) of this clause delete the amounts of 37 cents and 45 cents and insert in lieu the amounts of 38 cents and 46 cents respectively. 12. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(c) of this clause delete the amount of 37 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 38 cents. 13. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(d) of this clause delete the amount of 45 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 46 cents. 14. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: Delete para- graph (1)(e) of this clause and insert in lieu the following: (e) Swing Scaffold— (i) an employee required to work from any type of swing or any scaffold suspended by rope or cable, bosun’s chair, or suspended scaffold requiring use of steel or iron hooks or angle irons shall be paid the appropriate allowance set out below corresponding to the storey level at which the anchors or bracing, from which the stage is suspended, has been erected. Such allowance shall be paid for minimum of four hours’ work or part thereof until construc- tion work (as defined) has been completed. Height of Bracing First Each Four Additional Hours Hour 0-15 storeys 2.68 0.55 16-30 storeys 3.43 0.71 31-45 storeys 4.05 0.83 46-60 storeys 6.66 1.38 Greater than 60 storeys 8.49 1.75 Provided that an apprentice with less than two years’ experience shall not use a swing scaf- fold or bosun’s chair, and further provided that solid plasterers when working off a swing scaf- fold shall receive an additional 11 cents per hour. 15. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(f) of this clause delete the amount of 86 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 88 cents. 16. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(g) of this clause delete the amount of 37 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 38 cents. 17. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(h) of this clause delete the amount of 37 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 38 cents. 18. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(i) of this clause delete the amount of 37 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 38 cents. 19. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In subparagraph (1)(j)(iii) of this clause delete the amounts of 45 cents and 37 cents and insert in lieu the amounts of 46 cents and 38 cents respectively. 20. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(l) of this clause delete the amount of 45 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 46 cents. 21. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(m) of this clause delete the amount of 97 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 99 cents. 22. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(n) of this clause delete the amount of 97 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 99 cents. 23. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(o) of this clause delete the amount of 34 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 35 cents. 24. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(p) of this clause delete the amount of 34 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 35 cents. 25. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(q) of this clause delete the amount of 45 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 46 cents. 26. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(r) of this clause delete the amount of 45 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 46 cents. 27. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(s) of this clause delete the amount of $2.63 and insert in lieu the amount of $2.68. 28. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(t) of this clause delete the amount of $1.57 and insert in lieu the amount of $1.60. 29. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In placitum (1)(u)(i)(bb) of this clause delete the amount of 35 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 36 cents. 30. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In subparagraph (1)(u)(ii) of this clause delete the amounts of $1.56 and 69 cents and insert in lieu the amounts of $1.59 and 70 cents respectively. 31. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In subparagraph (1)(u)(iii) of this clause delete the amount of $1.92 and insert in lieu the amount of $1.95. 32. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(v) of this clause delete the amount of $1.55 and insert in lieu the amount of $1.58. 33. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In subparagraph (1)(w)(i) of this clause delete the amounts of 37 cents, 64 cents and 92 cents and insert in lieu the amounts of 38 cents, 65 cents and 94 cents respectively. 34. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(x) of this clause delete the amount of 37 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 38 cents. 35. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(y) of this clause delete the amount of 37 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 38 cents. 36. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(z) of this clause delete the amount of 45 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 46 cents. 37. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(aa) of this clause delete the amount of 45 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 46 cents. 38. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(bb) of this clause delete the amount of $1.42 and insert in lieu the amount of $1.45. 39. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(cc) of this clause delete the amount of 34 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 35 cents. 40. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(ee) of this clause delete the amount of 37 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 38 cents. 41. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(ff) of this clause delete the amount of 37 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 38 cents. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 1974 76 W.A.I.G. 42. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(gg) of this clause delete the amount of 45 cents and insert in lieu the amount of 46 cents. 43. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In subparagraph (1)(hh)(iii) of this clause delete the amount of $1.03 and insert in lieu the amount of $1.05. 44. Clause 9.—Special Rates and Provisions: In paragraph (1)(ii) of this clause delete the amount of $3.80 and insert in lieu the amount of $3.93. 45. Clause 10.—Multi-Storey Allowance: In subclause (3) of this clause delete the amounts of 29 cents, 36 cents, 54 cents, 69 cents and 87 cents and insert in lieu the amounts of 30 cents, 37 cents, 55 cents, 70 cents and 89 cents respec- tively. 46. Clause 32.—Special Tools and Protective Clothing: In paragraph (5)(b) of this clause delete the amount of $3.86 and insert in lieu the amount of $3.93. 47. Appendix B—Wagerup Alumina Refinery Construction Site: In subclause 3.—Site Allowance of this Appendix de- lete the amount of $1.21 and insert in lieu the amount of $1.23. 48. Appendix C—Pinjarra and Kwinana Alumina Refiner- ies: In subclause 2.—Site Allowance of this Appendix delete the amounts of $1.25 and $1.47 and insert in lieu the amounts of $1.27 and $1.50 respectively. 49. Appendix D—North West Shelf Gas Project: In subclause 5.—Site Disability Allowance of this Appendix delete the amount of $1.37 and insert in lieu the amount of $1.39. 50. Appendix D—North West Shelf Gas Project: In subclause 6.—Special Rates of this Appendix delete the amount of $2.94 and insert in lieu the amount of $2.99. 51. Appendix D—North West Shelf Gas Project: In para- graph (a) of subclause 15.—Special Conditions of Employ- ment Payments of this Appendix delete the amount of $123.80 and insert in lieu the amount of $126.03. 52. Appendix D—North West Shelf Gas Project: In para- graphs (h) and (i) of subclause 15.—Special Rates of this Appendix delete the amount of $2.30 and insert in lieu the amount of $2.34. 53. Appendix F—Asbestos Eradication: In subclause 5.— Rate of Pay of this Appendix delete the amount of $1.21 and insert in lieu the amount of $1.23. 54. Appendix G—Laser Equipment: In subclause 4.—La- ser Safety Officer Allowance of this Appendix delete the amount of $1.50 and insert in lieu the amount of $1.53.