WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. The Operative Painters' and Decorators' Union of Australia, West Australian Branch, Union of Workers and Blastcoaters Pty Ltd and Others. No. 172 of 1994. Industrial Spraypainting and Sandblasting Award 1991 No. A 33 of 1987. COMMISSIONER A.R. BEECH. 9 September 1994. Order. HAVING heard Ms J. Harrison on behalf of the Applicant and Mr A.J. Heelan on behalf of the Respondents, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 hereby orders— That the Industrial Spraypainting and Sandblasting Award 1991 be varied in accordance with the following Schedule and that such variation shall have effect from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after the 15th day of July 1994. (Sgd.) A.R. BEECH, [L.S.] Commissioner. Schedule. 1. Clause 7.—^Definitions: Immediately following sub- clause (5) of this clause insert a new subclause (6) as follows: (6) "Overaward Payment" is defined as the amount in rates of pay which an employee would receive in excess of the minimum award wage as prescribed in this award for the classification in which such employee is engaged. Provided that this definition shall exclude overtime, shift allow- ances, penalty rates, expense related allowances, industry allowances, disability allowances, loca- tion allowances, special rates or allowances, responsibility allowances and any other ancillary payments of a like nature prescribed by this award. 2. Clause 8.—Rates of Pay: (A) Delete subclause (1) of this clause and insert in lieu the following: (1) The weekly rate of pay is as follows: Painter, Spraypainter, Shotblaster, Sandblas- ter or employee performing two or more of those functions: $ Base Rate 458.66 Supplementary Payment 8.00 Weekly Rate 466.66 (B) Renumber existing subclause (2) as paragraph (2)(a) of this clause and add a new paragraph (b) as follows: (b) Supplementary Payment The Supplementary Payment set out in this subclause represents payment in lieu of equivalent overaward payments. It represents an $8.00 Adjustment reflect- ing the application of the Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment enunciated in the State Wage Pnnciples December 1993. Consistent with the requirements of that principle the $8.00 Safety Net Adjustment is absorbable to the extent of any equivalent amount in rates WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 74 W.A.I.G. of pay—whether overaward (as defined) or enterprise agreement—in excess of the mini- mum rates prescribed in accordance with the September 1989 State Wage Case decision and adjusted in accordance with the June 1991 State Wage decision. STATE ENERGY COMMISSION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA WAGES AND CONDITIONS AWARD 1988 No. A1 of 1989.