VEHICLE BUILDERS' AWARD 1971 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION PARTIES Commission's Own Motion APPLICANT -v- (Not Applicable) RESPONDENT CORAM Senior Commissioner R Cosentino DATE Wednesday, 8 July 2026 FILE NO/S APPL 36 OF 2026 CITATION NO. 2026 WAIRC 00487 Result Award cancelled Representation Order WHEREAS, the Commission initiated this matter of its own motion, considering there may be no employee to whom the Vehicle Builders' Award 1971 applies; AND WHEREAS the Registrar has made such enquiries that the Commission considers are necessary, and the Registrar has reported on the result of those enquiries to the Commission; AND WHEREAS after receiving the Registrar’s report, the Commission caused the Registrar to: 1. give general notice by publication in the required manner of the intention of the Commission to cancel the Award, such notice being published on 8 June 2026; and 2. serve copies of such notice on: (a) UnionsWA; (b) the Minister for Industrial Relations; (c) the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA; and (d) The Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing & Kindred Industries Union of Workers - Western Australian Branch. AND WHEREAS no objections have been received by the Commission to the making of an order cancelling the Award within 30 days of the general notice being published; AND WHEREAS the Commission is of the opinion that there is no employee to whom the Award applies; NOW THEREFORE the Commission pursuant to the powers conferred by s 47 of the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA) hereby orders – THAT the Vehicle Builders' Award 1971 is cancelled. Senior Commissioner R Cosentino