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113 awards in the catalogue
Covers Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) and the work of Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander Health Workers, Health Practitioners, Dental Assistants, Dental / Oral Health Therapists and ancillary employees. 4 sectors, 16 classifications across approximately 50 pay-point rate rows. Standard rate is Grade 3 Generalist Health Worker Level 1.
Three-stream award covering general aged-care work (cleaning, laundry, food services, personal care), the senior-food-services premium tier (single most senior food services employee at a facility), and the new direct-care stream introduced 1 January 2025 covering personal-care workers and ex-Nurses-Award AINs translated into the award. Standard rate is General Level 6.
Occupational award covering air pilots and helicopter aircrew throughout Australia (cl 4.1). Standard rate = Captain Single Engine UTBNI 1360 kg annual salary ÷ 52 = $1,068.96/wk (cl 2 def). Distinctive: FIVE sector-specific schedules (Airlines/General Aviation, Regional Airlines, Aerial Application, Helicopter Pilots, Helicopter Aircrew) — each with distinct pay structure, hours rules, leave, and allowance treatment. Pilots paid on annual salary (Schedules A-D); helicopter aircrew on weekly rates. Hours of work governed by CASA (CAO 48 / CAO 48E / approved FRMS) — no traditional 38h/wk × 5×8 structure. NO overtime concept for pilots; only Helicopter Aircrew (Schedule E) has award-defined OT. AL = 42 days per year (incl Sat/Sun/PH) with loading on first 28 days only; aerial application gets no AL loading. PH compensation absorbed into base — NO separate PH penalty rate.
Industry award covering aircraft cabin crew employers throughout Australia (cl 4.1) and their employees in the 3 cl 14.2 classifications: Cabin Crew Member ($1,047.60/wk = $27.57/hr STANDARD RATE), Cabin Crew Supervisor (narrow-bodied, 4+ crew — $1,222.30/wk), Cabin Crew Manager (wide-bodied — $1,427.70/wk). Same rates apply across all 3 sectors. Distinctive: THREE sector schedules with different operational rules (Schedule A Domestic / B Regional / C International) — each with its own allowance set and duty/rest rules; annual hours = 1,872 hrs/yr (cl 13) with 28-day × 144h, calendar month × 156h, OR 14-day × 72h roster cycles; OT = 200% beyond 1,872/yr OR roster-cycle max (cl 18); 42 days annual leave per year INCLUSIVE of Sat/Sun/PH (cl 19.2 — replaces NES 4-week base) with loading on FIRST 28 of 42 days only (cl 19.3); excessive accrual threshold = 84 days, min remaining after direction = 63 days; URTI leave 6 days/yr non-cumulative (cl 21.5 — distinctive cabin-crew leave type); NO public holiday penalty (cl 25.1 — wage + 42-day AL absorb PH); NO casual loading on OT; NO fallback default super fund list (cl 17.4 — only pre-2008 employer fund + defined benefit; new employees rely on stapled fund).
Covers airline-operations ground staff — operating and ancillary on-airport servicing of aircraft for commercial passenger / freight air transport and private business / instructional flying based in Australia. Four streams (aviation transport, clerical / administration / support, maintenance and engineering, storepersons / logistics) with their own classifications and base-rate scales. Standard rate is Clerical L2 = Tradesperson rate ($1,068.40/wk).
Covers airport-OPERATOR employees (distinct from MA000048 which covers airline ground staff). Four streams — Technical Services, Administrative Services, Ground Services, Professional Engineers. Standard rate is TSO Level 1 (annual / 52.1666). Several distinctive features: OT tier break is at 3 hours (not the typical 2), rest period after OT is 8 hours (not 10), and OT eligibility caps at ASO Level 6.
Industry award covering employers that operate an alpine resort (a resort that includes an alpine lift) and their employees engaged at, or in direct connection with, the operation of the alpine resort. Includes on-hire and group-training employers supplying labour to the alpine resort industry. Standard rate = Resort Worker Level 2 = $25.85/hr (cl 2 def). Distinctive features: TWO sectors with substantially different rules — alpine_resort_workers (8 classifications: Training + Resort Worker L1-L7) gets full OT + PH penalty + RDO emergency penalty + casual loading; snowsports_instructors (5 categories A-E) gets NO overtime entitlement, NO public holiday penalty, NO casual minimum engagement (intentional gaps — engaged on a unique seasonal-tutor basis); seasonal employees as a distinct employment type alongside FT/PT/casual — engaged for the duration of a specified season (FT or PT variant); RDO entitlement does NOT extend to seasonal employees; NO Saturday or Sunday penalty rates — flat Mon-Sun ordinary rate (only PH + OT + emergency RDO create premium pay, and not for snowsports instructors); shiftworker definition NARROW — continuous 24/7 roster AND regular Sunday/PH work, practically used only for +1 week AL entitlement (NES s.87(3)); junior rates apply only to alpine resort workers (NOT snowsports instructors); liquor-service juniors get full adult rate.
Covers the Australian aluminium industry — bauxite mining and processing, alumina refining, aluminium smelting, melting, casting, rolling and extrusion, plus on-site ancillary maintenance and bulk-materials handling. Excludes employers covered by MA000010 (Manufacturing) doing aluminium processing as part of broader operations. Single fully-flexible classification stream — 8 Aluminium Worker grades, standard rate Grade 4.
Two-sector award (operational vs clerical) covering paramedics, attendants, CTOs, comms call-takers, mechanics, fleet maintenance, and admin officer Bands 1–4. Penalty arithmetic is unusual — a separate 75% Sat/Sun loading on top of the standard 25% casual loading, a 300% rate for the 13th+ consecutive shift without a 24-hour break, and an 8-hour rest period rather than the NES default 10.
Two-sector award (general vs exhibition) with sector-scoped penalties — general sector treats Saturday as ordinary hours, exhibition has its own loading-inclusive rates and a different overtime regime. Both sectors have full classifications, allowances, penalties, apprentice rates (4-year + adult, with pre/post 2014 and Y12 splits) and junior rates wired to the resolver.
Three-sector award — vet surgeons, support staff (vet nurses, kennel hands, animal attendants), and inspectors (RSPCA, council, etc.) — with completely different rate structures, penalty regimes and overtime rules per stream. Vet surgeons are the trickiest case: their overtime is not a multiplier regime at all.
Industry award covering employers throughout Australia engaged in the **aquaculture industry** — breeding, production, farming and related harvesting of fish, shellfish, crustacea and marine vegetation, and ancillary operations including initial preparation for market. Single sector with **two streams** within the same classification structure: Finfish stream and Shellfish stream (Schedule A). Same pay rates per level; stream gates stream-specific allowances (e.g. diving allowance is finfish-only). Standard rate = Aquaculture Attendant Level 4 = $1,068.40/wk = $28.12/hr. **4 classifications** — Aquaculture Attendant L1-L4 (L1 = <4 months service; L2 = 4+ months; L3 = competency-based — harvest, husbandry, housekeeping; L4 = standard rate, may be required to dive in finfish stream only). Distinctive features: Mon-Sun ordinary span 5am-7pm (cl 13.2(a)/(b)) — any 5 days Mon-Sun, max 10 hrs/day, span movable ±1hr by majority/individual agreement; day worker Sat ord 125% / Sun ord 150% (cl 21.5); continuous shiftwork = 6 consecutive days × 24hrs (NOT 7); casual penalty rates pre-loaded for shiftwork (cl 21.3 col 3 — afternoon 140% = 115+25, etc.); **casual OT and Sat/Sun/PH paid at FT rates WITHOUT casual loading (cl 11.2) — DISTINCTIVE substitution rule** (NOT add-on stacking); casual min engagement 2 consecutive hours (cl 11.3 — DISTINCTIVE low); diving allowance for Finfish stream ONLY ($5.02/hr employer-equip + $6.81/hr own-equip); tuna fish farm transport time paid; junior rates 60/70/80/90/100% (cl 16.2 — under-17 starts at 60%, reaches adult at 20); pre-12 July 2013 employees can refuse shiftwork (cl 13.2(f)); pay frequency UP TO MONTHLY (cl 17.1(b)); pay day default Thursday or earlier; tide-change/fish-return meal break flexibility (cl 15.1(b)) — DISTINCTIVE.
Occupational award covering architects — Schedule A classifications: Graduate of Architecture (Level 1 with three pay points), Experienced Graduate of Architecture (Level 2(a)), and Registered Architect (Level 2(b) with three pay points). Excludes university / college academic staff. No apprentices and no junior age bands. Students of Architecture have their own service-based pay tables.
Industry award for the asphalt industry — defined at cl 4.2 as roadmaking and the manufacture/preparation/applying/laying/fixing of bitumen emulsion, asphalt emulsion, bitumen or asphalt preparations, hot pre-mixed asphalt, cold paved asphalt and mastic asphalt. 5-level Skill structure (SL1 induction → SL5 plant-in-charge / spray-paving leader), with SL3 ($1,012.70/wk = $26.65/hr) as STANDARD RATE per cl 2 definition. Distinctive features: TWO stacked all-purpose allowances (industry $40.51/wk + inclement weather $41.52/wk — D1, D2), inflating ordinary hourly by $2.16/hr; 4-week cycle with 0.4h/day RDO accrual (D4); RDO worked at Saturday rate (D17); 12-hr shifts by majority agreement (D10); daylight saving on ADJUSTED clock time, NOT actual hours (D11); shiftworker OT FLAT 200% with no first-tier split (D6); shiftworker not-relieved-at-proper-time gets a DIFFERENT 150/200 split (D7); non-successive afternoon/night 150/200 split (D8); permanent night 130% — excluded if employee requests it (D9); Saturday/Sunday OT minimum 4h (HIGHER than 3h recall — D5); cl 18 (substituted PR794072 ppc 10Dec25) does NOT name any default super fund — only obliges employer to make sufficient contributions to avoid SGC (D14).
Industry award covering **Commonwealth Government employers and entities** — Schedule D lists 10 specific employers PLUS employers created post-commencement; 13 employer-specific schedules (E-P) modify the body of the award for entities like Australia Council for the Arts, AFTRS, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Australian Hearing Services, AMSA, APRA, Australian Sports Commission, CASA, Electorate Officers (MOPS Act), National Gallery of Australia, SBS Corporation, Tourism Australia. Standard rate = AG Level 2 hourly = $29.81/hr (cl 2 def + cl 12.3) = $57,149/year. Distinctive features: **36.75 hour week — DISTINCTIVE** (cl 17.1(a)) — NOT 38 hours, standard day for flextime = 7 hours 21 minutes; ANNUAL salary formula `hourly × 73.50 × (313/12)` (cl 12.2); **salary barrier = AG Level 7 hourly rate (cl 2 def) — DISTINCTIVE** — classifications BELOW the barrier are eligible for OT/restriction allowance, ABOVE = NOT eligible unless employer determines otherwise; flextime system (cl 17.3); 8 base classifications + Cadet (practical training) + Trainee (Technical) (cl 12.3); junior rates 60/70/81/91% (cl 12.4 — DISTINCTIVE odd %); apprentice rates by Year 12 status; cadet during full-time study = 57% of practical training rate; emergency duty 200% min 2 hrs (cl 19.12); restriction duty 7.5%/10%/15% (cl 19.13); **rest after OT 8 hrs (cl 19.10(a)) — DISTINCTIVE LOWER** than typical 10 hrs; TOIL within 4 weeks (cl 19.4) — DISTINCTIVE shorter than typical 6 months; **AL paid at ord hourly rate (NO 17.5% loading) — DISTINCTIVE** (cl 20.2); shiftworker AL receives shift penalties for shifts they would have worked (cl 20.3); **additional 5 days personal/carer's leave per annum (cl 21.2) — DISTINCTIVE** (total 15 days/yr); **additional 1 day paid compassionate leave per occasion — DISTINCTIVE** (total 3 days); **additional Christmas/NY holiday (cl 25) — DISTINCTIVE** (extra day awarded based on day-of-week Christmas falls on); **redundancy 2 weeks per year of service (min 4, max 48) — DISTINCTIVE** with salary-includes-shift-penalties-if-50%+ rule; redundancy notice 4 weeks (5 weeks if 45+ with 5+ yrs); excess travel time salary cap at AG Level 4 (cl 13.3(a)(i) — DISTINCTIVE LOWER than AG L7 OT salary barrier); casual loading NOT paid during OT (cl 9.5(b) NOTE — DISTINCTIVE substitution); casual shift penalty rates pre-loaded; NO nominated default super fund.
Covers the Australian banking, finance and insurance industry — banking, lending, investment, superannuation, all forms of insurance, credit unions, building societies, financial intermediaries, trustee and agency services, money market dealers, and credit / charge card institutions. Six classifications from Level 1 to Level 6, with Level 2 ($1,068.40 / week) as the standard rate. Built around a narrow span of ordinary hours (Mon-Fri 7am-7pm + Saturday 8am-noon, plus one weeknight up to 9pm specified in advance by the employer), a substantial annualised wage option for full-time employees, six default super funds (the most of any award we've audited), and weekly / fortnightly / monthly pay frequency support.
Covers production / engineering employees (Schedule A: Mineworker Induction 1 → Specialised) and staff employees (Schedule B: Groups A → M, plus Graduate Engineer / Commercial Graduate streams) at Australian black coal mines, including mines rescue service employees (Schedule I). Built on a 35-hour week (not 38), with Mineworker Induction 2 as the standard rate. Twenty-percent annual leave loading, five weeks annual leave (six for 7-day-roster workers), 105-hour personal/carer's leave entitlement, an industry-specific redundancy scheme overriding the NES, and accident pay (52 / 78 weeks) — all distinctive against typical awards.
Covers the book industry — receipt, perusal, editing and preparation of manuscripts and other material for publication in book form, plus book publicity work. 16 classifications across two streams (editorial and publicists). Standard rate is Level 3 Grade 1 (editorial). Some classifications (Editorial L3 G3, Publicist Grades 6 and 7) are EXEMPT from hours-of-work and meal-break provisions.
Fully wired — rates, sector-scoped allowances, penalties, apprentice rates, daily-hire follow-the-job loading and the carpenter-diver divisor are all running through the resolver. This is the most exhaustively-tested award in the platform.
Covers the car parking industry — provision of parking and related services for cars and other vehicles on a commercial basis. Excludes services that are incidental or ancillary to another industry, and excludes employers covered by Clerks (MA000002), Retail (MA000004), Hospitality (MA000009), Local Government (MA000112) or Security (MA000016) awards. 3 classifications only — Car Parking Officer Levels 1-3, standard rate Level 2. No junior rates and no apprentice rates.
Industry award covering TWO industry streams (D1) — (a) cement and lime industry: manufacture/handling/distribution/receival of cement, clinker, flyash, lime and hydrated lime within or out of production establishments or into/from bulk silos (cl 4.2); (b) quarrying industry: lime/stone quarries, sand pits, gravel pits (excl dimension stone, brick, shale, slate); plus crushing/screening/blending of stone/brick/concrete/masonry/asphalt to produce recycled material/aggregates/road bases/gravels/sands (cl 4.3). Cement & Lime: 7-Level scale. Quarrying: 6-Grade scale. Standard rate $1,068.40/wk (CL Level 6 = QR Grade 5 — joint). Distinctive features: industry disability allowance ALL-PURPOSE with DIFFERENT amounts per stream — CL $77.82/wk vs QR $33.71/wk (D2); leading hand multi-tier per stream (D3); first aid different per stream (D4); CL continuous shiftworker FLAT 200%/225% OT (D5); Saturday rules DIFFERENT per stream — CL flat 150% vs QR 150/200 first-2/after split (D6); permanent night 130% (D7); QR OT continues at 200%/225% until completion (D8); recall 3h/4h split based on prior stand-by status (D9); stand-by paid at ORDINARY rate, not OT (D10); QR-only 8h shiftworker rest substitution (D19); CL-only short-notice roster change 150% (D13); QR-only RDO worked 200% choice (D14); working through meal break 150% — distinctive (D17); 4-week cycle with 4 alternative methods (D15); RDO payout at 7.6h annually (D16); 2 default super funds: AustralianSuper, CareSuper (D18).
Covers the cemetery industry — operation of cemeteries, crematoria and memorial parks, including grave digging, interment, cremation, grounds maintenance, administration and crematorium operation. 6 classifications, single sector, standard rate Cemetery Employee Class 4.
Covers the children's services and early childhood education industry — long day care, occasional care, nurseries, childcare centres, day care, family-based childcare, OOSH, vacation care, in-home care, kindergartens, preschools, mobile centres and early childhood intervention programs. Excludes employers covered by Educational Services (Schools) General Staff, Higher Education Industry (General), Local Government or SCHADS awards. Standard rate is CSE Level 3 — Qualified Educator.
Covers commercial and industrial cleaning. 3 classifications (standard rate Level 3). Junior rates apply ONLY to shopping-trolley collection contractors — other cleaning employers pay full adult rates regardless of age. Leading-hand allowance is all-purpose under cl. 17.1, tiered by number of employees supervised. Penalty rates use a three-column FT / PT / casual structure.
Covers private-sector clerical and administrative employees across Levels 1-5, plus the two call-centre classifications (Principal Customer Contact Specialist and Technical Associate). Junior rates, all nine cl. 19 allowances, the two-tier Mon-Sat overtime structure and the shiftworker fail-to-rest 200% rule are all wired through.
Covers Commercial Travellers, Merchandisers, Probationary Travellers and Advertising Sales Representatives. 3 classifications, single sector, standard rate Commercial Traveller. Hours of work are flexible — 38h/week averaged over a 28-day cycle on any day of the week (no fixed Mon-Fri span).
Industry award for concrete products manufacturing — fabrication of cement/concrete products including concrete panels, pipes, monier/concrete tubs, baths, sinks, ventilating shafts, troughs, blocks, rollers, tiles, pavers, slabs, gutter bridges, plates, pile armours, bridge piles + reinforcement preparation (cl 4.2). 5-level classification (L1 induction → L5 trade-qualified), with L1 ($922.70/wk) as STANDARD HOURLY rate ($24.28/hr per cl 2 def). Distinctive features: TWO industry allowance tiers ALL-PURPOSE — concrete products $27.68/wk OR tile manufacturing $18.45/wk (D1) — only ONE applies per employer; industry allowance is the ONLY all-purpose allowance (D2) — first aid, leading hand etc. are NOT all-purpose (distinct from MA000057 Premixed Concrete which has 3 all-purpose allowances stacked); first aid PER DAY ($3.69) — NOT per week (D4); continuous shiftwork = 6 consecutive days × 24 hours with FLAT 200% OT (D6); non-successive afternoon/night 150/200 first-2/after split (D7); permanent night shift 125% (D8); Sat/Sun/PH SUBSTITUTE shift loadings — non-cumulative (D9); casual OT additive 187.5/250 (D10); fork-lift co-engaged $5.95/wk when 2+ engaged in any one lift (D13); working meal break delayed past 6th hour 150% (D14); casual min 4h engagement (D15); 3 default super funds (D16): CareSuper, Cbus, AustralianSuper.
Covers contract call centre operators providing telephone and electronic communication services to external clients. Twelve classifications across two streams plus a specialist tier — Customer Contact (Trainee + Officer L1/L2 + Principal Specialist + Team Leader + Principal Leader), Clerical and Administration (Officer L1-L5), and Contract Call Centre Industry Technical Associate. Customer Contact Officer Level 2 / Clerical and Administration Officer Level 3 share the standard rate ($1,068.40 / week). Built around a restricted annualised wage option for the three highest classifications, multiple penalty substitution rules, distinctive remote service / support overtime minimums by start time, and a stand-by allowance computed as 20% of the minimum hourly rate per hour.
Covers privately-operated correctional centres, juvenile detention, immigration detention, court security, custody services and prisoner escort transport, plus catering employees engaged within those facilities. 24/7 industry award with three classification streams — Corrections (Schedule A), Detention Services (Schedule B) and Catering (Schedule C). 22 classifications across the three sectors. Standard rate is Court Security Officer.
Industry award covering cotton ginnery operators throughout Australia. 6 classifications (CG1 first-6-mo / CG1 after-6-mo / CG2 standard / CG3 / CG4 / CG5). Distinctive features include all-purpose disabilities + leading-hand allowances inflating ordinary hourly rate, 3-tier leading hand band by team size, special contingency 4-row Moura/Cecil-Plains/Emerald/St-George × FT/Seasonal, seasonal employment as fourth pay condition, CG1 6-month progression, and the night-loading vs annual-leave-loading mutex (cl 23.2(b)).
Covers the dry cleaning and laundry industry — dry cleaning, laundry / linen services, dyeing / colouring, ironing, pressing and finishing of clothing, fabric and linen. Two streams: dry cleaning workplaces (Schedule A, Levels 1-5) and laundry workplaces (Schedule B, Levels 1-4). Standard rate is Dry Cleaning Level 5.
Cl. 16.2 unloaded base rates plus the full cl. 18.3 all-purpose allowance set, with apprentice rates covering pre-2014, post-2014 and adult cohorts. Rate resolver is wired through to ordinary hourly rate calculation, and existing employees have been backfilled to the new structure.
Covers the electrical power industry — generation, transmission, distribution and retail supply of electrical power, plus the mining / processing of brown coal for power generation, plus retail of gas and other utilities by an EPI employer, plus temporary labour at EPI sites. Excludes contractors covered by MA000025, MA000020 and MA000032. 26 stream-prefixed classifications across Pay Levels 1-11 and four streams (Technical, Administrative, Professional / Managerial / Specialist, Operations). Standard rate is Pay Level 3.
Covers take-away, drive-through and quick-service food establishments. Has several quirks worth knowing about: Level 3 splits into two supervisory sub-levels, Sunday penalties differ by classification level, junior rates start at under-16 (40%) and run all the way to 21 (100%), and there are two motor-vehicle rates (one for delivery employees at $0.52/km, another at $0.98/km).
Covers both public-sector (state / government fire services) and private-sector (industrial site, airport) firefighters. Two sectors with substantially different rate structures — public-sector rates INCLUDE baked-in shift loading and average 40-hour loading per the pay-guide note. Standard rate is Private Sector Qualified Firefighter.
Covers the fitness industry — gyms, health clubs, personal training studios, swim schools, aquatic centres, indoor sports / dance / martial arts / gymnastics centres, golf driving ranges, tennis clubs and recreational camps. 9 classifications (L1–L7 with L3A and L4A AQF qualification sub-tiers); standard rate is Level 3. The award has an unusually wide span of ordinary hours (Mon-Fri 5am-11pm, Sat-Sun 6am-9pm) and a distinctive casual model: a 25% loading Mon-Fri but a 30% loading on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays — and that loading replaces the FT/PT weekend / PH penalties rather than stacking on top.
Covers preparing, cooking, baking, blending, brewing, fermenting, preserving, filleting, gutting, freezing, refrigerating, decorating, washing, grading, processing, distilling, manufacturing and milling of food, beverage and tobacco products (including stock feed and pet food) plus ancillary receipt/storing/handling/packaging/cleaning. SIX-level classification structure (NOT 7); standard rate is Level 5 (AQF Cert 3 tradesperson) at $1,068.56/wk = $28.12/hr — used for percentage-based allowances. Carve-outs (cl 4.3) for Clerks-PS / Fast Food / General Retail / Horticulture / Hospitality / Manufacturing / Meat / Poultry Processing / Seafood Processing / Wine Industry awards. Distinctive features: continuous shiftworker has flat 200% OT (no first-tier split) + 5 weeks AL; sector-dependent OT first-tier split (3 hrs day worker / flat for continuous shift); shift loadings are full-rate percentages (112.5/115/130/150/200%) NOT loadings on top; all-purpose allowances (leading hand, heavy vehicle, boiler attendant) baked into base hourly BEFORE multipliers; special allowances (cold/hot/wet/confined/dirty/fumigation) NOT subject to penalty additions; extra rates cumulative cap at 200% with carve-outs for PH + special allowances.
Covers the funeral industry — funeral services, coffin manufacturing, removal of deceased human remains and ancillary services. EXCLUDES the cemetery industry (covered by MA000070). 6 classifications (Grades 1-6), single sector, standard rate Grade 5. No junior rates and no apprentice scale.
Covers gardening, lawn-mowing, garden maintenance, irrigation installation / maintenance, soft landscaping (planting, lawn-laying) and minor hard-landscaping (edging, paving). Excludes employees covered by Building and Construction (MA000020), Horticulture (MA000028), Joinery (MA000029), Local Government (MA000112), Nursery (MA000033), Pastoral (MA000035) or Plumbing (MA000036). 6 classifications, single sector, standard rate Level 4 (Tradesperson). Trades-based award with apprentices.
Covers the gas industry — transmission, distribution, wholesaling and retailing of gas to industrial, commercial and domestic consumers. Excludes upstream gas extraction (MA000062), industrial / medical / special gas, LP gas, and Electrical Power Industry employers. Single coverage area, 8 levels, standard rate Level 4. No junior rates and 4-year apprenticeships only.
Covers retail establishments selling or hiring goods and services to final consumers. 8 classifications (L1-L8) with junior rates restricted to L1-L3, both 3-year and 4-year apprentice pathways split pre / post 1 January 2014, and adult-apprentice floor rules. Standard rate is Retail Employee Level 4.
Covers commercial printing, packaging, screen printing, photographic processing, book and magazine publishing, and newspaper offices. Three sectors share the same Levels 1-8 base rates but have different penalty / overtime / shift-loading regimes — general (most printing), daily newspaper (with the unusual per-shift + per-hour Saturday structure), and non-daily newspaper.
Covers hairdressing, barbering, beauty therapy, nail services and related personal-care work. 6 classifications (L1-L6, standard rate Level 3), 3-tier junior structure (under-17 / 17 / 18+), and 3-year apprentice grids for both hairdressing and beauty therapy with year-12 splits. Penalty rates use time-of-day windows on Saturdays and Sundays — outside the windows, ordinary rate applies.
Two streams — Support Services (cl. 16, L1-L9 with multiple pay points, plus dental assistants and pathology collectors) and Health Professional (cl. 17, HP1-HP4 with pay points). 40 classifications and 142 total rate rows (base + junior + apprentice). Standard rate is HP1 PP2 ($1,164.20).
Covers academic staff at universities and other tertiary providers — salaried teaching, research and combined teaching / research roles across Levels A-E. Casual academic work is paid per discrete activity (lecture, tutorial, marking, etc.) at duty-specific rates that bake in the prep time and 25% casual loading. Distinctly, the award has no overtime, no shift loadings and no weekend / public-holiday penalties — academics are professional salaried employees.
Covers general (non-academic) staff at universities and tertiary providers — PACCT, building services, catering and retail, security, children's services, storage, building and maintenance, and trades. Two sectors with the same annual salary but different ordinary-hours weeks: PACCT at 36.75h/wk, all other categories at 38h/wk — so the hourly rate differs by category. Standard rate is HEW 3.1.
Industry award for the horse and greyhound training industry — training and preparation of animals for thoroughbred, trotting, harness and greyhound racing. Functions: pre-training, grooming, feeding, handling, stabling, exercising, cleaning/care/maintenance of stables and equipment, care/leading-in of horses at race meetings. 7 classifications (Stable Employee → Trainer); standard rate is Stable Foreman ($1,068.40/wk = $28.12/hr) per cl 2 def. Excluded: apprentice jockeys when undertaking trial/race-riding for which they receive payment (cl 4.3). 38 hrs/wk Mon-SAT only — Sundays are OUTSIDE ordinary hours and treated as OT (200% min 3 hrs FT/PT, 250% casual). Apprentice jockey rates derived from Track Rider weekly ($982.40), NOT relevant classification. 6 default super funds per PR794707 ppc 23Jan26.
Covers the horticulture industry — sowing, planting, raising, cultivation, harvesting, picking, washing, packing, storing, grading, forwarding or treating of horticultural crops. 5 classifications (Levels 1-5, standard rate Level 2). Excludes wine, silviculture, sugar, cotton and plant nurseries. Pieceworkers are a distinctive feature with their own rate-setting and exclusions from ordinary-hours / meal / overtime clauses.
Covers hotels, motels, resorts, restaurants, cafes, catering, bars and clubs. 7 classifications (Introductory + L1-L6, standard rate Level 4) with cooks split across Levels 1-6 by trade qualification. Two junior tables (general vs office), junior liquor-service workers paid as adults, and two all-purpose allowances (fork-lift driver and tiered airport-catering supervisory).
Occupational award covering offshore mudloggers / data engineers in oil-and-gas exploration. Distinctive 4-component pay structure, 12-hour × 164-day work pattern, excess-attendance threshold, split annual-leave rate, BSc qualification rate variant, and cl 12.3 absorption of weekend/PH/disability into base rates. All classification rates, daily rig allowances, hourly rig allowances, casual hourly rates, excess-attendance amounts cross-checked line-by-line — zero drift on any figure.
Industry award covering employers throughout Australia in the hydrocarbons industry (upstream) — exploration/drilling for hydrocarbons (on/offshore rigs), preparatory work, well servicing, decommissioning, extraction/separation/production/processing/piping/storage/distribution/transport of hydrocarbons, incidental services (clerical, warehousing, medical, laboratory, utility, platform, catering/cleaning/accommodation when employer-engaged in hydrocarbons, supply base), commissioning/maintenance/upgrade of facilities, and temporary labour. Excludes downstream refining/distribution and maritime/aviation/IT/professional roles. Single sector (hydrocarbons_upstream). 8 classifications (Entry Level + L1-L7), Standard rate = Level 3 = $1,068.40/wk = $28.12/hr. Distinctive features: industry allowance $63.68/wk all-purpose BAKED INTO ordinary hourly rate (cl 2 def + cl 20.2(b)) — engine MUST add this BEFORE applying any penalty/OT multiplier; NO fallback super fund list (cl 22) — engine relies entirely on ATO stapled fund; cycle work pay condition (cl 13.4) for FIFO/DIDO/BIBO rosters with on-duty days capped at total cycle days × 0.714 (~71.4%); annualised wage (cl 18) and composite daily rate (cl 19 — prospecting/exploration drilling only) as explicit alternatives to standard wage + OT/penalty/AL loading; lay-up shutdown 1 week notice (cl 25.7) — vs standard 28-day; storms and cyclones stand-down up to 5 working days (cl 16.8); permanent night shift loading 130% (cl 24.3(b)) vs 115% standard; point of assembly travel time 4hrs each end of cycle baked into min rates.
Covers employees in the published media industry — newspapers (metro daily, regional daily, country non-daily, suburban), magazines, periodicals, journals, online publications and wire services. One classification scale (Levels 1-13 in 3 bands) shared across all publication types, with sectoral variations for night-shift loading, casual daily-OT threshold, additional annual leave for working PHs, weekend-rate caps and classification ceilings.
Covers the labour market assistance industry — work placement, job searching, personal support, vocational training and related welfare-sector services delivered by arrangement or contract with federal and state governments to assist persons seeking employment. 7 classifications across 30 pay-point rate rows. Standard rate is Administrative Assistant Pay Point 2.
Covers law firms, barristers' chambers, patent and trade-mark attorney firms, legal aid commissions and in-house legal departments. Community legal centres are EXCLUDED per cl. 4.3. Single industry-wide scope — no sectors, no engagement subtypes, no sub-levels. 7 classifications across 6 levels (Levels 1-5 plus Law Graduate L5 plus Law Clerk L6). Standard rate is Level 5.
Covers theatrical, musical, operatic, dance, circus, comedy and stage productions. Three main employee categories — Production and Support Staff (across 4 sub-sectors: touring sound / lighting, crewing, factory sound / lighting, and other), Performers, and Musicians. Standard rate is Production Level 4. Touring sound / lighting carries higher rates with the 17.5% touring loading baked in.
Covers employees of local government employers — councils, shires, regional councils — including administrative, operational, community services, recreation centre and childcare employees. Three sectors based on weekend penalty handling (general, community_services_recreation, childcare). 11 levels shared across all three sectors. Standard rate Level 4. Apprentices ARE included.
Industry award covering marine towage (tugs and harbour towage). Distinctive features include 35-hour week (D1), 168-day combined leave entitlement, special voyage daily rates, annualised wage option, insurance reimbursements, casual special voyage greater-of, personal effects loss caps, accident pay 52 weeks, PH dual rate, two-resumption continuous payment rule, travelling time treated as time worked. All classification rates, special voyage rates, allowance amounts cross-checked line-by-line — zero drift on any figure. Cl 30 has DISTINCTIVE termination notice tiers that override NES (D13/D14): officers vs ratings, 2/6/8 weeks employer notice depending on tenure.
Industry award covering 60+ classifications across 8 vessel-type schedules (Facilities, Support Div 1/2, Supply, Stand-by-utility, Self-propelled drilling, Seismic survey, NW shelf coastal). Distinctive features: 8 vessel schedules with same role names but different rates (D1); aggregate annual salary = min salary + OT component (D2); 1.153 leave factor combines all NES leave types into a single multiplier (D3); 84/105-day max accrual (D4); swing-off-day extra pay (D5); 18h continuous duty + 10h rest (D6); $167,749 death-accident insurance + 65% personal illness insurance (D7); FT/Relief-only — no PT or casual (D8). All 60+ classification rates, all aggregate breakdowns, all 12 allowances cross-checked line-by-line — zero drift on any figure.
Covers qualitative and quantitative market and social research — gathering, recording and analysing data related to governments, markets, business consultancy, consumers or competitors. 12 classifications, single sector, single rate per role (no levels or pay points). Standard rate is Market Research Interviewer.
Covers the meat industry across three operational streams — processing (abattoirs), manufacturing (smallgoods), and retail (butcher shops, plus retail / wholesale sales sections of processing or manufacturing establishments). 8 classifications (MI 1-8), standard rate MI 7. MI 2 (Trainee) is NOT available in meat-processing establishments — processing employees go MI 1 → MI 3 directly.
Covers medical practitioners employed in public and private hospitals, hospices, day procedure centres, Aboriginal health services, community health centres, the Red Cross Blood Service and other specified institutions. 42 classifications across 13 streams — Doctors in Training (Intern through Senior Registrar), Career Medical Practitioners, Community Medical Practitioners, and Senior Doctors (Specialist through Director of Medical Services). Standard rate is Senior Specialist Pay Point 1.
Covers the broader Australian mining industry — extraction of metals, minerals, ores, phosphates, gemstones, mineral sands, uranium and other radioactive substances; processing, smelting and refining; on-lease transport and handling; on-site servicing, maintenance and repair of plant; and temporary labour services. Excludes black coal (MA000001), aluminium, oil / gas / hydrocarbons, brown coal, salt, and quarrying of stone / sand / gravel. Eight classifications from Entry Level Introductory to Level 7 Dual Trade Instrument Technician, with Level 3 Competent as the standard rate. Built around a $39.53 / week all-purpose industry allowance, cycle-work / FIFO support, and an annualised wage option for full-time employees.
Default-coverage award for employees not covered by an industry-specific or occupational award. Deliberately flat structure — no sectors, no engagement subtypes, no shift-loading regime — so the resolver setup is simpler than a construction or manufacturing award.
Covers the nursery industry — propagation, planting, growing, cultivation, maintenance, sale, distribution and treating of plant material in plant nurseries, flower / turf / tree farms. Single sector, 7 grades (1A through 6, standard rate Grade 2). Apprentice rates anchored to Grade 4 (Certified Tradesperson) with year-12 split and adult-apprentice rules.
The most complex classification structure of any audited award — 66 classifications across two sectors (non-aged-care under cl. 15.1 and aged-care under cl. 15.3). Standard rate is Registered Nurse Level 1 Pay Point 1. RN Level 1 has 8 pay points, RN2 / RN3 have 4 each, RN4 has 3 grades and RN5 has 6 grades, plus enrolled-nurse, nursing-assistant, nurse-practitioner and occupational-health-nurse trees.
Industry award covering employers throughout Australia in oil refining (crude oil) and manufacturing/blending of petroleum products (aviation fuels, bitumen, diesel, ethylene, gasoline, LPG, lubricant base oils + greases, solvents); pipeline distribution to/from refinery-related terminals; bulk liquid terminals (where employer was bound by Oil and Gas Industry Bulk Liquid Terminals Award 2002 immediately prior to 1 Jan 2010). Excludes upstream hydrocarbons (MA000062), maritime crew/divers, non-refinery commissioning/maintenance contractors, transportation/distribution/marketing/sale (other than as in cl 4.2), managerial employees, IT/professional engineers/scientists, security/catering/cleaning, aviation industry. Standard rate = Maintenance Tradesperson Level 1 = $1,068.40/wk = $30.53/hr. Distinctive features: 35-hour ordinary week (cl 9 + 13.1(b)) — hourly = weekly / 35; 4 classification streams / 22 classifications (Refinery Ops L1-L5, Lubricants/Bitumen L1-L5, Maintenance L1-L4, Clerical L1Y1-L5); industry allowance $42.74/wk all-purpose ONLY for non-clerical (cl 19.2(b) — clerical expressly excluded); PH ordinary 300% (cl 23.6) — DISTINCTIVE — most awards 250%; PH OT 250% FT/PT (cl 22.2(c)) — divergent from PH ord; PH OT casual 275%; casual minimum engagement 4 hours (cl 11.4) — higher than typical 3-hr; continuous shiftwork = 6 consecutive days × 24hrs (cl 2 def + 23.1) — NOT 7; permanent afternoon 120% / permanent night 130% (cl 23.3(b)/(c)) — vs standard 115%; TWO annualised wage clauses (cl 18.1 non-clerical written-agreement / cl 18.2 clerical employer-may-unilaterally) — distinctive; accident pay 52-week (cl 20).
Covers the passenger vehicle transportation industry — operators and drivers of motor vehicles, limousines, hire cars, buses, coaches, electric tramways, monorail and light rail. 6 grades shared across two operational sectors (standard vs two-driver), standard rate Grade 3. No apprentices — driving classifications only. Junior rates use 3 age bands (under 19 / 19 / 20).
Covers the pastoral industry — broadacre crops, livestock, piggery operations, poultry farming, and shearing. 19 classifications across three operational streams (Farm and Livestock Hand 8 levels, Piggery Attendant 7 levels, Poultry Farm Worker 4 levels) plus separate shearing-operations rules in Part 9. Standard rate is Farm and Livestock Hand Level 2.
Covers the pest control industry — control and / or eradication of pests, vermin, feral animals and weeds in domestic, commercial and civic buildings, including inspection, fumigation and termite / bird / pest barrier installation. 5 classifications, single sector, standard rate Level 3 (Fumigator OR Pest Control Technician licensed).
Covers the manufacturing and wholesale arm of the pharmaceutical industry — manufacture / production of prescription pharmaceuticals (or both prescription and non-prescription) and wholesaling of prescription pharmaceuticals. DISTINCT from the Pharmacy Industry Award (which covers retail pharmacy). Two streams sharing the same pay scale: manufacturing / production and warehouse / distribution. Standard rate is Manufacturing / Production Worker Grade 4.
Covers community pharmacy businesses across Australia. Fourteen classifications spanning four pharmacy assistant levels, four pharmacy student stages (1st through 4th year of course), two pharmacy intern halves, and four pharmacist tiers (Pharmacist → Experienced → In Charge → Manager). Built around a two-column penalty model (separate FT/PT and casual rates per cl. 22.3 Table 6, with casual rates inclusive of loading), an annualised wage option for pharmacists and PA Level 4, the on-premise meal allowance unique to pharmacist break coverage, and Pharmacy Guild's Retirement Fund as a default super fund.
Industry award covering port operators (statutory or contractual right to manage/control a port + provide port services) and their employees in the cl 14 classifications, to the exclusion of any other modern award. Single sector (port_operator). Excludes Manufacturing Award and Electrical Contracting Award maintenance contractors (cl 4.3 — port operators retain coverage of in-house maintenance staff). 15 classification levels including specialist Marine Pilot tiers L13-L15 ($68.28-$74.89/hr) — substantially higher than general port-worker tiers (L1 = $24.28/hr). Standard rate = Level 4 = $1,068.40/wk = $28.12/hr. Distinctive features: casual loading is ALL-PURPOSE (cl 11.2(c)) — UNUSUAL — penalty multipliers apply to casual_ordinary_hourly_rate which already includes 25%; Sat/Sun ordinary hours AT PENALTY RATES (Sat 150% / Sun 200% per cl 19.3/19.4) NOT just OT; PH ordinary 250% (cl 19.5); shiftworker AL loading 20% NOT 17.5% (cl 20.3); shiftworker AL 5 weeks (cl 20.2); afternoon shift 112.5% (cl 19.7(a)) — most awards 115%; afternoon-shift definition starts after 10am; 7 default super funds (broad list); L1 cannot be engaged for more than 6 months — built-in progression mechanism.
Industry award for vessels operating wholly or substantially within a port, harbour or other body of water within the Australian coastline (or at sea on activities not covered by listed maritime awards). Carve-outs (cl 4.3-4.8): Dredging, Marine Tourism/Charter, Maritime Offshore O&G, Port Authorities, Stevedoring; Marine Towage operations; Manufacturing/Electrical-contracting maintenance contractors; local government employees; wild catch fishing (D9). 7 classifications (Master, Mate, Engineer, GP Hand [STANDARD RATE $1,128.00/wk], Shipkeeper, Crane Driver under-20t, Crane Driver over-20t). 38h Mon-Fri 6am-6pm. Distinctive features: Saturday baked into OT table at 150% (D4), permanent night shift at 130% (D7 — above standard 115%), shiftworker AL loading 20% with 10-week excessive threshold (D8/D11), 18-hour continuous duty override at 200% (D15), towing allowances all-purpose (D1), charge hand 2-tier supervised vs unsupervised (D2), cargo handling daily split 5-days-then-after (D6), late-night transport 3-way alternative (D10), cl 29.3 return-to-place-of-engagement obligation (D14).
Covers the post-secondary educational services industry — VET teaching to AQF, ELICOS / TESOL, LOTE, English literacy / numeracy, migrant English, community / adult education, undergraduate / postgraduate teaching outside universities, foundation / bridging programmes, and student union employees. Three classification streams: Academic Teachers (Schedule A), Teachers and Tutor / Instructors (Schedule B) and General Staff (Schedule C). Standard rate is General Staff Level 2.1.
Covers the poultry processing industry — distinct from the Meat Industry Award (MA000059) and the Manufacturing Award (MA000010). 6 simple Process Employee classifications (Levels 1-6, no streams), no apprenticeships, only two junior age bands (under-17 / 17), and a 3-tier cold-work allowance keyed to freezer / chiller temperature — the industry's defining provision. Standard rate is Level 2.
Industry award for the premixed concrete industry — mixing and delivery of premixed concrete (cl 4.2). EXCLUDES on-site building/engineering/civil construction (cl 4.3) — that work is covered by MA000020 General Construction (on-site). 5-level classification (cl 12.4): L1 trainee (max 6mo) → L2 plant assistant → L3 batch plant operator (STANDARD RATE = L3 weekly $988.00 per cl 2 def) → L4 batcher and dispatcher → L5 plant in charge. Distinctive features: THREE all-purpose allowances stacked — industry disability $30.63/wk, leading hand 3-tier ($36.85 / $41.00 / $55.72), first aid $19.27/wk (D1) — far more than typical 1-2; coverage carve-out from MA000020 (D3); casual loading 25% additive on penalty rates per Schedule A (D4); casual min 3h engagement (D5); Sat OT min 4h, Sun all-day OT min 4h, PH 250% (D6); working through meal break DISTINCTIVE step penalty 200% Mon-Fri / 300% Sat-Sun-PH (D7); stand-by min 3h, recall min 4h (D8); PT min 3 consecutive hours per shift (D9); no 10h rest after OT 200%/225% until released (D10); shift definitions afternoon/night 115/140 with permanent night 130/155 (D11); penalty rates not payable on OT hours — non-cumulative (D12); overtime breaks 30min after 2h then every 4h (D13); weekend OT meal break 30min between 12-1pm (D14); 2 default super funds: CareSuper, AustralianSuper (D15).
Industry award covering employers throughout Australia in the professional industrial diving industry — provision of underwater services to industry including offshore exploration and development diving and related shipboard services. Two distinct sectors: inshore divers (coastal/inland under State/Territory jurisdiction — Section B, cl 25-30) and offshore divers (offshore petroleum diving outside State/Territory boundaries within Commonwealth jurisdiction — Section C, cl 31-34). Includes ADS (atmospheric diving systems) operations and saturation diving. Excludes Professional Diving Industry (Recreational) Award MA000109. Inshore standard rate = Diver = $1,283.50/wk = $33.78/hr; Offshore Diver minimum $1,061.70/wk + 111% aggregate factor = ~$2,240.19/wk total = $58.95/hr. Distinctive features: TWO sectors with COMPLETELY DIFFERENT pay structures — offshore aggregate weekly factor 108-117% (cl 32.1(c)) baked into rate INCLUDES roster premium + OT + industry nature + penalties + conditions (NO separate OT/penalty calc for offshore); 14-day on/14-day off offshore roster cycle (cl 31.1(c)); ONE paid off-duty leave day per on-duty day (cl 31.1(b)); casual minimum payment 8 hours (cl 10.1) — much higher than typical 3-4hr; casual termination by 4 hours' notice (cl 10.5); 4-week employment threshold for FT vs casual (cl 9.2) — <4wk paid at casual rates regardless of intent; inshore OT trigger 7h36m/day (cl 30.1(a)) — NOT 8 hours, NOT after 38hrs/wk, per-day basis only; inshore casual OT applied to casual hourly rate which already includes loading (NOT add-on stacking); diving allowance per metre/foot of depth (inshore $5.52/m, offshore $4.99/m + saturation/non-saturation/ADS minimums); hyperbaric welding paid per linear millimetre; offshore disability allowance $84.94/day FT or $100.76/day casual; offshore living away $75.66/day; insurance policy reimbursement up to $162,599 sum insured; loss of personal effects up to $3,147 offshore; AL loading 17.5% INSHORE ONLY (offshore via cycle); PH 250% INSHORE ONLY (offshore via aggregate factor); NO part-time employment (cl 8.1) — only FT or casual.
Covers five occupational streams: professional engineering, professional scientific, IT, telecommunications services, quality auditing (Schedule A), and professional medical research duties carried out at medical research institutes (Schedule B). 9 classifications: a five-pay-point Level 1 (1.1 split into 3yr / 4-5yr degree, then 1.2 / 1.3 / 1.4) plus L2-L4 (all streams) and L5 (medical research only — $111,756). Standard rate is L1 1.1 (3yr) at $63,795 annual. The award publishes ANNUAL minimums and uses a distinctive 313/6 hourly divisor (cl 14.2) — annual × 6/313 ÷ 38 ≈ annual ÷ 1982.33hrs. Two highly distinctive features: (1) overtime is paid at the MINIMUM HOURLY RATE with NO premium (cl 18.2(a)) — almost unique among modern awards; (2) employees on contractual salaries ≥25% above the classification minimum are EXEMPT from OT, TOIL, penalty rates AND record-keeping (cl 18.6). Penalty rates only exist from 16 Sep 2023 (PR760322).
Industry award for staging events at horse and greyhound racing venues — thoroughbred, harness, trotting and greyhound racing clubs. TWO distinct classification streams: other-than-liquor (cl 13: Introductory + Grade 1-4 Racecourse Attendant + Grade 1-4 Raceday Official, FT/PT/casual) and liquor (cl 14: bar attendants/cashiers/glass pickers, CASUAL ONLY with all-inclusive day-of-week tier rates absorbing casual loading + weekend/PH penalties + AL equivalents). Standard rate = Grade 4 Racecourse Attendant $1,068.40/wk. Distinctive features include night cleaning casual at 155% all-inclusive (no ord hrs / OT applies), PH-by-agreement 150% + day off in lieu alternative, casual reporting min 4h pay if not allowed to start, casual non-racing-day inquiry attendance min 2h + expenses, clerk-of-the-course own horse/saddlery extra 2h pay/engagement.
Covers rail transport operators throughout Australia — rail infrastructure managers, rolling stock managers and their employees — to the exclusion of any other modern award. Three classification streams (CAP — Clerical Administrative & Professional, OP — Operations, TCI — Technical and Civil Infrastructure) with their own rate tables. Standard rate is Level 4 Rail Worker (TCI). Junior rates use a 3-band structure (under 17 / 17 / 18+ adult).
Covers real estate agency, business and hotel broking, strata and community title management, stock and station agency, buyers agency, and real estate valuation. 5 classifications (Level 1 Associate split into first/after 12 months, Level 2 Representative, Level 3 Supervisory, Level 4 In-Charge). Distinctive features: NO Saturday or Sunday penalty rates (ordinary hours can be worked any day); PH penalty 200% with 3-hour min (not 250%); overtime ONLY paid when working a rostered day off (hours over 38/week on a non-RDO day are paid at ordinary rate); commission-only employment is a strict pieceworker model with MITA eligibility test; detailed motor vehicle allowance table (18 rows across engine size + age + calculation method); mobile phone reimbursement at 50% of monthly plan capped at $100 plan; rostered time off 1.5 or 2 days/week; 8-week hours averaging.
Covers employees of registered and licensed clubs — sporting, RSL, community, leagues, golf and similar. Includes food and beverage attendants, gaming attendants, cooks, fitness instructors, maintenance and horticultural employees, child care workers, club managers and clerical staff. Standard rate is Level 4 (Cook (tradesperson) grade 3).
Covers restaurants, cafés, coffee shops, takeaway food outlets and catering services where the primary purpose is the preparation and serving of food and beverages. 7 classifications (Introductory + L1-L6, standard rate Level 4 — Cook grade 3 tradesperson). Cooking-trade apprentices only — no waiting trade like MA000009, no adult-apprentice rules.
Covers road transport and distribution — transport by road of goods, wares, merchandise, materials or livestock; receiving, handling or storing goods at a distribution facility; cartage of petroleum products; and distribution / relocation of vehicles. 14 classifications — Transport Worker Grades 1-10 plus Distribution Facility Employee Levels 1-4. Standard rate is Transport Worker Grade 3.
Industry award covering employers in the private transport industry engaged in long distance operations and their employees in classifications listed in cl 12. "Long distance operation" = interstate operation OR return journey >500 km moving livestock/materials between principal points (32 km radius from the GPO of a capital city = the capital city). 8 classifications (Grade 3-10 — Grades 1 & 2 explicitly excluded; D12). Standard rate = Grade 6 weekly $1,052.00. Distinctive features include cents-per-kilometre method as first-class pay alternative (D1), industry disability + OT allowances baked into hourly driving rate at 1.3 × 1.2 (D2), separate loading/unloading rate at 1.3 × no OT (D3), public-holiday flat $/shift add-on at 20% (other) or 30% (Christmas/Good Friday) — NOT hourly multiplier (D4), majority-of-trip-on-PH test (D11), 30% annual leave loading (D9 — higher than standard 17.5%), guaranteed minimum fortnight floor of 2× weekly rate (D8), RDOs at 20% of weekly with max 10 accumulation (D10), casual loading split 15% on driving / 25% on loading-unloading (D6).
Industry award for the Australian salt industry — production, gathering, extracting, harvesting, storing, distributing, packaging, manufacturing, treating, refining, brine handling, processing, transporting, shipping and conveying salt + plant maintenance + temporary labour services (cl 4.2). 5 classifications (Level 1 Introductory → Level 5 Advanced; standard rate Level 4 Competent $1,068.40/wk = $28.12/hr). Distinctive features: industry allowance $26.71/wk ALL-PURPOSE baked into ordinary hourly rate (D1), continuous shiftworker OT FLAT 200% with no first-tier 2-hr split (D2), permanent night shift 130% (D3 — distinct from afternoon/night 115%), Saturday 150% / Sunday 200% applies to SHIFTWORKER ord hours only (D4 — non-shift weekend = OT spread), 26-week hours averaging (D5), 12-hr day available by majority agreement + grandfathered pre-2010 (D6), cycle work permitted (D7), daylight saving on actual clock time (D8), junior age scale pivoting on Level 2 rate not standard rate (D9), annualised wage with outer limits + 12-month reconciliation (D11), shiftworker excessive leave threshold 10 weeks vs non-shift 8 (D12), min rest period 8h shift / 10h non-shift (D15).
Covers FIVE distinct sectors with separate rate scales and rule sets: (a) Social and Community Services (Sch B, 8 levels), (b) Crisis Accommodation (Sch C, 4 levels), (c) Family Day Care (Sch D, 5 levels), (d) Home Care Disability (Sch E, 5 levels), (e) Home Care Aged Care (Sch F, 6 levels). 50+ classifications total. Mandatory Equal Remuneration Order (PR525485) applies to SACS L2-L8 (123-145%) and Crisis L1-L4 (126-140%) — pay the ERO rate, not the underlying minimum. Standard rate = SACS L3 PP3 pre-ERO = $1,224.90/wk for percentage-based allowances (sleepover 4.9%, on call 2.0%/3.96%, broken shift 1.7%/2.25%, first aid 1.67%, heat 0.05%/0.06%). The most complex modern award: distinctive features include sector-dependent OT first-tier (3 hrs SACS/Crisis vs 2 hrs others), sleepovers, 24-hour care shifts (home care only, paid 8 hrs at 155%), client cancellation make-up time, remote work substitutional rates (NOT cumulative), broken shifts (sector-restricted to SACS-disability + home care), shiftworker AL loading (greater of 17.5% or replayed penalties), 9 default super funds.
Covers general (non-teaching) staff in the school education industry. Excludes teachers, principals, deputy principals, bursars / business managers and members of recognised religious teaching orders. Single sector with nine categories of general staff (boarding supervision, classroom support, curriculum / resources, instructional, nursing, preschool / childcare, school admin, school operational, wellbeing). 8 levels with pay points within levels (1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3, 2.1 / 2.2 etc). Standard rate Level 3.1.
Industry award covering employers throughout Australia in the seafood processing industry — post-harvesting land-based receipt/sorting/handling/preparing/cooking/preserving/filleting/gutting/shucking/drying/smoking/freezing/refrigerating/washing/grading/processing/canning/packaging/labelling/palletising/cold storage/cleaning/sanitising of fish, seafood and marine products. Includes wholesale fish market selling. Excludes Fast Food, Food Beverage Tobacco Manufacturing, General Retail, Hospitality, Meat Industry, Poultry Processing, oyster farms. Single sector (seafood_processing). Distinctive: only 4 classifications (Process Attendant L1-L4) — all employees regardless of seafood-processing sub-activity; STANDARD RATE = TOP grade L4 = $1,068.40/wk = $28.12/hr (NOT mid-tier as in most awards); day worker max 5.5 days/week of ordinary hours (cl 13.2(e)); continuous shiftwork = 6 consecutive days 24hrs (cl 2 def + 13.3) NOT 7; PH OT for continuous shiftworker 200% (cl 19.6(c)/(d)) — LOWER than non-continuous shiftworker 250% and day worker 250%; cold-places <0°C allowance $0.79/hr + 20-min rest after every 2 hrs without loss of pay (cl 17.2(b)) — EXPLICITLY EXEMPT from cl 17.4 'extra rates not cumulative max 2x ordinary' cap; junior rates start at 55% (cl 15.2 — lower floor than typical); casual hourly rate ALL-PURPOSE (cl 11.1(b)); no apprentices (only trainees via MA000104 Schedule E NTW).
Covers security officers, guards, monitoring and patrol services. 5 classifications (standard rate Level 3) with a two-column FT/PT vs casual penalty structure. Mon-Fri night work (12am-6am or 6pm-12am) carries a base 121.7% / 146.7% loading, escalating to 130% / 155% for permanent night workers (more than two-thirds of ordinary shifts span midnight-6am).
Covers national, state and local sporting associations, clubs and similar bodies — applies to coaches and clerical / administrative staff. 10 classifications across two streams — Coaching (Grades 1-4) and Clerical and Administrative (Grades 1-6). Standard rate is Clerical and Administrative Grade 2. Excludes CEOs, second / third-tier management (CFO, State Coach above award level), AFL / VFL coaches whose coaching is not their principal source of income, and racing club employees.
Industry award covering **State public sector incorporated bodies** (cl 4.1) — bodies established for a public purpose by or under a law of a State, by the Governor of a State, by a Minister of a State, or a body corporate in which the State has an equal or controlling interest. Does **NOT** cover State public service bodies themselves (departments and administrative offices — cl 4.2). Long explicit exclusion list of ~30 other awards (cl 4.3). **Standard rate is ANNUAL, not weekly** (cl 2 def) — minimum annual rate for Administrative Officer Grade 2 work value level A = $55,748 (= $1,068.41/wk = $28.12/hr). Distinctive features: salary paid FORTNIGHTLY ONLY (cl 16.1 — direct credit to bank/credit union/building society; default weekly/fortnightly is NOT optional; formula `annual_salary × 14 ÷ 365.25` per cl 16.2); 4 streams in classification structure (cl 12.1) — Administrative Stream Grades 1-8 with work value sub-levels A-D, Technical Stream TA1/TO1-7 with sub-levels, Professional Stream ITO1-5/LO1-5/ES1-5 with sub-levels, General/Field work stream FW1-3 — **~95 individual classification work-value steps** seeded; work value level 'step' progression NOT automatic (cl 12.6); higher duties tiered by proportion (cl 15.3 — 25/50/75/100% tiered); **OT salary cap at AO Grade 6 Level C** (cl 20.2) — employees in receipt of salary IN EXCESS of AO6-C are NOT eligible to receive OT; **OT hourly rate cap at AO Grade 4 Level C** (cl 20.3); **PH ord 150% — DISTINCTIVE LOWER** than typical 250% (PH OT in excess of ord = 250%); shift and OT rates NOT cumulative (cl 20.5 — paid HIGHEST single rate); 5-day work week Mon-Fri 7am-6:30pm (cl 13.1(b)); meal break 20 min (NOT 30); first aid allowance per ANNUM $786.05/year (cl 18.2(a)); vehicle allowance $0.99/km (slightly higher than typical $0.98); AL loading 17.5% capped at AO Grade 7 Level B (cl 22.2(b)); pre-2010 paid parental leave preserved (cl 24.2); probationary engagement permitted (cl 8.2); 2-fund default super (Aware Super, Australian Retirement Trust).
Industry award covering employers throughout Australia in the stevedoring industry (loading and unloading of cargo into or from a ship including transporting and storage at or adjacent to a wharf — cl 4.2) and their employees in the cl 16 classifications. Single sector (stevedoring). Excludes Port Authorities (MA000051), Coal Export Terminals (MA000045), Sugar Industry (MA000087), Manufacturing maintenance contractors (MA000010), Electrical contracting maintenance (MA000025) — cl 4.3. Standard rate = Grade 4 = $1,060.70/wk = $30.31/hr. Highly distinctive: 35-hour ordinary week (cl 13.1(a)) — most awards 38h; 27.5% AL loading (cl 24.6(b)) — most awards 17.5%; NO part-time category — only Full-Time, Guaranteed Wage, or Casual; Guaranteed Wage employee (cl 10) — guaranteed minimum number of full shifts per week OR equivalent payment; double headers (cl 22) — 2 consecutive shifts only after day shift, max 2/wk, never consecutive days; OT min 7 hours when not continuous with shift; PH night OT 300% / casual 375%; default super single fund (HOSTPLUS only — cl 20.4); pre-1991 stevedoring employee bonus +1 week AL; sick leave 28-day cashout election; personal leave payout on retirement/redundancy/death/disability after 10 years.
Covers warehousing, distribution centres, cold storage, steel distribution, paint manufacturer stores, and the wholesale industry — receiving, handling, storing, packing, sorting, dispatching, delivering, or selling produce/goods/merchandise by wholesale. 12 source classifications consolidated into 6 codes (Storeworker grade 1-4 with G1 service tiers + Wholesale employee level 1-4 share the same rate scale). Standard rate is Storeworker grade 4 ($1,074.30/wk). Distinctive features: casual minimum engagement is 4 hours; casual loading IS applied to overtime; cold work allowance has 3 temperature tiers; Sun/PH travel time at 150%; 26-week accident pay; AL pay 'greater of' rule (loading vs weekend penalty vs shift penalty); shutdown notice 1 month; call-back has separate first-vs-subsequent Sunday treatment.
Industry award covering employers throughout Australia in the sugar industry — field (cane farming, harvesting, haulage, testing), milling, refinery, distillery, by-product manufacture, packaging, and bulk terminal operations. Excludes employers covered by the Manufacturing Award. Standard rate = C10/L6 = $28.12/hr = $1,068.40/wk. Distinctive features: SIX sectors mapped to THREE rate scales — field_sector (Cl 17 / Schedule A — CP/CHAU/CHAR/CT classifications, Sat/Sun ord 150%, single-contract hourly rate 115% in lieu of OT, pieceworker option +20%, distinctive shift loadings); milling_sector + distillery_sector + refinery_sector + maintenance_sector (Cl 19 / Schedule B — share C14-C6 rate scale per cl 19.1; mills disapply C14-C11 per cl 19.2); bulk_terminal_sector (Cl 21 / Schedule C / Part 6 — BT1-BT7 scale; any-time-outside-roster = OT 200%/250%; AL loading 25% vs 17.5% — DISTINCTIVE; redundancy scheme top-up 2.5 wks/yr per cl 42.4); crushing season = 26 weeks from first Monday of June each year (cl 2) drives shiftwork rules (40h/wk crushing, 38h slack) and seasonal employee deeming (cl 11.2); junior + apprentice rate scales DIFFER by sector; allowance lists sector-specific (~30+ wage-related milling allowances).
Industry award covering employers throughout Australia who operate **supported employment services** — services to support the paid employment of persons with disabilities for whom competitive employment at or above the relevant award wage is unlikely AND who, because of their disabilities, need substantial ongoing support to obtain or retain paid employment. Includes employees with a disability who qualify for a disability support pension under sections 94 or 95 of the Social Security Act 1991. Standard rate = Grade 5 (trade qualified) = $1,068.40/wk = $28.12/hr. **9 grades** — Grade A, Grade B, Grades 1-7 (Grades A and B for employees with disability who cannot perform Grades 1-7 work; Grades 1-7 for employees with or without disability). Distinctive features: Grade A and B have **date-banded rates with a step-up at 30 June 2026** (Grade A $269.70 → $302.00/wk; Grade B $539.30 → $604.10/wk); catering services Sunday rate is 175% (cl 21.3(a)(iii)) — LOWER than standard 200%; **Supported Wage System floor of $3.12/hr** (cl D.4.1(b) + D.10.3) — applies during 13-26 week trial AND ongoing employment, NO minimum amount per WEEK (cl D.4.2); super for employees with disability $15/wk floor (cl 19.5) — greater of SG amount or $15; **single super fund — AustralianSuper only** (cl 19.4(a)); casual loading 25% is **add-on stacking** (cl 11.2) — OT M-Sat first 2hrs casual = 175% (150 + 25), after 2hrs = 225%; annualised salary alternative (cl 17) with employee-may-be-represented-by-parent/guardian DISTINCTIVE accessibility provision; Mon-Sun ordinary span 6am-6pm (cl 13.3) — most awards Mon-Fri; classification review process (cl 31.5); supported employee rights at work (cl 31); PT hours predictability for employees with disability (cl 10.2); IFA termination notice 13 weeks (cl 5.11(b)); IFA translation requirement (cl 5.4(b)).
Occupational award covering professional surveyors and other survey workers. Single sector, 12 classifications (Level 1 highest, Level 12 lowest — INVERTED from typical 'Level 1 = entry' awards). Standard rate is Level 10. Junior rates anchored to Level 10, plus phasing-in arrangements for graduates without experience.
Covers teachers in schools, preschools, kindergartens, long day care centres, OOSH, vacation care, family day care and early childhood intervention services. 5 levels (L1 graduate → L5 Highly Accomplished/Lead Teacher) accreditation-driven, with two parallel sector pay scales (preschools/schools vs long day care, the latter carrying a 4% premium because LDC employees aren't covered by the cl 15 ord-hours rules). Standard rate is the L1 annual figure ($72,497). Several distinctive features: schools have a 7-week termination notice (overrides NES), schools-only leadership allowance is a 9-tier matrix, ECEC director and educational leader allowances are ECEC-only, and Schedule A early childhood services (≥48 weeks/year) have a separate rule set with paid meal breaks, OT, shift loadings and an optional 19-day/4-week RDO model.
Covers carriers, network operators, satellite operators and telecommunications service providers. Three streams — Customer Contact (6 levels), Clerical and Administrative (5 levels), Technical (6 levels). Apprentices are in the technical stream only. Standard rate is Telecommunications Technician.
Covers six industry sub-categories — textile, clothing, bag making, button making, footwear, and allied manufacturing/fabricating. Twenty-seven classifications across five separate sub-streams (General Skill Levels 1-5+Trainee, Wool & Basil employees, Storeworkers, Warehouse employees, and specialist Forklift / High Rise Stacker / Pedestrian Forklift roles), with General Skill Level 4 as the standard rate. Built around a 26-week accident-pay top-up to workers compensation, a Payment-by-Results (piecework) system unique to textile manufacturing, flat-dollar shift loadings for textile-industry shiftworkers ($29.47 / $58.94 per shift), 7-day continuous shiftwork with majority-of-shift weekend rules, and outwork compliance provisions where state legislation is NOT displaced.
Covers harvesting / forestry, sawmilling, panel products, wood manufacturing, timber merchandising and pulp and paper manufacture. Three pay streams with distinct classification ladders (General Timber 7 levels, Wood and Timber Furniture 8 levels including L4A, Pulp and Paper 9 levels). Standard rate is Level 5. Saw doctor apprentices are a distinct variant anchored to L6.
Covers automotive workshops, dealerships, dismantlers, fuel retailers (driveway/console/roadhouse), tow truck operators, and motorcycle/agricultural vehicle businesses. The award splits employees into THREE rule-set groups — main RS&R + driver employees follow the standard cl 22-26 ord hours/OT/shift/breaks; fuel retail attendants follow cl 27 with their own penalty/OT structure (PH at 200%, not 250%) and dollar-quoted casual rates; vehicle salespeople follow cl 28 with 1.5 days/wk free of duty, commission rules, Sunday paid as a flat $ amount, and an overhead vehicle allowance + per-km combo. Standard rate is the R6 tradesperson level ($1,068.40/wk).
Covers residential and commercial waste collection, recycling, transfer stations, landfill operations, hazardous waste and street cleaning. Single industry-wide scope — no sectors, no engagements, no sub-levels. 9 levels (standard rate Level 5). The industry allowance ($3.09/hr) is already baked into the published base rates per the pay-guide note.
Covers the water industry — harvesting (including by desalination), transportation, storage, treatment and supply of water; plus the harvesting, transportation, storage, treatment and recycling of waste water, stormwater and sewerage. Single sector (unlike Local Government), 10 levels, standard rate Level 4. Apprentices are included with both 4-year and 3-year variants.
Covers the Australian wine industry — vineyards, wineries, distilleries, cellar doors, wine warehouses and bottling plants — across 7 streams (Bottling, Cellar, Cellar Door Sales, Laboratory, Vineyard, Warehouse and Supply, Coopers). 5 grades (G1-G5) with G1 split into a first-6-months tier and an after-6-months tier. Standard rate is G4 ($1,068.40/wk). Several distinctive carve-outs: cellar door employees can work Saturday/Sunday ordinary hours; vineyard employees during vintage have a Mon-Sat 5am-6pm spread; casual minimum engagement is 4 hours (with a 2-hour weather exception for pruning/harvesting); pieceworker arrangements (cl 17) replace ordinary hours / OT / penalty rates entirely. Casual loading IS applied to Sunday/PH overtime (most awards exclude it).
TV, Radio, Journalists and Cinema sectors are seeded — covers the bulk of broadcaster, station, newsroom and cinema operations. Schedule D (Performers), Schedule F (Musicians) and Schedule G (Motion Picture Production) are NOT yet supported because they have radically different engagement and call-rate structures that don't fit the standard weekly-rate model.
Base rates for coal export terminal operators are seeded from the 1 July 2025 Annual Wage Review. Allowances, penalties, apprentice and junior rates are pending a full clause-by-clause audit before this award is ready for production payroll without manual cross-checking.
Base rates for mannequin work and modelling assignments are seeded from the 1 July 2025 Annual Wage Review. Allowances, penalties, apprentice and junior rates are pending a full clause-by-clause audit before this award is ready for production payroll without manual cross-checking.
Covers the C-stream classifications used across general manufacturing, the V-stream alias used for vehicle manufacturing, and the four Driver classifications (D1–D4). All 19 unloaded base rates plus the all-purpose tool / leading-hand allowances are wired to the resolver — so an ordinary-hour pay run produces the right ordinary hourly rate today.
Base rates for mobile crane hiring (crane operators, dogging, riggers on hire) are seeded from the 1 July 2025 Annual Wage Review. Allowances, penalties, apprentice and junior rates are pending a full clause-by-clause audit before this award is ready for production payroll without manual cross-checking.
Cl. 18.1 unloaded base rates plus the full cl. 21.2 / 21.3 all-purpose allowance set are seeded. Daily-hire and weekly-hire engagements both work, using the same 52/50.4 factor as MA000020 because the cl. 21.3(i) lost-time loading equates to 3.17%. Apprentice rates and the multistorey allowance are still on the to-do list.
Base rates for the recreational professional-diving industry (dive instruction, dive shop staff, dive boat crew) are seeded from the 1 July 2025 Annual Wage Review. Allowances, penalties, apprentice and junior rates are pending a full clause-by-clause audit before this award is ready for production payroll without manual cross-checking.
Base rates for wool storage, sampling and testing operations are seeded from the 1 July 2025 Annual Wage Review. Allowances, penalties, apprentice and junior rates are pending a full clause-by-clause audit before this award is ready for production payroll without manual cross-checking.
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