Oil Refining and Manufacturing Award
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).
Fully built. Rates, allowances, penalties and any required apprentice / junior rates are all wired to the rate resolver and have been verified against the consolidated award text and the latest pay guide.
Official Fair Work rates. This award’s minimum pay rates are synced directly from the Fair Work Commission’s Modern Awards Pay Database and updated automatically when the Commission changes them - including the annual wage review - so payroll always uses the current legal minimums without a manual update.
What's built
- All 22 classifications across 4 streams (cl 16.1, PR786610 ppc 01Jul25 - 35-hour-week rates): Refinery Operations L1-L5 ($942.60-$1,200+/wk), Lubricants/Bitumen L1-L5, Maintenance L1-L4 (Tradesperson L1 = STANDARD RATE $1,068.40/wk = $30.53/hr), Clerical L1Y1-L5. 4 AwardSector rows feeding AwardClassification rows.
- Hourly rate = weekly / 35 (cl 16.1 footnote 1 - DISTINCTIVE).
- All cl 17 + 19 allowances: industry allowance $42.74/wk ALL-PURPOSE for non-clerical only (cl 17.2(a) / 19.2(b) - clerical expressly excluded; encoded as `eligibility_codes` filter); leading hand 4 tiers; meal OT; vehicle; first aid; tool; laundry; height. 10 allowances total.
- 22 penalty rows: PH ord 300% standalone (cl 23.6 - DISTINCTIVE - most awards 250%); PH OT FT/PT 250% (cl 22.2(c)); PH OT casual 275%; permanent afternoon 120% (cl 23.3(b)) / permanent night 130% (cl 23.3(c)) - vs standard afternoon/night both 115% - encoded as `sub_level_code` variants; Sat 150%; Sun 200%; Mon-Fri OT 150 first 2h / 200 after; casual variants 175/225 stack ON TOP of penalty rates per cl 11.4(b) NOTE; continuous shiftwork flat 200/225; RDO/Sat/Sun OT variants.
- 9 leave entitlements: AL 4w day worker / 5w continuous shiftworker (cl 26.1 - NES + extra week per s.87(1)(b)), 17.5% loading, excessive accrual standard set, AL in advance + cashout; **accident pay 52-week (cl 20 - DISTINCTIVE)** - workers comp top-up to ord rate, first week excluded, aggregate cap; personal/carer's, compassionate, parental, community service, FDV, LSL.
- **6 pay conditions: TWO annualised wage variants - DISTINCTIVE.** Full-Time, Part-Time, Casual (25% loading; min 4-hr engagement per cl 11.4 - higher than typical 3-hr), Continuous Shiftworker (cl 23.1 - 6 consecutive days × 24hrs definition, NOT 7), **Annualised Wage Non-Clerical (cl 18.1)** - requires written agreement; ≥25% loading over award minimum; outer limits per OT/penalty caps; 12-month termination notice; annual reconciliation; 14-day shortfall pay; **Annualised Wage Clerical (cl 18.2)** - employer may unilaterally annualise; same outer-limit and reconciliation framework but no written-agreement gate.
- Cl 13A right to disconnect with reserve/stand-by carve-out.
- Default super funds (cl 21.4 substituted PR794766 ppc 23Jan26): AustralianSuper, CareSuper, Australian Retirement Trust.
- Pay frequency weekly or fortnightly. Termination 7 days. Standard NES termination notice tier.
- ~135 configuration entries including 35-hour-week conversion flag, 4-stream + 22-classification mapping, industry-allowance non-clerical eligibility filter, PH ord 300% standalone flag, PH OT 250%/275% (FT/casual), permanent afternoon 120% / night 130% definitions, casual min 4hr engagement, continuous shift 6-day definition, two annualised-wage variants with reconciliation/shortfall machinery, accident pay 52-week with first-week-excluded + aggregate cap.
Known limitations
- Industry allowance gating: must NOT apply to `clerical` sector. `eligibility_codes` set on the allowance row; resolver checks classification's sector before stacking.
- 35-hour-week hourly conversion: hourly_rate = weekly / 35 (NOT /38) - encoded in classification rate metadata. Universal across all 4 streams.
- PH stacking: 300% ordinary is a STAND-ALONE rate (does NOT stack with weekend/shift). 250%/275% PH OT applies when work extends beyond ordinary on a PH. Engine must distinguish PH ord from PH OT and NOT double-stack.
- Casual loading 25% (cl 11.4) stacks ON TOP of penalty rates per cl 11.4(b) NOTE - same add-on pattern as MA000011/MA000050; distinct from MA000027 substitute pattern.
- Continuous shiftworker AL: +1 week (5 weeks total) per NES s.87(1)(b) (cl 26.1) - engine routes via continuous-shiftworker pay-condition flag.
- Permanent afternoon vs night detection: shifts ending 18:00-24:00 = afternoon (120%); shifts working between 23:00-07:00 = night (130%); permanent = ≥4 weeks rotation pattern.
- Two annualised-wage variants need separate `AwardPayCondition` rows so the resolver can branch on stream (clerical vs non-clerical) when validating the arrangement. cl 18.1 requires written agreement + 12-month termination notice; cl 18.2 employer may unilaterally annualise.
- Continuous shiftwork = 6 consecutive days × 24hrs (cl 2 def + 23.1) - NOT 7. Resolver checks 6-day pattern when classifying continuous shift (same as MA000068).
- PH OT divergence - cl 22.2(c) gives 250% FT/PT and 275% casual on PH OT, vs cl 23.6 giving 300% PH ordinary. Resolver MUST pick the right rule based on whether work is ordinary or overtime hours on the PH.
Setup & special instructions
- Standard rate = Maintenance Tradesperson Level 1 = $1,068.40/wk = $30.53/hr (cl 2 def). Used as basis for post-2014 apprentice rates.
- Hourly = weekly / 35 (cl 16.1 footnote 1) - DISTINCTIVE 35-hour week. All weekly-to-hourly conversions divide by 35.
- Industry allowance $42.74/wk applies to ALL non-clerical employees but NOT clerical (cl 19.2(b) + cl 2 def of ordinary hourly rate). Resolver checks stream/sector before adding to ord rate.
- PH ordinary 300% (cl 23.6) - DISTINCTIVE high. PH OT 250% FT/PT (cl 22.2(c)) and 275% casual. Don't conflate PH ord with PH OT.
- Casual min 4 hours per engagement (cl 11.4) - distinct from typical 3-hr min.
- Continuous shiftwork = 6 consecutive days × 24hrs (cl 2 def + 23.1) - Sunday-to-Sunday rotation. NOT 7-day.
- TWO annualised wage clauses - cl 18.1 non-clerical (written agreement required, 12-month termination notice) vs cl 18.2 clerical (employer may unilaterally annualise). Both require BOOT + outer-limit hours + 12-month reconciliation + signed time records + 14-day shortfall payment.
- Cl 21.4 super: AustralianSuper, CareSuper, Australian Retirement Trust. Plus stapled fund per ATO process / pre-12-Sep-2008 fund / defined-benefit fund.
- Cl 20 accident pay: 52-week workers comp top-up to ord rate; first week excluded; aggregate cap.
- • Oil refining
- • Petroleum manufacturing
- • Crude oil refining
- • Aviation fuel
- • Bitumen
- • Diesel manufacturing
- • Ethylene
- • Gasoline manufacturing
- • LPG manufacturing
- • Lubricant base oils
- • Greases
- • Solvents
- • Pipeline distribution (refinery)
- • Bulk liquid terminals
The consolidated award text is the authoritative source. Always confirm specific obligations against the award itself - Mployr's implementation status reflects what we've seeded; it does not replace legal advice.
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