Four yearly review of modern awards - [2017] FWC 5861

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Fair Work Act 2009 
s.156 - 4 yearly review of modern awards

4 yearly review of modern awards—Annual leave
(AM2014/47)

JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT MELBOURNE, 9 NOVEMBER 2017

4 yearly review of modern awards – common issue – annual leave – shutdown provision –
referral to plain language re-drafting.

[1] This Statement deals with the referral of the shutdown provisions in awards at 
Attachment A and the continuity of service issue referred to in the decision of the Annual 
Leave Full Bench in relation to the Black Coal Mining Industry Award 2010.i

[2] These provisions will be referred to the plain language Full Bench which will
determine the final form of a shutdown clause to be inserted into the modern awards in 
Attachment A. A background paper providing further information on these issues will be 
published in late December.

PRESIDENT

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ATTACHMENT A— modern awards containing a close down provision 

 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services Award 2010 (clause 26.3)

 Aircraft Cabin Crew Award 2010 (clause 25.4)

 Airline Operations—Ground Staff Award 2010 (clause 34.9)

 Alpine Resorts Award 2010 (clause 26.3)

 Aluminium Industry Award 2010 (clause 22.5)

 Ambulance and Patient Transport Industry Award 2010 (clause 30.12)

 Animal Care and Veterinary Services Award 2010 (clause 26.5)

 Aquaculture Industry Award 2010 (clause 23.3)

 Asphalt Industry Award 2010 (clause 25.4)

 Banking, Finance and Insurance Award 2010 (clause 24.5)

 Black Coal Mining Industry Award 2010 (clause 25.10)

 Broadcasting and Recorded Entertainment Award 2010 (clause 23.4)

 Building and Construction General On-site Award 2010 (clause 38.3)

 Business Equipment Award 2010 (clause 31.4)

 Car Parking Award 2010 (clause 25.4)

 Cemetery Industry Award 2010 (clause 24.3)

 Cement and Lime Award 2010 (clause 24.4)

 Children’s Services Award 2010 (clause 24.4)

 Cleaning Services Award 2010 (clause 29.6)

 Clerks—Private Sector Award 2010 (clause 29.5)

 Coal Export Terminals Award 2010 (clause 19.7)

 Commercial Sales Award 2010 (clause 24.5)

 Concrete Products Award 2010 (clause 26.4)

 Contract Call Centres Award 2010 (clause 27.9)








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 Educational Services (Post-Secondary Education) Award 2010 (clause 25.6)

 Electrical Power Industry Award 2010 (clause 27.8)

 Electrical, Electronic and Communications Contracting Award 2010 (clause 28.5)

 Food, Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing Award 2010 (clause 34.11)

 Gardening and Landscaping Services Award 2010 (clause 24.9)

 Gas Industry Award 2010 (clause 25.3)

 General Retail Industry Award 2010 (clause 32.5)

 Graphic Arts, Printing and Publishing Award 2010 (clause 37.12)

 Hair and Beauty Industry Award 2010 (clause 33.5)

 Health Professionals and Support Services Award 2010 (clause 31.4)

 Higher Education Industry—Academic Staff—Award 2010 (clause 27.2)

 Higher Education Industry—General Staff—Award 2010 (clause 30.4)

 Horse and Greyhound Training Award 2010 (clause 23.3)

 Hospitality Industry (General) Award 2010 (clause 34.3)

 Hydrocarbons Industry (Upstream) Award 2010 (clause 27.7)

 Joinery and Building Trades Award 2010 (clause 32.9)

 Journalists Published Media Award 2010 (clause 24.8)

 Legal Services Award 2010 (clause 35.6)

 Local Government Industry Award 2010 (clause 25.5)

 Manufacturing and Associated Industries and Occupations Award 2010 (clause 
41.10)

 Meat Industry Award 2010 (clause 37.8)

 Mining Industry Award 2010 (clause 23.6)

 Mobile Crane Hiring Award 2010 (clause 25.5)

 Miscellaneous Award 2010 (clause 23.4)

 Nursery Award 2010 (clause 27.12)








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 Nurses Award 2010 (clause 31.9)

 Oil Refining and Manufacturing Award 2010 (clause 26.6)

 Pest Control Industry Award 2010 (clause 24.9)

 Premixed Concrete Award 2010 (clause 24.4)

 Pharmaceutical Industry Award 2010 (clause 26.10)

 Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award 2010 (clause 34.3)

 Poultry Processing Award 2010 (clause 27.9)

 Premixed Concrete Award 2010 (clause 24.4)

 Professional Employees Award 2010 (clause 19.4)

 Quarrying Award 2010 (clause 29.4)

 Racing Clubs Events Award 2010 (clause 30.3)

 Racing Industry Ground Maintenance Award 2010 (clause 24.2)

 Real Estate Industry Award 2010 (clause 25.2(c))

 Registered and Licensed Clubs Award 2010 (clause 30.4)

 Restaurant Industry Award 2010 (clause 35.3)

 Road Transport (Long Distance Operations) Award 2010 (clause 23.8)

 Road Transport and Distribution Award 2010 (clause 29.7)

 Salt Industry Award 2010 (clause 25.6)

 Seafood Processing Award 2010 (clause 27.11)

 Security Services Industry Award 2010 (clause 24.9)

 Silviculture Award 2010 (clause 29.3)

 Storage Services and Wholesale Award 2010 (clause 26.6)

 Sugar Industry Award 2010 (clause 33.5)

 Supported Employment Services Award 2010 (clause 22.3)

 Surveying Award 2010 (clause 24.3)








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 Telecommunications Services Award 2010 (clause 23.9)

 Textile, Clothing, Footwear and Associated Industries Award 2010 (clause 41.7)

 Timber Industry Award 2010 (clause 33.11)

 Vehicle Manufacturing, Repair, Services and Retail Award 2010 (clause 29.12)

 Water Industry Award 2010 (clause 27.4)

 Wine Industry Award 2010 (clause 31.9)

 Wool Storage, Sampling and Testing Award 2010 (clause 26.3)

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