MA000153 PR592254

The attached document replaces the document previously issued with the above code on 21 June 2017.

The words “clause K.3.8(ii)” in item A.24 are replaced with “clause K.3.8(a)(ii)”.

On behalf of the President, Justice Ross.

3 July 2017

MA000153 PR592254

FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2016–17
(C2017/1)

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY AWARD 2016
[MA000153]


Commonwealth employment
JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT HATCHER DEPUTY PRESIDENT ASBURY COMMISSIONER HAMPTON MR COLE PROFESSOR RICHARDSON MR GIBBS	MELBOURNE, 21 JUNE 2017

Annual Wage Review 2016–17.

A. Further to the decision issued by the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review
2016–17 on 6 June 2017 [[2017] FWCFB 3500], the above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting the table appearing in clause 12.3(a) and inserting the following:

Classification Level	Minimum Annual Pay Rate (36.75 hour/week) $	Minimum Hourly Pay Rate $
AG level 1	39,953	20.84
AG level 2	43,289	22.58
AG level 3	47,008	24.52
AG level 4	49,922	26.04
AG level 5	53,986	28.16
AG level 6	56,958	29.71
AG level 7	64,569	33.68
AG level 8	70,033	36.53
TRAINEES
Cadet (practical training)	39,953	20.84
Trainee (Technical)	41,908	21.86

2. By deleting the amounts “10.82”, “13.30” and “16.32” appearing in clause 13.5 and inserting “11.18”, “13.74” and “16.86” respectively.

3. By deleting the table appearing in clause F.5.4 and inserting the following:

Classification Level	Minimum Annual Pay Rate (36.75 hour/week) $	Minimum Hourly Pay Rate $
AFTRS level 1	40,835	21.30
AFTRS level 2	44,305	23.11
AFTRS level 3	48,139	25.11
AFTRS level 4	51,245	26.73
AFTRS level 5	55,290	28.84
AFTRS level 6	58,664	30.60
AFTRS level 7	66,984	34.94
AFTRS level 8	70,876	36.97
Teaching/Training level B	62,863	32.79
Teaching/Training level C	75,343	39.30
Teaching/Training level D	86,731	45.24
Teaching/Training level E	105,461	55.01

4. By deleting the amounts “967.15” and “1934.28” appearing in clause H.6.1 and inserting “999.01” and “1997.99” respectively.

5. By deleting the amount “$19,703.65” appearing in clause H.8.3 and inserting “$20,352.63”.

6. By deleting the amount “$19,703.65” appearing in clause H.10.1(a) and inserting “$20,352.63”.

7. By deleting the table appearing in clause H.11.1(b) and inserting the following:

Allowance	Clause	Payable	% of standard rate	$
Community language allowance – CLA rate 1	H.6.1	Yearly	4,424.31	999.01
Community language allowance – CLA rate 2	H.6.1	Yearly	8,848.48	1,997.99
District Allowance – Eligible dependant/eligible partner income	H.8.3	Yearly income less than	90,135.64	20,352.63
District Allowance – Eligible dependant/eligible partner income	H.10.1(a)	Yearly income less than	90,135.64	20,352.63

8. By deleting the amount “$28.87” appearing in clause I.5.1 and inserting “$29.82”.

9. By deleting the amount “$7574.24” appearing in clause I.6.1(a) and inserting “$7823.71”.

10. By deleting the amount “$5,851.28” appearing in clause I.6.1(b) and inserting “$6044.00”.

11. By deleting the table appearing in clause I.17.4 and inserting the following:

Classification Level	Pay point	Annual salary $	Hourly rate (inclusive of leave loading) $
AMSA Level 7	1^stpoint	91,025	47.48
AMSA Level 7	Minimum	89,530	46.70
AMSA Level 6	4^th point	86,769	45.26
	3^rd point	82,245	42.90
	2^nd point	77,739	40.55
	1^st point	73,215	38.19
	Minimum	67,310	35.11
AMSA Level 5	5^th point	63,649	33.20
	4^th point	62,134	32.41
	3^rd point	60,600	31.61
	2^nd point	59,067	30.81
	1^st point	57,533	30.01
	Minimum	55,999	29.21
AMSA Level 4	4^th point	55,098	28.74
	3^rd point	53,833	28.08
	2^nd point	52,568	27.42
	1^st point	50,056	26.11
	Minimum	47,909	24.99
AMSA Level 3	4^th point	48,657	25.38
	3^rd point	46,682	24.35
	2^nd point	45,819	23.90
	1^st point	44,688	23.31
	Minimum	43,538	22.71
AMSA Level 2	3^rd point	42,522	22.18
	2^nd point	41,333	21.56
	1^st point	40,183	20.96
	Minimum	38,879	20.28
AMSA Level 1	3^rd point	38,227	19.94
	2^nd point	37,135	19.37
	1^st point	36,061	18.81
	Minimum	34,949	18.23

12. By deleting the table appearing in clause I.18.1(b) and inserting the following:

Allowance	Clause	Payable	% of standard rate	$
Field allowance	I.5.1	Per day	132.08	29.82
International Labour Organization allowance – port office	I.6.1(a)	Annually	34,648.85	7,823.71
International Labour Organization allowance – Canberra office	I.6.1(b)	Annually	26,767.07	6,044.00

13. By deleting the table appearing in clause J.5 and inserting the following:

Remuneration Band	Minimum Salary per annum $
1	39,383 (graduate trainee $36,839)
2	49,244
3	62,984
4	84,318

14. By deleting the amount “$1.45” appearing in clause K.3.1 and inserting “$1.50”.

15. By deleting the amount “$2.64” appearing in clause K.3.2 and inserting “$2.73”.

16. By deleting the amount “$3.87” appearing in clause K.3.3(a) and inserting “$4.00”.

17. By deleting the amount “$4.85” appearing in clause K.3.3(b) and inserting “$5.01”.

18. By deleting the amount “$7.59” appearing in clause K.3.4 and inserting “$7.84”.

19. By deleting the amount “$3.41” appearing in clause K.3.5 and inserting “$3.52”.

20. By deleting the amount “$23.09” appearing in clause K.3.6(a)(i) and inserting “$23.85”.

21. By deleting the amount “$27.84” appearing in clause K.3.6(a)(ii) and inserting “$28.76”.

22. By deleting the amount “$33.35” appearing in clause K.3.6(a)(iii) and inserting “$34.45”.

23. By deleting the amount “$1.33” appearing in clause K.3.8(a)(i) and inserting “$1.38”.

24. By deleting the amount “$1.75” appearing in clause K.3.8(a)(ii) and inserting “$1.81”.

25. By deleting the table appearing in clause K.16.1(b) and inserting the following:

Allowance	Clause	Payable	% of standard rate	$
Insanitary allowance	K.3.1	Per day	6.65	1.50
Aquatic ponds	K.3.2	Per day	12.08	2.73
Spray gangs	K.3.3(a)	Per day	17.7	4.00
Spray gangs – high pressure spray equipment	K.3.3(b)	Per day	22.2	5.01
Work in rain	K.3.4	Per day	34.71	7.84
Heights (trees)	K.3.5	Per day	15.6	3.52
Leading hands (not more than 5 employees)	K.3.6(a)(i)	Per week	105.62	23.85
Leading hands (6-10 employees)	K.3.6(a)(ii)	Per week	127.35	28.76
Leading hands (more than 10 employees)	K.3.6(a)(iii)	Per week	152.55	34.45
Spray work (GSO 8)	K.3.8(a)(i)	Per day	6.09	1.38
Spray work (GSO 8 – high pressure equipment)	K.3.8(a)(ii)	Per day	8.01	1.81

26. By deleting the amount “$7.38” appearing in clause L.4.4 and inserting “$7.63”.

27. By deleting the amounts “$12.08” and “$9.05”appearing in clause L.4.5 and inserting “$12.48” and “$9.35”respectively.

28. By deleting the amount “$1536.35” appearing in clause L.9.1 and inserting “$1586.96”.

29. By deleting the table appearing in clause L.13 and inserting the following:

Classification Level	Stream	Minimum Annual Pay Rate (36.75 hour/week) $	Hourly rate $
Airworthiness Officer A	Air Safety Regulator	55,673	29.04
Airworthiness Officer B		63,572	33.16
Airworthiness Officer C		70,780	36.92
Airworthiness Officer D		75,650	39.46
Flying Operations Inspector Level 1	Flying Operations	79,292	41.36
Flying Operations Inspector Level 2		82,935	43.26
Level 3 - 29,000 to 50,000kg		95,147	49.63
Level 3 - 50,000 to 70,000kg		101,224	52.80
Level 3 - 70,000 to 140,000kg		106,688	55.65
Level 3 - 140,000kg to 250,000kg		115,833	60.42
Level 3 - over 250,000kg		136,576	71.24
Manager Flying Operations	Manager	96,968	50.58

30. By deleting the amount “$7678.98” appearing in clause L.14.4(b) and inserting “$7931.90”.

31. By deleting the table appearing in clause L.15.1(b) and inserting the following:

Allowance	Clause	Payable	% of standard rate	$
Allowance for travel at difficult times	L.4.4	each continuous period	33.77	7.63
Flying disability allowance – aerial surveillance	L.4.5	hourly	55.27	12.48
Flying disability allowance – on the job training	L.4.5	hourly	41.41	9.35
Loss of license	L.9.1	annually	7,028.15	1,586.96
Team Leader	L.14.4(b)	annually	35,128.01	7,931.90

32. By deleting the table appearing in clause M.2.1 and inserting the following:

Classification	Minimum salary $
Electorate Officer A	47,578
Electorate Officer B	49,429
Electorate Officer C	54,502

33. By deleting the amount “$1.06” appearing in clause N.3.1 and inserting “$1.10”.

34. By deleting the amount “$0.76” appearing in clause N.3.2 and inserting “$0.78”.

35. By deleting the amount “$1.06” appearing in clause N.3.3 and inserting “$1.10.

36. By deleting the amount “$0.76” appearing in clause N.3.4 and inserting “$0.78”.

37. By deleting the amount “$0.78” appearing in clause N.4.1 and inserting “$0.80”.

38. By deleting the amount “$0.61” appearing in clause N.4.2 and inserting “$0.63”.

39. By deleting the amount “$4.55” and “$0.93” appearing in clause N.5 and inserting “$4.70” and “$0.96 respectively.

40. By deleting the table appearing in clause N.10.1(b) and inserting the following:

Allowance	Clause	Payable	% of standard rate	$
Welding
Aluminium MIG	N.3.1	hourly	4.87	1.10
Aluminium TIG	N.3.2	hourly	3.47	0.78
Plasma arc process	N.3.3	hourly	4.87	1.10
Other welding	N.3.4	hourly	3.47	0.78
Epoxy-based materials – with catalyst hardener and reactive additives or two-page catalyst systems	N.4.1	hourly	3.56	0.80
Epoxy-based materials – in close proximity	N.4.2	hourly	2.81	0.63
Scaffolding
For the first four hours or part thereof	N.5	first four hours	20.8	4.70
Per additional hour	N.5	hourly	4.26	0.96

41. By deleting the amount “$1441.63” appearing in clause O.7.2 and inserting “$1489.12”.

42. By deleting the table appearing in clause O.7.4(a) and inserting the following:

Classification	Annual Allowance $
Cadet Journalist	1630.99
Level 1 Journalist	2182.19
Level 2 Journalist	2938.90
Level 3 and Level 4 Journalist	3199.63

43. By deleting the amount “$51,750” appearing in clause O.11.1(a) and inserting “$53,454.84”.

44. By deleting the amount “$51,750.00” appearing in clause O.12.7(a) and inserting “$53,454.84”.

45. By deleting the table appearing in clause O.20.3(b) and inserting the following:

Classification	$
Cadet Journalist	37,283
Broadcaster 1; Broadcaster Journalist Level 1	45,592
Broadcaster 2; Broadcaster Journalist Level 2	56,364
Broadcaster 3; Broadcaster Journalist Level 3	60,256
Journalist 1	45,592
Journalist 2	56,364
Journalist 3	60,256
Journalist 4	68,952
Operations Officer Level 1	38,508
Operations Officer Level 2	47,864
Operations Officer Level 3	52,494
Operations Officer Level 4	57,052
Operations Officer Level 5	58,762
Operations Officer Level 6	59,966
Information Technology Officer Level 1	44,335
Information Technology Officer Level 2	46,667
Information Technology Officer Level 3	51,392
Information Technology Officer Level 4	57,052

46. By deleting the table appearing in clause O.21.1(b) and inserting the following:

Allowance	Clause	Payable	% of standard rate	$
Language allowance	O.7.2	Annually	6,594.85	1,489.12
Visual Display Terminal Allowances – Cadet Journalist	O.7.4(a)	Annually	7,223.14	1,630.99
Visual Display Terminal Allowances – Journalist Level 1	O.7.4(a)	Annually	9,664.26	2,182.19
Visual Display Terminal Allowances – Journalist Level 2	O.7.4(a)	Annually	13,015.50	2,938.90
Visual Display Terminal Allowances – Journalist Level 3 and 4	O.7.4(a)	Annually	14,170.21	3,199.63
Journalist Level 4 – per annum amount for calculation of overtime	O.11.1(a), O.12.7(a)	Annually	236,735.36	53,454.84

47. By deleting clause S.5 and inserting the following:

S.5 Minimum Wages

S.5.1 Minimum wages for full-time traineeships

(a) Wage Level A

Subject to clause S.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level A by Appendix S1 are:


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per week	per week	per week
	$	$	$
School leaver	312.20	343.80	409.60
Plus 1 year out of school	343.80	409.60	476.60
Plus 2 years out of school	409.60	476.60	554.70
Plus 3 years out of school	476.60	554.70	635.10
Plus 4 years out of school	554.70	635.10
Plus 5 or more years out of school	635.10

(b) Wage Level B


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per week	per week	per week
	$	$	$
School leaver	312.20	343.80	398.50
Plus 1 year out of school	343.80	398.50	458.40
Plus 2 years out of school	398.50	458.40	537.60
Plus 3 years out of school	458.40	537.60	613.20
Plus 4 years out of school	537.60	613.20
Plus 5 or more years out of school	613.20

(c) Wage Level C


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per week	per week	per week
	$	$	$
School leaver	312.20	343.80	398.50
Plus 1 year out of school	343.80	398.50	448.60
Plus 2 years out of school	398.50	448.60	501.20
Plus 3 years out of school	448.60	501.20	558.40
Plus 4 years out of school	501.20	558.40
Plus 5 or more years out of school	558.40

(d) AQF Certificate Level IV traineeships

(i) Subject to clause S.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are the minimum wages for the relevant full-time AQF Certificate Level III traineeship with the addition of 3.8% to those minimum wages.

(ii) Subject to clause S.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for an adult trainee undertaking a full-time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are as follows, provided that the relevant wage level is that for the relevant AQF Certificate Level III traineeship:

Wage level	First year of traineeship	Second and subsequent years of traineeship
	per week	per week
	$	$
Wage Level A	659.60	685.10
Wage Level B	636.30	660.80
Wage Level C	579.10	601.00

S.5.2 Minimum wages for part-time traineeships

(a) Wage Level A

Subject to clauses S.5.2(f) and S.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Level A by Appendix S1 are:


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per hour	per hour	per hour
	$	$	$
School leaver	10.27	11.32	13.48
Plus 1 year out of school	11.32	13.48	15.69
Plus 2 years out of school	13.48	15.69	18.24
Plus 3 years out of school	15.69	18.24	20.88
Plus 4 years out of school	18.24	20.88
Plus 5 or more years out of school	20.88

(b) Wage Level B


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per hour	per hour	per hour
	$	$	$
School leaver	10.27	11.32	13.12
Plus 1 year out of school	11.32	13.12	15.08
Plus 2 years out of school	13.12	15.08	17.70
Plus 3 years out of school	15.08	17.70	20.18
Plus 4 years out of school	17.70	20.18
Plus 5 or more years out of school	20.18

(c) Wage Level C


	Highest year of schooling completed
	Year 10	Year 11	Year 12
	per hour	per hour	per hour
	$	$	$
School leaver	10.27	11.32	13.12
Plus 1 year out of school	11.32	13.12	14.75
Plus 2 years out of school	13.12	14.75	16.48
Plus 3 years out of school	14.75	16.48	18.37
Plus 4 years out of school	16.48	18.37
Plus 5 or more years out of school	18.37

(d) School-based traineeships

Subject to clauses S.5.2(f) and S.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a school-based AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate levels are allocated to Wage Levels A, B or C by Appendix S1 are as follows when the trainee works ordinary hours:


Year of schooling
Year 11 or lower	Year 12
per hour	per hour
$	$
10.27	11.32

(e) AQF Certificate Level IV traineeships

(i) Subject to clauses S.5.2(f) and S.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for a trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are the minimum wages for the relevant part-time AQF Certificate Level III traineeship with the addition of 3.8% to those minimum wages.

(ii) Subject to clauses S.5.2(f) and S.5.3 of this schedule, the minimum wages for an adult trainee undertaking a part-time AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship are as follows, provided that the relevant wage level is that for the relevant AQF Certificate Level III traineeship:

Wage level	First year of traineeship	Second and subsequent years of traineeship
	per hour	per hour
	$	$
Wage Level A	21.69	22.54
Wage Level B	20.91	21.72
Wage Level C	19.05	19.78

(f) Calculating the actual minimum wage

(i) Where the full-time ordinary hours of work are not 38 or an average of 38 per week, the appropriate hourly minimum wage is obtained by multiplying the relevant minimum wage in clauses S.5.2(a)–(e) of this schedule by 38 and then dividing the figure obtained by the full-time ordinary hours of work per week.

(ii) Where the approved training for a part-time traineeship is provided fully off-the-job by a registered training organisation, for example at school or at TAFE, the relevant minimum wage in clauses S.5.2(a)–(e) of this schedule applies to each ordinary hour worked by the trainee.

(iii) Where the approved training for a part-time traineeship is undertaken solely on-the-job or partly on-the-job and partly off-the-job, the relevant minimum wage in clauses S.5.2(a)–(e) of this schedule minus 20% applies to each ordinary hour worked by the trainee.

S.5.3 Other minimum wage provisions

(a) An employee who was employed by an employer immediately prior to becoming a trainee with that employer must not suffer a reduction in their minimum wage per week or per hour by virtue of becoming a trainee. Casual loadings will be disregarded when determining whether the employee has suffered a reduction in their minimum wage.

(b) If a qualification is converted from an AQF Certificate Level II to an AQF Certificate Level III traineeship, or from an AQF Certificate Level III to an AQF Certificate Level IV traineeship, then the trainee must be paid the next highest minimum wage provided in this schedule, where a higher minimum wage is provided for the new AQF certificate level.

S.5.4 Default wage rate

The minimum wage for a trainee undertaking an AQF Certificate Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate level are not allocated to a wage level by Appendix S1 is the relevant minimum wage under this schedule for a trainee undertaking an AQF Certificate to Level I–III traineeship whose training package and AQF certificate level are allocated to Wage Level B.

B. This determination comes into operation from 1 July 2017. In accordance with s.166(5) of the Fair Work Act 2009 this determination does not take effect until the start of the first full pay period that starts on or after 1 July 2017.

PRESIDENT

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