DECISION

Fair Work Act 2009
s.158—Application to vary or revoke a modern award

Master Plumbers’ and Mechanical Services Association of Australia, The
(AM2021/75)

Application to vary a modern award – Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award 2020 – Schedule X – Additional measures during the COVID-19 pandemic inserted - operative until 31 December 2021

[1] On 3 August 2021, the Master Plumbers’ and Mechanical Services Association of Australia (MPMSAA) made an application to vary the Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award 2020 (Plumbing Award) to insert the terms of Schedule X – Additional Measures during the COVID-19 pandemic (Schedule X) in the Plumbing Award to operate until 31 December 2021, or a later date as determined by the Commission.

[2] On 6 August 2021, this Full Bench issued a statement 1 expressing the provisional view that based on the current circumstances pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic and the fact that Schedule X provisions are already contained in other awards applicable to the building and construction industry, the MPMSAA’s application should be granted and the Plumbing Award should be varied pursuant to s 158 of the Fair Work Act 2009 by inserting Schedule X in the Plumbing Award.

[3] The statement invited interested parties to file submissions in response to the provisional view.

[4] No submissions were received from interested parties in response to the provisional view.

[5] As no submissions were received opposing the provisional view, we confirm the provisional view and will vary the Plumbing Award in the terms proposed in our statement.

[6] A determination giving effect to this change will be issued with this decision. The variation will take effect from today’s date.

VICE PRESIDENT

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