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1.3 A variation to this award does not affect any right,privilege,obligation or liability that a person acquired,accrued or incurred under the award as it existed prior to that variation.

2. Definitions

[Varied by PR733979,PR744246]

In this award,unless the contrary intention appears:

Act means the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).

adult apprentice means a person of 21 years of age or over at the time of entering into a training contract as provided for in clause 12—Apprentices.

afternoon shift,for employees other than Vehicle Manufacturing employees covered by clause 4.8(a)(xi),has the meaning given in clause 33.2(b)(i).

afternoon shift,for Vehicle Manufacturing employees covered by clause 4.8(a)(xi),has the meaning given in clause 56.1(a)(i).

agricultural implements,machinery and appliances means farming or pastoral equipment such as harvesters,headers,windmills for the purpose of pumping river or subterranean water,ploughs,harrows,discs,seeders,top-dressers,mowing equipment,mobile irrigation equipment,fruit and vegetable harvesting and sorting equipment and such other equipment as is used mainly or solely in the agricultural and/or pastoral industry.

all purposes means the payment will be included in the rate of pay of an employee who is entitled to the allowance,when calculating any penalties or loadings or payment while they are on annual leave.

apprentice includes an adult apprentice.

boiler attendant or fireperson—first class means a boiler attendant or fireperson who attends to 2 or more boilers or 2 or more suction gas generators,or one boiler the evaporation capacity of which attributed thereto by the maker exceeds 5000 kg but less than 45000 kg of steam per hour,or one gas generator supplying a total engine load capacity attributed thereto by the maker of not less than 740 kW.

bottle merchants means businesses operating bottle yards/collection depots principally collecting bottles,cans,plastic and other packaging materials for drinks.

[Definition of casual employee inserted by PR733979 from 27Sep21]

casual employee has the meaning given by section 15A of the Act.

casual ordinary hourly rate means the hourly rate for a casual employee for the employee’s classification specified in clause 20—Minimum rates,inclusive of the casual loading. Where an employee is entitled to an all-purpose allowance,this allowance forms part of that employee’s ordinary hourly rate.

confined space means a compartment,space or place the dimensions of which necessitate an employee working in a stooped or otherwise cramped position or without proper ventilation and subject thereto includes the following spaces:

(a) in the case of a ship,inside complete tanks,chain lockers and peaks,under engine beds,under engine room and stockhold floors,or under or inside boilers;

(b) in other cases,inside boilers,steam drums,mud drums,fire boxes of vertical or road vehicle boilers,furnaces,flues,combustion chambers,receivers,buoys,tanks,superheaters or economisers;and

(c) work on the inside of tanker type vehicles such as those used in carrying petrol,milk,flour,cement and the like,but not other work on vehicles.

defined benefit member has the meaning given by the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (Cth).

electric motor attendant means a person who attends to an electric motor or motors of 22 kW or more in the aggregate,and performs any duties of oiling or cleaning or attending to commutators,brushes,fuses or switches.

employee means national system employee within the meaning of the Act.

employer means national system employer within the meaning of the Act.

engine driver means any person who operates or drives any engine or engines,the motive power of which is either steam,gas,oil,water,compressed air or electricity,and includes any person who is called on in the ordinary course of their duty to do engine driver’s work other than simply stopping or starting an engine under the supervision of an engine driver.

engine driver in charge of plant means:

(a) when 2 or more drivers are employed at the plant at one time,the engine driver who is invested with the superintendence and responsibility or who has to accept the superintendence and responsibility;or

(b) an engine driver who is invested with the superintendence and responsibility or who has to accept the superintendence and responsibility over one or more non-certified firepersons;or

(c) a person who is the only engine driver employed on the plant and who does the general repair work of the plant in addition to the work of engine driving,other than merely assisting a fitter or engineer to do such work;or

(d) where shifts are worked,the engine driver who in addition to the work of engine driving is directed to carry out the general repair work of the plant,other than merely assisting a fitter or engineer to do such work.

engineering streams are the 3 broad engineering streams recognised within the classification definitions set out in Schedule A —Classification Structure and Definitions namely,electrical/electronic,mechanical and fabrication. The streams are defined as the:

(a) electrical/electronic stream which includes the design,assembly,manufacture,installation,modification,testing,fault finding,commissioning,maintenance and service of all electrical and electronic devices,systems,equipment and controls,such as electrical wiring,motors,generators,PLCs and other electronic controls,instruments,refrigeration,telecommunications,radio and television,and communication and information processing.

(b) mechanical stream which includes the design,assembly,manufacture,installation,modification,testing,fault finding,commissioning,maintenance and service of all mechanical equipment,machinery,fluid power systems,automotive mechanics,instruments and refrigeration,and the use of related computer controlled equipment,such as Computer Numeric Controlled machine tools.

(c) fabrication stream which includes fabrication in all materials,forging,carpentry,plumbing,founding,structural steel erection,electroplating,metal spinning,metal polishing and sheet metal work and the use of related computer controlled equipment.

exempt public sector superannuation scheme has the meaning given by the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth).

fireperson or greaser in charge of plant means a fireperson or greaser who is the only fireperson or greaser employed on the plant and who does the general repair work of the plant in addition to the work of firing or greasing,other than merely assisting a fitter,engine driver or engineer to do such work or a greaser assisting a fireperson to do such work.

greaser or oiler means any person substantially engaged in greasing or oiling any engine,machinery or shafting.

greaser or oiler—first class means a greaser or oiler who under the supervision of an engine driver stops or starts an engine or engines,but does not include any greaser or oiler who does so only in cases of necessity or emergency.

leading boiler attendant or fireperson—first class means:

(a) the boiler attendant or fireperson employed at a plant where 3 or more firepersons are employed at the same time who is invested with the superintendence and responsibility or who has to accept the superintendence and responsibility,but does not include any boiler attendant or fireperson where an engine driver is charged with being in charge of plant;or

(b) the boiler attendant or fireperson employed at a plant where 3 or more attendants or firepersons are employed at the same time whose duty is to attend to the water of the boilers that are fitted by 2 or more of the other boiler attendants or firepersons.

leading boiler attendant or fireperson—second class means:

(a) the boiler attendant or fireperson employed at a plant where 2 boiler attendants or firepersons are employed at the same time who is invested with the superintendence or has to accept the superintendence or responsibility,but does not include any boiler attendant or fireperson where an engine driver is charged with being in charge of the plant;or

(b) the boiler attendant or fireperson employed at a plant where 2 boiler attendants

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