AN120196 – Engine Drivers General (State) Award

40. AREA, INCIDENCE AND DURATION

40.1 The changes made to the award pursuant to the Award Review pursuant to section 19(6) of the Industrial Relations Act, 1996 and Principle 26 of the Principles for Review of Awards made by the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW on 28 April 1999 (310 I.G. 359) and take effect on 1 July 2004

This award remains in force until varied or rescinded, the period for which it was made already having expired.

40.2 The variation to this award made pursuant to the section 19 review rescinds and replaces the Engine Drivers, &c., General Superannuation (State) Award published 3 October 1990 (260 I.G. 259), and all variations thereof, and the Engine Drivers, &c., General (State) 1996 Wages Adjustment and Redundancy Award published 9 August 1996 (294 I.G. 238), and all variations thereof.

40.3 This award rescinds and replaces the Engine Drivers, &c., General (State) Award published 15 January 1960 and reprinted 29 October 1980 and further reprinted 11 January 1984 and 10 January 1992 (267 I.G. 51), and all variations thereof.

40.4 This Award shall apply to all employees of the classifications set out in Clause 5 of this Award in the State of NSW excluding the Municipality of Broken Hill. It shall not apply to:

(a) The driving of any internal combustion engine of 22 or less kW brake power on any engine or electric motor or any pump, air compressor, pneumatic or small hoist on which no engine driver or fireman or greaser is employed as such, but the starting and stopping of and attention to which is done by an employee, the greater part of whose time is taken up with other work; or

(b) the operation of pneumatic and small hoists and two motion electric man-power cranes;

or

(c) the driving of footpath rollers of 1 525 kg and under; or

(d) plant operators on construction work covered by the Plant, &c., Operators on Construction (State) Award.

40.5 This Award shall not apply to employees of

State Rail Authority of New South Wales;
The Commissioner for Motor Transport;
The Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board;
The Hunter District Water Board;
The Electrolytic Refining and Smelting Company of Australia
Proprietary Limited, the Metal Manufactures Limited, and the
Australian Fertilizers Limited, at Port Kembla;
Australian Wire Industries Pty Ltd at its Sydney Wiremill;
Blue Circle Southern Cement Limited;
The Council of the City of Sydney, Shires, Municipal Councils and County Councils;
The Sydney County Council;
The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited at Newcastle;
Australian Iron and Steel Proprietary Limited within the jurisdiction of the Iron and Steel Works Employees (Australian Iron & Steel Proprietary Limited) Conciliation Committee; South Maitland Railways Pty Limited;
Australian Wire Industries Pty Ltd at its Newcastle Wiremill;
Commissioner for Main Roads engaged in the maintenance of the Sydney Harbour Bridge;
Electric Light and Power Supply Corporation Limited;
Parramatta-Granville Electric Supply Company Limited;
The Council of the City of Newcastle;
The Electricity Commission of New South Wales;
The Australian Gas Light Company;
The North Shore Gas Company Limited;

And excepting also those employed –

In or about coal and shale mines and metalliferous mines;
In the Dredge Services of the Maritime Services Board of New South Wales, and of the Department of Works and Local Government;
In Wheaten Flour Mills;

And excepting employees within the jurisdiction of the following Industrial Committees –

Glass Makers (State);
Carters, &c., (State);
Cement Workers, &c., (State);
Quarries, Gravel and Sand Pits (State);
Storemen and Packers, General (State);
Storemen and Packers, Wholesale Paint,
Varnish, Oil and Colour Stores (State);
Storemen and Packers, Wholesale Oil and Petroleum Products (State);
Storemen and Packers, Bond and Free Stores (State);
Storemen and Packers, Wharf Stores (State);
Coal Lumpers, &c., (State);
Special Steels and Steel Products Manufacture (Commonwealth Steel Company Limited); Tubemakers of Australia Limited, Newcastle;
Labourers, Railway and Road Construction, &c., (State);
John Lysaght (Australia) Pty Ltd, Port Kembla;
John Lysaght (Australia) Pty Ltd, Newcastle;
Australian Wire Industries Pty Ltd - Newcastle Ropery;
Commonwealth Steel Company Limited, Unanderra;
Tubemakers of Australia Limited, Yennora;
Smelting and Fertilizer Manufacturing (Sulphide Corporation Pty
Limited and Greenleaf Fertilizers Limited);
Sugar Manufacturers (State);
Maritime Services Board (Cargo Handling Operations);
Breweries, &c., (State);
Milk Treatment, &c., and Distribution (State);
Shoalhaven Scheme;
Googong Dam Project