AN120484 – Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers' (State) Award

40. AREA, INCIDENCE AND DURATION

This award rescinds and replaces the Saddlery, Leather, Canvas Workers and Plastic Material Workers' (State) Award published 27 June 1990 (257 I.G. 23) and all variations thereof and the Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers' (State) Superannuation Award published 28 June 1989 (252 I.G. 1038) and all variations thereof.

It shall apply to all persons within the jurisdiction of the Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers, &c. (State) Industrial Committee.

The award published 27 June 1990 took effect from the first pay period to commence on or after -

(i) 20 October 1988 in respect to 5, Wage Rates (b)(i);

(ii) 20 December 1988 in respect to 5, Wage Rates (b)(ii); and

(iii) 20 April 1989 in all other respects.

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 New South Wales on 28 April 1999 (310 I.G. 359) take effect on 16 July 2004.

The award remains in force until varied or rescinded, the period for which it was made having already expired.

Saddlery, Leather, Canvas and Plastic Material Workers, &c. (State) Industrial Committee

Industries and Callings

All persons employed in or in connection with the manufacture or repair of portmanteaux, bags, cases, trunks and travel goods of a similar kind, covered wireless or radio cases, gloves, cosmetics and similar bags, handbags, wallets, purses, sporting goods, and all classes of goods of leather (excepting footwear), pelts, canvas, fibre, vulcanised fibre or materials used in substitution of any of the foregoing or any like materials (including plastics), sails, tents, flags, tarpaulins, canvas and canvas goods of all descriptions, saddles and saddle trees, harness, bridle work and strapping collars for horses and other animals, animal rugs, whips, whip-thongs, machine belting, gaskets, pump washers and similar articles, industrial spindle mops and all leather workers and workers in or in connection with any of the foregoing materials doing work customary in such trades, and also all persons engaged in the work of roping flags or covering carley floats in the State, excluding the County of Yancowinna;

Excepting Employees of -

State Rail Authority of New South Wales;
Urban Transit Authority of New South Wales;
South Maitland Railways Pty. Limited;
Blue Circle Southern Cement Limited;
The Kandos Cement Company Limited;
The Council of the City of Sydney;
The Sydney County Council;
Shire and municipal councils;
The Electricity Commission of New South Wales;
Australian Iron and Steel Proprietary Limited within the jurisdiction of the Iron and Steel Works Employees (Australian Iron & Steel Proprietary Limited) Industrial Committee and the Quarries (Australian Iron and Steel Pty. Limited) Industrial Committee;
The Council of the City of Newcastle;
The Australian Gas Light Company;
The North Shore Gas Company Limited;

Excepting also employees -

In or about metalliferous and limestone mines; in or in connection with mining for minerals other than coal or shale; and in or about diamond and gem-bearing mines, mining dredges, ore sluicing processes, ore smelting, refining treatment and reduction works; In or about coal mines north of Sydney, in or about coal mines in the South Coast district, in or about coal and shale mines west of Sydney;

And excepting also employees –

Within the jurisdiction of the Smelting and Fertilizer Manufacturing (Sulphide Corporation Pty. Limited and Greenleaf Fertilizers Limited) Industrial Committee, the Cement Workers, &c. (State) Industrial Committee, the John Lysaght (Australia) Limited Newcastle Industrial Committee and the John Lysaght (Australia) Limited Port Kembla Industrial Committee.