AN120684 – Plumbers and Gasfitters (State) Consolidated Award

60. AREA, INCIDENCE AND DURATION

This award rescinds and replaces the Plumbers and Gasfitters (State) Award published 12 September 1997 (300 I.G. 1237) and all variations thereof.

It shall apply to all employees in the State, excluding the County of Yancowinna, within the jurisdiction of the Plumbers and Gasfitters (State) Industrial Committee.

The changes made to the Award pursuant to the Award Review under 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 18 December 1998 (85 IR 38) take effect on and from 21 October 2004.

This award remains in force until varied or rescinded, the period for which it was made already having expired.

FOR EFFECTIVE DATE PLEASE REFER TO SCHEDULE OF AWARD VARIATIONS TABLE.

PLUMBERS AND GASFITTERS (STATE) INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE

Industries and Callings

Plumbers, gasfitters and drainers, and all persons (other than assistants) employed on the fixing of asbestos cement pipes for venting or for water services from street mains, in the State, excluding the County of Yancowinna;

Excepting employees of -

State Rail Authority of New South Wales;
Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales;
The Commissioner for Motor Transport;
The Water Board;
The Electrolytic Refining and Smelting Company of Australia Proprietary Limited, Metal
Manufactures Limited, Australian Fertilizers Limited and Austral Standard Cables Proprietary Limited, at Port Kembla;
Australian Iron and Steel Proprietary Limited, within the jurisdiction of the Iron and Steel Works Employees (Australian Iron & Steel Proprietary Limited) Industrial Committee;
Blue Circle Southern Cement Limited;
The Council of the City of Sydney and Shire and Municipal Councils;
Sydney Electricity;
The Electricity Commission of New South Wales (Pacific Power);
The Australian Gas Light Company;
Australian Wire Industries Pty Ltd at its Sydney Wiremill;
Commissioner for Main Roads, engaged in the maintenance of the Sydney Harbour Bridge;
The Hunter District Water Board;
South Maitland Railways Pty Limited;
The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited at Newcastle;
Australian Wire Industries Pty Ltd at its Newcastle Wiremill;
Prospect Electricity;
The Council of the City of Newcastle;

and excepting also employees -

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;

In or about metalliferous and limestone mines, in or in connection with mining for minerals other than coal or shale, in or about diamond and gembearing mines, mining dredges, ore sluicing processes, ore smelting, refining, treatment and reduction works;

and excepting also employees within the jurisdiction of the following Industrial Committees -

Special Steel and Steel Products Manufacture (Commonwealth Steel Company Limited); Tubemakers of Australia Limited, Newcastle; County Councils (Electricity Undertakings) Employees; John Lysaght (Australia) Limited Port Kembla; John Lysaght (Australia) Limited Newcastle; Australia Wire Industries Pty Ltd - Newcastle Ropery; John Lysaght (Australia) Limited Unanderra; Tubemakers of Australia Limited, Yennora; Smelting and Fertilizers Manufacturing (Sulphide Corporation Pty Limited and Greenleaf Fertilizers); Milk Treatment, &c., and Distribution (State); Cement Workers, &c. (State); Breweries, &c. (State); Tubemakers of Australia Limited Newcastle;

and excepting also;

Persons coming within the jurisdiction of Crown Employees (Skilled Tradesmen) Industrial Committee;

Persons within the jurisdiction of the University Building Maintenance Employees (State) Industrial Committee;

All persons employed in fixing or applying to or in connection with roofs, malthoid and all bituminous materials and all accessories, and all persons employed as fixers of corrugated asbestos cement sheets, whether fixed to walls or roofs, together with all asbestos cement accessories, including asbestos cement ridging, guttering and downpipes, and including all persons assisting them;

Persons coming within the jurisdiction of the Public Hospital (Skilled Tradesmen) Industrial Committee.