AN170120 – Metal and Engineering Industry Award
‘Gross Vehicle Mass’ means:
(a) in the case of an articulated truck or heavy trailer combination:
the maximum permissible mass (whether described as the gross train mass or otherwise) for the motor vehicle and the trailer(s) or semi-trailer(s) attached to it, together with the load carried on each, as stated in any certificate that is issued in respect of the motor vehicle by the relevant authority or by the corresponding authority of another State or Territory or that is required by law to be painted or displayed on the motor vehicle; and
(b) in any other case:
the maximum permissible mass (whether described as the gross train vehicle mass or otherwise) for the motor vehicle and its load (but excluding any trailer and its load) as stated in a certificate of registration or other certificate that is issued in respect of the motor vehicle by the relevant authority or by the corresponding authority of another State or Territory or that is required by the law to be painted or displayed on the motor vehicle.
‘Or equivalent’ means:
(i) Any training delivered by a registered provider (eg TAFE), recognised by the Tasmanian State Training Authority which has been endorsed as equivalent to an accredited course which the Manufacturing Engineering and Related Services Industry Training Advisory Body (MERSITAB) or by the Tasmanian Automotive, Engineering and Manufacturing Industry Training Board (TAEMITB) recognises for this level. This can include advanced standing through recognition of prior learning and/or overseas qualifications.
OR
(ii) Where competencies meet the requirements set out in the MERSITAB competency standards in accordance with the National Metal and Engineering Competency Standards Implementation Guide.
'Ordinary Time Earnings' shall include an employee's classification rate, over award payments, shift loading, casual loading and any permanent all purpose work related allowances but shall exclude overtime payments, annual leave loading, annual or long service leave payments on termination and allowances paid as a reimbursement of expenses.
'Sunday' means all time between midnight Saturday and midnight Sunday.
