AP792378CRV - Pastoral Industry Award 1998

29. YARDING SHEEP FOR SHEARING

[30 renumbered as 29 by PR900617 from 12Dec00]

29.1 At shearing operations the employer shall, unless prevented by any cause unavoidable by the employer, yard the sheep for shearing at least four hours before the time of their being shorn so as to overcome any fullness or sweat in such sheep and the employee shall thereupon shear such sheep with all reasonable dispatch and without any delay whatsoever.

29.1.1 This clause shall not apply in the case of:

(a) ewes within two months of lambing;

(b) ewes with lambs up to three months old;

(c) sheep which have previously been yarded for shearing but have been turned out because they are too wet to shear.