Award Review - Round 1
Section 130 of the Industrial Relations Act 1999 provides for a review of state awards to be carried out by the Commission within a minimum of 3 years after the making of the award and for a further review after a subsequent period of 3 years.
- Guidelines
- Resources
- Templates for award parties to follow in reviewing their awards
- Reviewed awards that have been referred to the Full Bench of the Commission for consideration
- Awards that have undergone the review process and have been approved for gazettal or have been approved and gazetted
In carrying out the review of the awards, Section 126 of the Act requires that the Commission must ensure that an award -
- does not contain discriminatory provisions
- is stated in plain English and is easy to understand in structure and content
- does not contain provisions that are obsolete or need updating
- provides for secure, relevant and consistent wages and employment conditions
- provides for equal remuneration for men and women employees for work of equal or comparable value
- provides fair standards for employees in the context of living standards generally prevailing in the community
- is suited to the efficient performance of work according to the needs of particular enterprises, industries or workplaces; and.s 127 108 s 128 Industrial Relations Act 1999
- takes account of the efficiency and effectiveness of the economy, including productivity, inflation and the desirability of achieving a high level of employment; and
- whenever possible—
- contains facilitative provisions that allow agreement at the workplace or enterprise level, between employers and employees (including individual employees), on how the award provisions are to apply; and
- contains provisions enabling the employment of regular part-time employees; and
- provides support for training arrangements.
The majority of State awards have now undergone the review process and a list of those awards and the effective date of operation can be viewed by clicking here.
The following resources may be helpful in assisting award parties in reviewing their awards
- The Research Manual - May 2002 Version
- Appendices
- Second Tier arrangements
- Proof Reading - April 2002
- Award Review Process Guidelines - August 2002
- QIRC Decision - 10 May 2002 - Part-time employment provisions
- QIRC Release 18 September 2001
- QIRC Memo 10 May 2002 - Advice Notice 1
- Award Review template Version 6 (Word Doc)
- How to use the Award Review template Version 4
- Formatting template
- Sample Award - Miscellaneous Workers' Award - State 2002
- Model Clauses - July 2002
Please refer to these most recent model clauses when using the templates
For information on Round 2 of the Award Review click here