MA000108  PR729369
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2020–21
(C2021/1)

PROFESSIONAL DIVING INDUSTRY (INDUSTRIAL) AWARD 2020
[MA000108]

Diving services

JUSTICE ROSS, PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT CATANZARITI
DEPUTY PRESIDENT ASBURY
COMMISSIONER HAMPTON
MR FERGUSON
PROFESSOR WOODEN
MS LABINE-ROMAIN

MELBOURNE, 25 JUNE 2021

Annual Wage Review 2020–21.

A. Further to the decision issued by the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review
2020–21 on 16 June 2021 [[2021] FWCFB 3500], the above award is varied as follows:

1. By deleting the table appearing in clause 27.1 and inserting the following:

Employee classification

Minimum weekly rate
(full-time employee)

Minimum hourly rate

 

$

$

Diving Supervisor

1456.80

38.34

Hyperbaric Welder

1130.40

29.75

Diver

1080.60

28.44

Diver’s Attendant

888.50

23.38

2. By deleting the amounts “$4.53” and “$1.37” appearing in clause 29.2(a) and inserting “$4.65” and “$1.40” respectively.

3. By deleting the amount “$68.63” appearing in clause 29.2(b) and inserting “$70.35”.

4. By deleting the amount “$5.17” appearing in clause 29.2(c)(ii) and inserting “$5.29”.

5. By deleting the amount “$3.48” appearing in clause 29.2(c)(iii) and inserting “$3.57”.

6. By deleting the table appearing in clause 32.1(a) and inserting the following:

 

Full-time employees

Employee classification

Minimum weekly rate
(full-time employee)

Aggregate weekly factor (percentage of minimum weekly rate)

Total weekly rate (minimum weekly rate plus aggregate weekly factor)

 

$

%

$

Diving Superintendent

1187.60

117

2577.09

Diving Supervisor

1109.80

116

2397.17

Supervisor (ADS Operations)

1109.80

116

2397.17

Hyperbaric Welder

1071.20

116

2313.79

Life Support Technician

1015.60

114

2173.38

Senior Operator (OMB Operations)

1015.60

114

2173.38

Systems Maintenance Technician

950.90

113

2025.42

Diver

893.80

111

1885.92

Operator (ADS Operations)

893.80

111

1885.92

Diver’s Attendant

777.50

108

1617.20

7. By deleting the amount “$69.76” appearing in clause 34.2(a)(i) and inserting “$71.50”.

8. By deleting the amount “$82.75” appearing in clause 34.2(a)(ii) and inserting “$84.82”.

9. By deleting the amounts “$4.10”, “$1.22”, “$61.00” and “$305.00” appearing in clause 34.2(b)(i) and inserting “$4.20”, “$1.25”, “$62.50” and “$312.50” respectively.

10. By deleting the amounts “$2.01”, “$0.61” and “$152.50” appearing in clause 34.2(b)(ii) and inserting “$2.06”, “$0.63” and “$157.50” respectively.

11. By deleting the amount “$61.39” appearing in clause 34.2(c) and inserting “$62.92”.

12. By deleting the amount “$5.06” appearing in clause 34.2(d)(ii) and inserting “$5.18”.

13. By deleting the amount “$3.40” appearing in clause 34.2(d)(iii) and inserting “$3.49”.

14. By deleting the table appearing in clause B.1.1 and inserting the following:

 

Ordinary hours

Public holiday

 

% of minimum hourly rate

 

100%

250%

 

$

$

Diving Supervisor

38.34

95.85

Hyperbaric Welder

29.75

74.38

Diver

28.44

71.10

Diver’s Attendant

23.38

58.45

15. By deleting the table appearing in clause B.1.2 and inserting the following:

 

Monday to Saturday–first 2 hours

Monday to Saturday–after 2 hours

Sunday–all day

Public holiday

 

% of minimum hourly rate

 

150%

200%

200%

250%

 

$

$

$

$

Diving Supervisor

57.51

76.68

76.68

95.85

Hyperbaric Welder

44.63

59.50

59.50

74.38

Diver

42.66

56.88

56.88

71.10

Diver’s Attendant

35.07

46.76

46.76

58.45

16. By deleting the table appearing in clause B.2.2 and inserting the following:

 

Ordinary hours

Public holiday

 

% of casual hourly rate

 

100%

250%

 

$

$

Diving Supervisor

47.93

119.83

Hyperbaric Welder

37.19

92.98

Diver

35.55

88.88

Diver’s Attendant

29.23

73.08

17. By deleting the table appearing in clause B.3.1 and inserting the following:

 

Total hourly rate

Total monthly rate1

 

$

$

Diving Superintendent

67.82

11,210.34

Diving Supervisor

63.08

10,427.69

Supervisor (ADS Operations)

63.08

10,427.69

Hyperbaric Welder

60.89

10,064.99

Life Support Technician

57.19

9454.20

Senior Operator (OMB Operations)

57.19

9454.20

Systems Maintenance Technician

53.30

8810.58

Diver

49.63

8203.75

Operator (ADS Operations)

49.63

8203.75

Diver’s Attendant

42.56

7034.82

18. By deleting the table appearing in clause B.4.1 and inserting the following:

 

Casual ordinary rate

 

$

Diving Superintendent

39.06

Diving Supervisor

36.51

Supervisor (ADS Operations)

36.51

Hyperbaric Welder

35.24

Life Support Technician

33.41

Senior Operator (OMB Operations)

33.41

Systems Maintenance Technician

31.28

Diver

29.40

Operator (ADS Operations)

29.40

Diver’s Attendant

25.58

19. By deleting the amount “$1054.20” appearing in clause C.1.1 and inserting “$1080.60”.

20. By deleting the table appearing in clause C.1.1 and inserting the following:

Allowance

Clause

% of standard rate

$

Payable

Diving allowance—Per metre; OR

29.2(a)

0.43

4.65

per metre

Diving allowance—Per foot of water or equivalent pressure

29.2(a)

0.13

1.40

per foot of water or equivalent pressure

Non-destructive testing allowance

29.2(b)

6.51

70.35

per day

Hyperbaric welding allowance

29.2(c)(ii)

0.49

5.29

per linear millimetre

Hyperbaric welding allowance—weld which requires repair

29.2(c)(iii)

0.33

3.57

per linear millimetre

21. By deleting the amount “$872.00” appearing in clause C.3.1 and inserting “$893.80”.

22. By deleting the table appearing in clause C.3.1 and inserting the following:

Allowance

Clause

% of standard rate

$

Payable

Disability allowance—Full-time/part-time employees

34.2(a)(i)

8.0

71.50

per on-duty day

Disability allowance—Casual employees

34.2(a)(ii)

9.49

84.82

per on-duty day

Diving allowance—other than ADS Operations—Per metre; OR

34.2(b)(i)

0.47

4.20

per metre

Diving allowance—other than ADS Operations—Per foot or equivalent pressure

34.2(b)(i)

0.14

1.25

per foot or equivalent pressure

Diving allowance—other than ADS Operations—Minimum payment—50 x Diving allowance per foot; OR

34.2(b)(i)

 

62.50

per 12 hour period

Diving allowance—other than ADS Operations—Minimum payment using saturation techniques—250 x Diving allowance per foot

34.2(b)(i)

 

312.50

per 12 hour period

Diving allowance—ADS Operations—Per metre; OR

34.2(b)(ii)

0.23

2.06

per metre

Diving allowance—ADS Operations—Per foot

34.2(b)(ii)

0.07

0.63

per foot

Diving allowance—ADS Operations—Minimum payment—250 x Diving allowance per foot

34.2(b)(ii)

 

157.50

per 12 hour period

Non-destructive testing allowance

34.2(c)

7.04

62.92

per day

Hyperbaric welding allowance

34.2(d)(ii)

0.58

5.18

per linear millimetre

Hyperbaric welding allowance—weld which requires repair

34.2(d)(iii)

0.39

3.49

per linear millimetre

B. This determination comes into operation on 1 July 2021. In accordance with s.286(5) of the Fair Work Act 2009 this determination does not take effect in relation to a particular employee until the start of the employee’s first full pay period that starts on or after 1 July 2021.

PRESIDENT

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