MA000108  PR740794
FAIR WORK COMMISSION

DETERMINATION


Fair Work Act 2009

s.285—Annual wage review

Annual Wage Review 2021–22
(C2022/1)

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, 28 JUNE 2022

Annual Wage Review 2021–22.

A. Further to the decision issued by the Expert Panel in the Annual Wage Review 2021–22 on 15 June 2022 [[2022] 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

1523.80

40.10

Hyperbaric Welder

1182.40

31.12

Diver

1130.30

29.74

Diver’s Attendant

929.40

24.46

2. By deleting the amounts “$4.65” and “$1.40” appearing in clause 29.2(a) and inserting “$4.86” and “$1.47” respectively.

3. By deleting the amount “$70.35” appearing in clause 29.2(b) and inserting “$73.58”.

4. By deleting the amount “$5.29” appearing in clause 29.2(c)(ii) and inserting “$5.54”.

5. By deleting the amount “$3.57” appearing in clause 29.2(c)(iii) and inserting “$3.73”.

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

1242.20

117

2695.57

Diving Supervisor

1160.90

116

2507.54

Supervisor (ADS Operations)

1160.90

116

2507.54

Hyperbaric Welder

1120.50

116

2420.28

Life Support Technician

1062.30

114

2273.32

Senior Operator (OMB Operations)

1062.30

114

2273.32

Systems Maintenance Technician

994.60

113

2118.50

Diver

934.90

111

1972.64

Operator (ADS Operations)

934.90

111

1972.64

Diver’s Attendant

817.50

108

1700.40

7. By deleting the amount “$71.50” appearing in clause 34.2(a)(i) and inserting “$74.79”.

8. By deleting the amount “$84.82” appearing in clause 34.2(a)(ii) and inserting “$88.72”.

9. By deleting the amounts “$4.20”, “$1.25”, “$62.50” and “$312.50” appearing in clause 34.2(b)(i) and inserting “$4.39”, “$1.31”, “$65.50” and “$327.50” respectively.

10. By deleting the amounts “$2.06”, “$0.63” and “$157.50” appearing in clause 34.2(b)(ii) and inserting “$2.15”, “$0.65” and “$162.50” respectively.

11. By deleting the amount “$62.92” appearing in clause 34.2(c) and inserting “$65.82”.

12. By deleting the amount “$5.18” appearing in clause 34.2(d)(ii) and inserting “$5.42”.

13. By deleting the amount “$3.49” appearing in clause 34.2(d)(iii) and inserting “$3.65”.

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

40.10

100.25

Hyperbaric Welder

31.12

77.80

Diver

29.74

74.35

Diver’s Attendant

24.46

61.15

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

60.15

80.20

80.20

100.25

Hyperbaric Welder

46.68

62.24

62.24

77.80

Diver

44.61

59.48

59.48

74.35

Diver’s Attendant

36.69

48.92

48.92

61.15

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

50.13

125.33

Hyperbaric Welder

38.90

97.25

Diver

37.18

92.95

Diver’s Attendant

30.58

76.45

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

 

Total hourly rate

Total monthly rate1

 

$

$

Diving Superintendent

70.94

11,725.73

Diving Supervisor

65.99

10,907.80

Supervisor (ADS Operations)

65.99

10,907.80

Hyperbaric Welder

63.69

10,528.22

Life Support Technician

59.82

9888.94

Senior Operator (OMB Operations)

59.82

9888.94

Systems Maintenance Technician

55.75

9215.48

Diver

51.91

8580.98

Operator (ADS Operations)

51.91

8580.98

Diver’s Attendant

44.75

7396.74

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

 

Casual ordinary rate

 

$

Diving Superintendent

40.86

Diving Supervisor

38.19

Supervisor (ADS Operations)

38.19

Hyperbaric Welder

36.86

Life Support Technician

34.95

Senior Operator (OMB Operations)

34.95

Systems Maintenance Technician

32.71

Diver

30.75

Operator (ADS Operations)

30.75

Diver’s Attendant

26.89

19. By deleting the amount “$1080.60” appearing in clause C.1.1 and inserting “$1130.30”.

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

4.86

per metre

Diving allowance—Per foot of water or equivalent pressure

29.2(a)

0.13

1.47

per foot of water or equivalent pressure

Non-destructive testing allowance

29.2(b)

6.51

73.58

per day

Hyperbaric welding allowance

29.2(c)(ii)

0.49

5.54

per linear millimetre

Hyperbaric welding allowance—weld which requires repair

29.2(c)(iii)

0.33

3.73

per linear millimetre

21. By deleting the amount “$893.80” appearing in clause C.3.1 and inserting “$934.90”.

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

74.79

per on-duty day

Disability allowance—Casual employees

34.2(a)(ii)

9.49

88.72

per on-duty day

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

34.2(b)(i)

0.47

4.39

per metre

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

34.2(b)(i)

0.14

1.31

per foot or equivalent pressure

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

34.2(b)(i)

 

65.50

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)

 

327.50

per 12 hour period

Diving allowance—ADS Operations—Per metre; OR

34.2(b)(ii)

0.23

2.15

per metre

Diving allowance—ADS Operations—Per foot

34.2(b)(ii)

0.07

0.65

per foot

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

34.2(b)(ii)

 

162.50

per 12 hour period

Non-destructive testing allowance

34.2(c)

7.04

65.82

per day

Hyperbaric welding allowance

34.2(d)(ii)

0.58

5.42

per linear millimetre

Hyperbaric welding allowance—weld which requires repair

34.2(d)(iii)

0.39

3.65

per linear millimetre

B. This determination comes into operation on 1 July 2022. 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 2022.

PRESIDENT

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