State Wage Case Variation Schedule for MET004
Document Type: Direction
Matter Number: PSAA 18/1986
Matter Description: Application for new award - s.37
Industry:
Jurisdiction: Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission
Member/Magistrate name:
Delivery Date: 5 Aug 2025
Result:
Citation: 2025 WAIRC 00670
WAIG Reference: 105 WAIG 1914
2025 WAIRC 00670
WA PUBLIC HOSPITALS (DOCTORS IN TRAINING) AWARD 2011
1B. - MINIMUM ADULT AWARD WAGE
(1) No employee aged 21 or more shall be paid less than the minimum adult award wage unless otherwise provided by this clause.
(2) The minimum adult award wage for full-time employees aged 21 or more working under an award that provides for a 38-hour week is $953.00 per week.
The minimum adult award wage for full-time employees aged 21 or more working under awards that provide for other than a 38-hour week is calculated as follows: divide $953.00 by 38 and multiply by the number of ordinary hours prescribed for a full-time employee under the award.
The minimum adult award wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.
(3) The minimum adult award wage is deemed to include all State Wage order adjustments from State Wage Case decisions.
(4) Unless otherwise provided in this clause adults aged 21 or more employed as casuals, part-time employees or piece workers or employees who are remunerated wholly on the basis of payment by results, shall not be paid less than pro rata the minimum adult award wage according to the hours worked.
(5) Employees under the age of 21 shall be paid no less than the wage determined by applying the percentage prescribed in the junior rates provision in this award (if applicable) to the minimum adult award wage, provided that no employee shall be paid less than any applicable minimum rate of pay prescribed by the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.
(6) The minimum adult award wage shall not apply to apprentices, employees engaged on traineeships or government approved work placement programs or employed under the Commonwealth Government Supported Wage System or to other categories of employees who by prescription are paid less than the minimum award rate, provided that no employee shall be paid less than any applicable minimum rate of pay prescribed by the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.
(7) Liberty to apply is reserved in relation to any special category of employees not included here or otherwise in relation to the application of the minimum adult award wage.
(8) Subject to this clause the minimum adult award wage shall –
(a) Apply to all work in ordinary hours.
(b) Apply to the calculation of overtime and all other penalty rates, superannuation, payments during any period of paid leave and for all purposes of this award.
(9) Minimum Adult Award Wage
The rates of pay in this award include the minimum weekly wage for employees aged 21 or more payable under the 2025 State Wage order. Any increase arising from the insertion of the minimum wage will be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees whose wages and conditions of employment are regulated by this award which are above the wage rates prescribed in the award. Such above award payments include wages payable pursuant to enterprise agreements, consent awards or award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements and over award arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required.
Increases under previous State Wage Case Principles or under the current Statement of Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset the minimum wage.
(10) Adult Apprentices
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this clause, the minimum adult apprentice wage for a full-time apprentice aged 21 years or more working under an award that provides for a 38-hour week is $791.30 per week.
(b) The minimum adult apprentice wage for a full-time apprentice aged 21 years or more working under an award that provides for other than a 38-hour week is calculated as follows: divide $791.30 by 38 and multiply by the number of ordinary hours prescribed for a full-time apprentice under the award.
(c) The minimum adult apprentice wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.
(d) Adult apprentices aged 21 years or more employed on a part-time basis shall not be paid less than pro rata the minimum adult apprentice wage according to the hours worked.
(e) The rates paid in the paragraphs above to an apprentice 21 years of age or more are payable on superannuation and during any period of paid leave prescribed by this award.
(f) Where in this award an additional rate is expressed as a percentage, fraction or multiple of the ordinary rate of pay, it shall be calculated upon the rate prescribed in this award for the actual year of apprenticeship.
9. - SALARIES
(1) (a) Salaries or salary ranges applicable to medical practitioners covered by this Award calculated on the basis of the ordinary hours of duty specified in subclause (1) of Clause 12. - Hours of Duty of rostered duty in any period of one week shall be:
Level
$ per annum
ASNA
TOTAL
Level 1
36177
35830
72007
Level 2
38794
36816
75610
Level 3
41467
37821
79288
Level 4
43089
38430
81519
Level 5
44780
39067
83847
Level 6
48244
40372
88616
Level 7
51162
41468
92630
Level 8
54213
42615
96828
Level 9
56364
43426
99790
Level 10
59625
44652
104277
The rates of pay in this award include arbitrated safety net adjustments available since December 1993, under the Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment Principle.
These arbitrated safety net adjustments may be offset against any equivalent amount in the rate of pay received by employees since 1 November 1991 above the rate prescribed in the Award, except where such absorption is contrary to the terms of an industrial agreement.
Increases in rates of pay otherwise made under the State Wage Case Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments.
(b) The salary of an Intern shall be at Level 1.
(c) The salary of a Resident Medical Officer shall be within the range of Levels 2 to 4 inclusive, based on years of relevant experience after graduation. Level 4 shall apply to 4th and subsequent years of experience after graduation.
(d) The salary of a Registrar shall be within the range of Levels 5 to 8 inclusive based on years of relevant experience in that capacity.
(e) The salary of a Senior Registrar shall be within the range of Levels 9 to 10, based on years of relevant experience in that capacity.
(f) Subject to the provisions of this Award, a medical practitioner shall be employed in accordance with the level of work performed.
(2) Subject to good conduct, diligence and efficiency, a medical practitioner shall proceed from the point of entry in the salary range to the maximum of the range for the particular class of employment according to the increments in such salary range.
(3) Salaries shall be paid at least fortnightly.
(4) It is a term of this Award that the Association undertakes for the duration of the Principles determined by the Commission in Court Session in Application No. 704 of 1991 not to pursue any extra claims, award or over award except when consistent with the State Wage principles.
WA PUBLIC HOSPITALS (DOCTORS IN TRAINING) AWARD 2011
1B. - MINIMUM ADULT AWARD WAGE
(1) No employee aged 21 or more shall be paid less than the minimum adult award wage unless otherwise provided by this clause.
(2) The minimum adult award wage for full-time employees aged 21 or more working under an award that provides for a 38-hour week is $953.00 per week.
The minimum adult award wage for full-time employees aged 21 or more working under awards that provide for other than a 38-hour week is calculated as follows: divide $953.00 by 38 and multiply by the number of ordinary hours prescribed for a full-time employee under the award.
The minimum adult award wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.
(3) The minimum adult award wage is deemed to include all State Wage order adjustments from State Wage Case decisions.
(4) Unless otherwise provided in this clause adults aged 21 or more employed as casuals, part-time employees or piece workers or employees who are remunerated wholly on the basis of payment by results, shall not be paid less than pro rata the minimum adult award wage according to the hours worked.
(5) Employees under the age of 21 shall be paid no less than the wage determined by applying the percentage prescribed in the junior rates provision in this award (if applicable) to the minimum adult award wage, provided that no employee shall be paid less than any applicable minimum rate of pay prescribed by the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.
(6) The minimum adult award wage shall not apply to apprentices, employees engaged on traineeships or government approved work placement programs or employed under the Commonwealth Government Supported Wage System or to other categories of employees who by prescription are paid less than the minimum award rate, provided that no employee shall be paid less than any applicable minimum rate of pay prescribed by the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.
(7) Liberty to apply is reserved in relation to any special category of employees not included here or otherwise in relation to the application of the minimum adult award wage.
(8) Subject to this clause the minimum adult award wage shall –
(a) Apply to all work in ordinary hours.
(b) Apply to the calculation of overtime and all other penalty rates, superannuation, payments during any period of paid leave and for all purposes of this award.
(9) Minimum Adult Award Wage
The rates of pay in this award include the minimum weekly wage for employees aged 21 or more payable under the 2025 State Wage order. Any increase arising from the insertion of the minimum wage will be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees whose wages and conditions of employment are regulated by this award which are above the wage rates prescribed in the award. Such above award payments include wages payable pursuant to enterprise agreements, consent awards or award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements and over award arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required.
Increases under previous State Wage Case Principles or under the current Statement of Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset the minimum wage.
(10) Adult Apprentices
(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this clause, the minimum adult apprentice wage for a full-time apprentice aged 21 years or more working under an award that provides for a 38-hour week is $791.30 per week.
(b) The minimum adult apprentice wage for a full-time apprentice aged 21 years or more working under an award that provides for other than a 38-hour week is calculated as follows: divide $791.30 by 38 and multiply by the number of ordinary hours prescribed for a full-time apprentice under the award.
(c) The minimum adult apprentice wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.
(d) Adult apprentices aged 21 years or more employed on a part-time basis shall not be paid less than pro rata the minimum adult apprentice wage according to the hours worked.
(e) The rates paid in the paragraphs above to an apprentice 21 years of age or more are payable on superannuation and during any period of paid leave prescribed by this award.
(f) Where in this award an additional rate is expressed as a percentage, fraction or multiple of the ordinary rate of pay, it shall be calculated upon the rate prescribed in this award for the actual year of apprenticeship.
9. - SALARIES
(1) (a) Salaries or salary ranges applicable to medical practitioners covered by this Award calculated on the basis of the ordinary hours of duty specified in subclause (1) of Clause 12. - Hours of Duty of rostered duty in any period of one week shall be:
Level
$ per annum
ASNA
TOTAL
Level 1
36177
35830
72007
Level 2
38794
36816
75610
Level 3
41467
37821
79288
Level 4
43089
38430
81519
Level 5
44780
39067
83847
Level 6
48244
40372
88616
Level 7
51162
41468
92630
Level 8
54213
42615
96828
Level 9
56364
43426
99790
Level 10
59625
44652
104277
The rates of pay in this award include arbitrated safety net adjustments available since December 1993, under the Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment Principle.
These arbitrated safety net adjustments may be offset against any equivalent amount in the rate of pay received by employees since 1 November 1991 above the rate prescribed in the Award, except where such absorption is contrary to the terms of an industrial agreement.
Increases in rates of pay otherwise made under the State Wage Case Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments.
(b) The salary of an Intern shall be at Level 1.
(c) The salary of a Resident Medical Officer shall be within the range of Levels 2 to 4 inclusive, based on years of relevant experience after graduation. Level 4 shall apply to 4th and subsequent years of experience after graduation.
(d) The salary of a Registrar shall be within the range of Levels 5 to 8 inclusive based on years of relevant experience in that capacity.
(e) The salary of a Senior Registrar shall be within the range of Levels 9 to 10, based on years of relevant experience in that capacity.
(f) Subject to the provisions of this Award, a medical practitioner shall be employed in accordance with the level of work performed.
(2) Subject to good conduct, diligence and efficiency, a medical practitioner shall proceed from the point of entry in the salary range to the maximum of the range for the particular class of employment according to the increments in such salary range.
(3) Salaries shall be paid at least fortnightly.
(4) It is a term of this Award that the Association undertakes for the duration of the Principles determined by the Commission in Court Session in Application No. 704 of 1991 not to pursue any extra claims, award or over award except when consistent with the State Wage principles.