2025 WAIRC 00675
Western Australian Surveying (Private Practice) Industry Award, 2003 - The

5.1 - SALARIES

The rates of pay in this Award include Arbitrated Safety Net adjustments available since December 1993 under the Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment Principle and includes the 2013 Safety Net Wage Case Increase of 1 July 2013.

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.

Wage
Classification title
Minimum Salaries - $
Skill relativity to level 10 after full minimum rate\broadbanding adjustments


Hourly
Weekly
Annual
%
Level 1 5.1.1(a)
Manager/Professional -Business/Specialist
45.22
1718.30
89638
210
Level 2 5.1.1(b)
Manager/Professional - Project/Specialist
40.69
1546.30
80665
180
Level 3 5.1.1(c)
ExperiencedProfessional Surveyor including Licensed Surveyor/Engineer
37.67
1431.50
74676
160
Level 4 5.1.1(d)
Experienced Surveyor/Town Planner
36.27
1378.20
71896
150
Level 5 5.1.1(e)
Technician V / Survey Party Leader
35.54
1350.70
70461
145
Level 6 5.1.1(f)
Technician IV / Survey Party Leader
34.03
1293.20
67462
135
Level 7 5.1.1(g)
Technician III / Survey Technician, Senior (part-time party leader)Graduate Professional Engineer/Surveyor/Town Planner - 4 year
33.28
1264.60
65970
130
Level 8 5.1.1(h)
Technician II / Survey Technician,Graduate Surveyor - under Articles/Town Planner – 3 year
32.53
1236.00
64478
125
Level 9 5.1.1(i)
Technician I / Trainee Technician, Survey
30.33
1152.60
60127
110
Level 10 5.1.1(j)
Technical Assistant Survey
28.83
1095.50
57149
100
Level 11 5.1.1(k)
Trainee Assistant Survey
26.21
995.90
51953
90
Level 12 5.1.1(l)
Unskilled
26.06
990.30
51661
82
Entry level 5.1.1(m)
For entry level for employees who possess relevant technical/professional qualifications see clause 5.1.2
5.1.1(n)
The skill relativities to level 10 set out in the above table apply subject to any future award or safety net increases by the Commission. Any such safety net increases will not vary the percentages set out above as being the indicative wage relativities of classifications under this award.


5.1.3 - SALARIES CLERICAL EMPLOYEES

5.1.3(a) Adult

Grade

Weekly Rate

$





1

960.10

2

986.90

3

1030.30







Provided that:

(a) No employee employed as at the commencement of this award is to receive less pay as a result of regrading under this award. In the event that such regrading results in a lower grading, the present salary is to be maintained until overtaken by award increases.

(b) Over award payments may be absorbed into any increase arising under this award.

5.1.3(b) Juniors

The following percentage of Grade 1 weekly rates shall be minimum rates of wages per week for junior employees:

Age
Rate per Week


17
60%
18
70%
19
80%
20
90%


5.3 - 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.