The Commission, of its own motion, initiated proceedings to review and vary the Transport Workers (General) Award No. 10 of 1961 for scope, and provided notice to parties to the Award and other relevant organisations.

The variations seek to expand the scope of the Award to apply to employers in the road transport and distribution industry and their employees listed in the classification clause of the award. This includes employees in mobile food vending, making the Transport Workers (Mobile Food Vendors) Award obsolete. Further variations aim to provide clarification in relation to labour hire businesses and group training services for apprentices or trainees, and to ensure that employees covered by another State award or subject to the national industrial relations system are not subject to more than one award simultaneously.

The Minister for Industrial Relations, UnionsWA and the Transport Workers Union, Industrial Union of Workers, Western Australian Branch supported the proposed variations, and no opposition was advised. Accordingly, the Commission in Court Session ordered that the award be varied.

The decision can be read here.