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 Created: 20 February 2020

Notice is given of applications on the motion of the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission to review the following awards with a view to varying those awards in accordance with s 40B of the Industrial Relations Act 1979.  The awards concerned are:

Section 40B(1) provides that the Commission may vary awards of its own motion for a number of purposes being:

• to ensure that the award does not contain wages that are less than the minimum award wage as ordered by the Commission under section 50A;
• to ensure that the award does not contain conditions of employment that are less favourable than those provided by the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993;
• to ensure that the award does not contain provisions that discriminate against an employee on any ground on which discrimination in work is unlawful under the Equal Opportunity Act 1984;
• to ensure that the award does not contain provisions that are obsolete or need updating;
• to ensure that the award is consistent with the facilitation of the efficient organisation and performance of work according to the needs of an industry and enterprises within it, balanced with fairness to the employees in the industry and enterprises.

A conciliation and scheduling conference will be convened by the Commission:

On:      Friday, 27 March 2020

At:       10:30 am

At:       Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission

           Level 18, 111 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000

Any person wishing to appear at that conference or obtain further information should contact the Associate to Commissioner Walkington : 

Commissioner Walkington Chambers

9420 4414

SUSAN BASTIAN

REGISTRAR

19 February 2020