Industry Scope – Detailed – NAPSAs
Professional Surveyors (Private Industry) (State) Award [AN120441 – NSW] .... 2
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Area of Operation and Parties Bound........................................................... 2
Definitions .................................................................................................... 2
Professional Engineers’ Award – State 2002 [AN140227 – Qld] ........................... 4
1.3.
1.5.
1.6.
Application of Award..................................................................................... 4
Parties Bound ............................................................................................... 4
Definitions .................................................................................................... 4
Draughtspersons, Planners and Technical Officers (Consolidated) Award
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1.3.
1.5.
Scope, Persons Bound and Locality............................................................. 6
Definitions .................................................................................................... 6
Western Australian Professional Engineers (General Industries) Award 2004
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1.3.
1.5.
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Area and Scope............................................................................................ 7
Definitions .................................................................................................... 9
Named Parties to the Award ...................................................................... 10
Architects (Private Industry) Award [AN170003 – Tas] ....................................... 11
3. Scope ............................................................................................................... 11
5. Award Interest .................................................................................................. 11
7. Definitions ........................................................................................................ 11
Professional Surveyors (Private Industry) (State) Award [AN120441 – NSW]
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Professional Surveyors (Private Industry) (State) Award [AN120441
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Area of Operation and Parties Bound
2.1 This award shall apply within the whole of the State of New South Wales and shall apply to and be
binding on any person or persons employed in the occupation of a Professional Surveyor in the private
sector who has qualifications which enable that person to obtain membership of the Institution of
Surveyors, Australia, NSW Division Incorporated, except those persons in subclause 2.2;
2.2 This award does not apply to:
Employees of the Crown;
Employees in the coal mining industry;
Employees of municipal or shire councils;
Employees of Rail Access Corporation, Freight Rail Corporation, Rail Services Authority and State
Rail Authority of New South Wales;
Employees of Pacific Power, Macquarie Generation, Delta Electricity and Transgrid; Employees of
Energy Australia, Integral Energy, Northpower, Great Southern Energy, Advance Energy and
Australian Inland Energy. Employees of Sydney Water Corporation; Employees of Hunter Water
Corporation;
Employees of the Roads and Traffic Authority;
Employees of the Office of Marine Administration, Sydney Ports Corporation, Newcastle Ports
Corporation, Port Kembla Ports Corporation, the Marine Ministerial Holding Corporation and the
Waterways Authority;
Employees of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited or Tubemakers of Australia Limited, or
any corporation which is a related corporation (within the meaning of the Companies (NSW) Code
1981) of either The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited or Tubemakers of Australia Limited.
3.
Definitions
3.1 APESMA shall mean the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers,
Australia.
3.2 Act shall mean the Surveyors Act 1929 as from time to time amended.
3.3 Regulations shall mean the Surveyors (General) Regulation 1982 and the Surveyors Practice
Regulation 1996 as from time to time amended.
3.4 Professional Surveying duties shall mean duties carried out by a person in any particular
employment the adequate discharge of any portion of which duties requires qualifications of the
employee acceptable to the Institution of Surveyors, Australia for admission to the grade of at least
Graduate member.
3.5 Professional Surveyor shall mean an employee qualified to carry out professional surveying duties
as above defined and shall include employees classified as Graduate Surveyor, Registered Surveyor,
Group B Professional Surveyor and Group C Professional Surveyor as contained in clause 4, Salaries
and Classification.
3.6 Graduate Surveyor shall mean a person who has successfully completed a course of studies
approved by the Surveyors’ Board or the Institution of Surveyors Australia whom is entitled to enter a
training agreement with a Registered Surveyor.
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3.7 Cadastral work shall, when referred to in the body of the award, have the same meaning as survey
contained in the Act.
3.8 Registered Surveyor shall mean an employee qualified to carry out professional surveying duties
as defined above and who is registered in accordance with the provisions of the Act as defined above
and who is not classified as a Group B Professional Surveyor or a Group C Professional Surveyor
as contained in clause 4, Salaries and Classifications.
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Professional Engineers’ Award – State 2002 [AN140227 – Qld]
1.3.
Application of Award
1.3.1
Subject to clause 1.3, this Award applies throughout the State of Queensland to
employers of Professional Engineers as defined in clause 1.6 and to all employee
Professional Engineers so defined and are primarily engaged in undertaking Professional
Engineering Duties.
1.3.2
Exclusion from Coverage
1.5.
(a)
Employees covered by the Public Service Act 1996
(b)
Employees of Queensland Rail, the Port of Brisbane Authority, the Gladstone Area Water
Board, the Metropolitan Regional Abattoir Board, the Gold Coast Waterways Authority,
Bulk Grains Queensland, the Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, Harbour Boards,
Colleges of Advanced Education, Universities, Public Hospital Boards and the
Corporation of the Trustees of the Sisters of Mercy, Mater Misericordia Public Hospital.
(c)
Academic staff, and staff appointed in accordance with academic conditions of
employment, who are employed by Universities;
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Employers who are members of The Australian Sugar Milling Council, Union of
Employers;
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CSR Limited;
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Australian Sugar Research Ltd; and
(g)
MIM Holdings Limited, Mount Isa Mines Limited, Copper Refineries Pty. Ltd.,
Carpentaria Exploration Company Pty Ltd, Carpentaria Gold Pty. Ltd., Abbot Point
Bulkcoal Pty. Ltd., Oaky Creek Coal Pty Ltd, Collinsville Coal Company Pty Ltd,
Newlands Coal Pty Ltd., and Townsville Transport & Services Pty. Ltd.
(h)
This Award does not apply to employees covered by the Surveying (Private Practice)
Award - State.
Parties Bound
This Award is legally binding upon the employees as prescribed by clause 1.3 and their employers,
and upon the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia, Queensland
Branch, Union of Employees and its members.
1.6.
Definitions
1.6.1 "Act" means the Industrial Relations Act 1999 as amended or replaced from time to time.
1.6.2 "Association" means The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers,
Australia, Queensland Branch, Union of Employees.
1.6.3 "Commission" means the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission.
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1.6.4 "Experienced Engineer" means a Professional Engineer whose duties require qualifications at
least equal to those of a Member of The Institution of Engineers, Australia. These qualifications are as
follows:
(a) is a Member of the said Institution; or
(b) having graduated in a 4 or 5 year course at a University recognised by The Institution of
Engineers, Australia, has had 4 years' experience as a Qualified Engineer; or
(c) not having so graduated, has had 5 years of experience as a Qualified Engineer.
1.6.5 "Graduate" means a "Qualified Engineer" who is the holder of a University Degree (4 or 5 year
course) recognised by The Institution of Engineers, Australia or is the holder of a degree, diploma or
other testamur which:
(a) has been issued by a Technical University, an Institute of Technology, a European
Technical High School (Technische Hochschule) or Polytechnic, or other similar educational
establishment;
(b) and is recognised by the Institution as attaining a standard similar to a University degree;
(c) and has been issued following:
(i) A course of not less than 4 years' duration for a full time course; or
(ii) A part-time course of sufficient duration to attain a similar standard as a 4 years'
full-time course.
1.6.6 "Professional Engineering Duties" means duties carried out by a person who requires
qualifications at least equal to those of a Graduate member of The Institution of Engineers, Australia.
1.6.7 "Professional Engineer" means a person qualified to carry out Professional Engineering Duties as
defined above. The term "Professional Engineer" will include "Qualified Engineer" and "Experienced
Engineer" as defined.
1.6.8 "Qualified Engineer" means a Professional Engineer other than an "Experienced Engineer' as
defined, that is, qualified to become a Graduate member of The Institution of Engineers, Australia.
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Draughtspersons, Planners and Technical Officers (Consolidated)
Award [AN150047 – SA]
1.3.
Scope, Persons Bound and Locality
1.3.1 This Award applies throughout South Australia and is binding on any person employed in
categories as set out in Schedules 1 and 2, whether as employers or employees and whether members
of an association or not.
1.3.2 This Award is not binding on:
1.3.2.1 persons employed by stock and station agents, timber merchants, banks, architects, surveyors
or cartographers.
1.3.2.2 trade apprentices
1.3.2.3 persons who for a term not exceeding two years are employed in a drawing office as part of a
course of training in a profession other than draughting or for an executive or administrative position.
1.3.2.4 persons mainly engaged in the supervision of employees, where such employees are outside
the coverage of this Award.
1.3.2.5 persons engaged in the shipbuilding industry.
1.3.2.6 any person employed in the service of the State of South Australia.
1.3.2.7 any person employed by a local government authority, The Broken Hill Proprietary Company
Limited, OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd, The Broken Hill Associated Smelters Pty Ltd, I.C.I Alkali
(Aust) Pty Ltd and The Flinders University of South Australia or any employees thereof.
1.5.
Definitions
In this Award except where otherwise indicated:
1.5.1 Association means:
(a) an association, society or body formed to represent, protect or further the interests of
employers or employees; or
(b) an organisation or a branch of an organisation, registered under the Commonwealth Act.
1.5.9 Union means the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union
(SA State Council).
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Western Australian Professional Engineers (General Industries)
Award 2004 [AN160336 – WA]
1.3.
Area and Scope
1.3.1 This Award shall operate throughout the State of Western Australia and shall include those
areas which are described in Section 3 of the Industrial Relations Act 1979.
1.3.2 This Award shall apply to all employees eligible to be members of the Association of
Professional Engineers Australia (Western Australian Branch) Organisation of Employees employed
in the classifications defined in Clause 1.5 - Definitions
(a) in the industries listed in 1.3.3; and
(b) employed in the engineering callings listed in 1.3.4
and to the employers who employ those employees.
1.3.3 Industries
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Aeronautical Engineering Industry
Bio Engineering Industry
Civil and Construction Industry
Chemical Engineering Industry
Combustion/Heating, Hot Water/Ventilation Engineering Industry
Communications Engineering Industry
Electrical Engineering Industry
Electronic Engineering Industry
Engineering Consultancy Industry
Engineering Design Industry
Engineering Labour Hire Industry
Environmental Engineering Industry
Fabrication Engineering Industry
Geotechnical Engineering Industry
Hydraulic Engineering Industry
Marine Engineering Industry
Materials Engineering Industry
Mining Industry
Mining Engineering Services Industry
Molecular Engineering Industry
Oil/Gas Industry
Pharmaceutical Production Engineering Industry
Process Engineering Industry
Robotic Engineering Industry
Safety Systems and Controls Engineering Industry
Software Engineering Industry
Sound Engineering Industry
Structural Engineering Industry
1.3.4 Engineering Callings
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Aeronautical Engineers
Agricultural Engineers
Avionics Engineers
Biochemical Engineers
Bio Materials Engineers
Biomedical Engineers
Building Services Engineers
Civil and Construction Engineers
Chemical Engineers
Clinical Engineers
Clinical Biomechanical Engineers
Coastal and Ocean Engineers
Combustion Engineers
Computer Systems Engineers
Consulting Engineers
Database Engineers
Design Engineers
Electrical Engineers
Electromechanical Engineers
Electronic Engineers
Environmental Engineers
Communications Engineers
Fabrication Engineers
Genetic Engineers
Geological Engineers
Geotechnical Engineers
Heating, Hot Water Engineers
Hydraulic Engineers
Implant Technology Engineers
Industrial Engineers
Information Systems Engineers
Installation Engineers
Maintenance Engineers
Materials Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Mechatronic Engineers
Metallurgical Engineers
Mining Engineers
Molecular Engineers
Naval Architecture Engineers
Oil/Gas Engineers
Petrochemical Engineers
Pharmaceutical Production Engineers
Plastics Engineers
Process Engineers
Rehabilitation Engineers
Resource Engineers
Robotic Software Engineers
Rigging Engineers
Risk Engineers
Software Engineers
Sound Engineers
Space Engineers
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Structural Engineers
Thermodynamic Engineers
Ventilation Engineers
Definitions
1.5.1 Association shall mean the Association of Professional Engineers Australia, (Western Australian
Branch), Organisation of Employees.
1.5.2 Commission shall mean the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission.
1.5.3 Professional Engineers:
(a) 'Professional Engineering Duties' shall mean engineering duties carried out by a person in any
particular employment the adequate discharge of any portion of which duties requires qualification of
the employee as (or at least equal to those of) a graduate member of the Institution of Engineers,
Australia.
(b) 'Professional Engineer' shall mean an adult person qualified to carry out professional engineering
duties as defined above. The term "Professional Engineer" shall embrace and include "Qualified
Engineer" and "Experienced Engineer" as hereinafter defined.
(c) 'Qualified Engineer' shall mean a Professional Engineer other than an "Experienced Engineer" as
hereinafter defined; that is, it shall mean a person who is, or is qualified to become, a graduate
member of the Institution of Engineers, Australia.
(d) 'Experienced Engineer' shall mean a Professional Engineer with the undermentioned qualifications
in any particular employment the adequate discharge of any portion of the duties of which
employment requires qualification of the employee as (or at least equal to those of) a Member of the
Institution of Engineers, Australia.
The aforesaid qualification is as follows:
(i) that they are a Chartered Member of the said Institution; or
(ii) that the person, having graduated in a four year or a five year course at a university recognised by
the said Institution, has had four years' experience on professional engineering duties since becoming a
Qualified Engineer; or
(iii) that the person, not having so graduated, has had five years of such experience.
(e) 'Graduate Engineer' shall mean a "Qualified Engineer" who is the holder of a university degree
(four or five year course) recognised by the Institution of Engineers, Australia or is the holder of a
degree, diploma or other testamur which:
(i) has been issued by a technical university, an institute of technology, a European technical high
school (Technische Hochschule) or polytechnic or other similar educational establishment; and
(ii) is recognised by the Institution as attaining a standard similar to a university degree; and
completed the following:
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(A) a course of not less than four years' duration for a full-time course after a standard of secondary
education not less than the standard of examination for matriculation to an Australian University; or
(B) a part-time course of sufficient duration to attain a similar standard as a four years' full-time
course, after a similar standard of secondary education.
15.
Named Parties to the Award
15.1.1 The parties to this Award are:
(a) the Association of Professional Engineers Australia (Western Australian Branch) Organisation of
Employees; and
(b) the respondent employers listed in Clause 16.
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Architects (Private Industry) Award [AN170003 – Tas]
3. Scope
This award applies to the whole of Tasmania to any person or persons, or class of persons employed in
architectural duties as hereinafter defined but not including:
Architects employed in State Government Departments or Instrumentalities, Local Government
Authorities or Port Authorities and/or Marine Boards.
5. Award Interest
(a) The following employee organisation has an interest in this award under Section 63(10) of the
Industrial Relations Act 1984:
The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia.
(b) The following organisation is deemed to have an interest in this award pursuant to Section 62(2) of
the Industrial Relations Act 1984:
the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Limited.
(c) The following organisation is deemed to have an interest in this award pursuant to Section 62(3) of
the Industrial Relations Act 1984:
the Tasmanian Trades and Labor Council.
7. Definitions
‘Architectural duties’ shall mean duties carried out by Architects, Experienced Architects, Graduates
of Architecture and Students of Architecture.
‘Architect’ shall mean an employee who is registered under the Architects Act 1929.
‘Experienced Architect’ shall mean a Graduate of Architecture who is performing the duties as
defined for Level 2 - Experienced Architect.
‘Graduate of Architecture’ shall mean an employee who (a) has passed an examination of a
university, college, school or public institution for the training of architects, the passing of which
examination is recognised by the Council of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects as conferring
an entitlement to apply for admission to corporate membership of that Institute and (b) is working
towards gaining registration under the Architects Act 1929.
‘Student of Architecture’ shall mean an employee who is normally enrolled in a course of
Architecture and who is employed to gain experience in the practice of Architecture.
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