Transport Industry - Car Carriers (NSW) Contract Determination

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by Transport Workers' Union of New South Wales, Industrial Organisation of Employees.

 

(No. IRC 1475 of 2010)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.        Delete paragraph (a) of subclause (i) of clause 7, Other Conditions, of the award published 11 July 2008 (366 I.G. 274) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(i)       The remuneration of a Contract Carrier shall be subject to adjustment under this subclause.

 

(a)      The Principal Contractor may (subject to notice of two weeks) deduct the sum of $264.92 for each incident involving a car or cars under the care or control of the Contract Carrier being damaged and the sum of $264.92 for each car from which an item becomes missing while the car is under the care or control of the Contract Carrier and the sum of $264.92 for each car which has damage or from which an item is missing (being damage of the kind referred to in Clause 5(i)(i) which is not noted on the initial survey). In the event that repair and/or replacement costs are less than $264.92, the lesser amount shall be paid by the Contract Carrier. The amount in this clause ($264.92) shall be varied at the same percentage as the rate adjustment applicable within this determination.

 

2.        Delete subclause (vii) of clause 8 Conditions, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(vii)     The Principal Contractor may adjust the remuneration of the Contract Carrier by way of deducting any amount properly payable by the Contract Carrier which has been incurred by the Contract Carrier in the name of the Principal Contractor; and the Principal Contractor may withhold payment from the Contract Carrier’s remuneration of the amount of $317.89 for a maximum of three months on the Contract Carrier ceasing to undertake work for the Principal Contractor, to enable the final adjustment to be made under this sub-clause. The Principal Contractor shall pay the balance of the remuneration due to the Contract Carrier not later than on the expiry of the period of three months. The $317.89 amount referred to in this clause shall be varied by an amount equal to the overall percentage variation to rates of remuneration as provided by this determination.

 

3.        Delete Schedule 1 - Rates of Remuneration and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

SCHEDULE 1 - RATES OF REMUNERATION

 

(i)       This schedule contains the following tables:

 

Table A: Rates of remuneration for local and interstate work where the contract carrier supplies the prime mover only.

 

Table B: Rates of remuneration for local and intrastate work where the contract carrier supplies both the prime mover and the trailer.

 

Table C: Rates of remuneration for local and intrastate work where the contract carrier supplies the prime mover and the tyres for the principal contractor's trailer.

 

Table D: Rates of remuneration for Port Kembla Work (including the base rate of remuneration for Port Kembla Work - also referred to as the "Connor Rate") where the contract carrier supplies the prime mover only.

 

Table E: Rates of remuneration for Port Kembla Work where the contract carrier supplies both the prime mover and trailer.

 

Table F: Rates of remuneration for Port Kembla Work where the contract carrier supplies both the prime mover and the tyres for the principal contractor’s trailer.

 

Table G: Deemed distances to apply for common trips from the Sydney Metropolitan Area to towns within the State of New South Wales, for the purpose of calculating intrastate remuneration.

 

Table H: Deemed distances to apply for common trips originating and terminating in the Sydney Metropolitan Area and passing through towns within the State of New South Wales, for the purposes of calculating intrastate remuneration.

 

(ii)       Where:

 

(a)      a carrier performs a contract of carriage within the area, incidence and duration of this determination; and

 

(b)      the carrier is eligible to claim a rebate pursuant to the Commonwealth Government’s Tax Fuel Credit Subsidy [‘the subsidy’] for that contract of carriage; and

 

(c)      the carrier has been requested to apply for the subsidy pursuant to the scheme by the principal contractor;

 

the principal contractor may reduce the cartage rates payable in Tables "A", "B", "C", "D", "E" and "F" of Schedule I of this determination up to a maximum reduction of 1.74% of the rate otherwise payable to the carrier for the performance of that contract of carriage.

 

(iii)      Should a carrier become ineligible to claim a rebate pursuant to the subsidy or should the subsidy be abolished then the principal contractor shall not be permitted to reduce the cartage rates pursuant to subclause (ii).

 

(iv)      Should the subsidy be abolished or altered or modified leave is reserved to the parties to make application in relation to subclauses (ii) and (iii).

 

(v)      Whenever a rates contained in schedule 1 to this determination are altered the maximum reduction referred to in subclause (ii) of this schedule shall be calculated according to the following formula:

 

(a)      (fuel per litre, less GST- fuel tax credit per litre)/ fuel per litre, less GST) x 100 = (a)

 

(b)      new weighting for fuel x (a) = (b)

 

(c)      reset weighting for fuel - (b) = maximum reduction

 

For the purpose of this formula the cost of fuel per litre shall be based on that benchmark adopted under schedule 2 of the Determination.

 

(vi)      Currently, the maximum reduction contained in subclause (ii) is calculated according to the following formula:

 

(d)      (116.77 - 15.543)/ 16.77) x 100 = (86.67)

 

(e)      16.05 x (86.67%) = (13.91)

 

(f)       15.65 - (13.91) = 1.74%

 

(vii)     The rates contained within this schedule shall take effect on and from the first full pay period to commence on or after 23 March 2011.

 

Car Carriers Contract Determination Rate Adjustment
March 2011
Percentage variation = 2.56%
Category	Old	New	%	Current	New	Reset
	Value	Value	Change	Weighting	Weighting	Weighting
Wages	$656.70	$675.10	2.80%	4199	43.17	42.09
Capital	97.9	97.1	-0.82%	17.17	17.03	16.60
Insurances	316	329.5	4.27%	10.74	11.20	10.92
Registration	246.5	260.7	5.76%	4.57	4.83	4.71
R&M	166	169.4	2.05%	6.46	6.59	6.43
Tyres	143.2	142.5	-0.49%	1.30	1.29	1.26
Fuel	112.33	116.773	3.96%	15.44	16.05	15.65
Admin	168.1	172.5	2.62%	2.33	2.39	2.33
				100.00	102.56	100.00

 

4.        Delete Tables "A", "B", "C", "D", "E" and "F" of Schedule 1 and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Table A - (Including 2% Trailer Hire)

 

Local Work
Zone Rates per Car Carriage - Prime Mover
Zone	1 Car	3 Car	4 Car	5 Car	6 Car	1 Car
	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Tilt
	$	$	$	$	$	$
1	31.79	50.37	66.58	82.57	91.20	37.16
2	48.02	74.88	94.37	114.31	125.10	56.15
3	61.55	94.55	116.61	141.75	154.90	71.94
4	72.35	111.23	138.70	169.24	184.56	84.61
5	80.47	133.83	160.86	196.68	214.37	94.07
Rates Per Car Delivered
Zone	1 Car	3 Car	4 Car	5 Car	6 Car	1 Car
	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Tilt
	$	$	$	$	$	$
1	31.79	16.80	16.65	16.59	15.20	37.16
2	48.02	24.96	23.58	22.86	20.84	56.15
3	61.55	31.52	29.16	28.34	24.79	71.94
4	72.35	37.08	34.69	33.84	30.77	84.61
5	80.47	44.61	40.21	39.33	35.73	94.07

 

Vehicle	Standing and Running			Standing Rate
	Rate per Hour			per Hour
	$			$
1 car	40.57	0.00	0.00	31.46	0.00
3 car	49.11	0.00	0.00	39.01	0.00
4 car	55.50	0.00	0.00	44.39	0.00
5 car	58.87	0.00	0.00	46.49	0.00
6 car	63.65	0.00	0.00	50.80	0.00
1 car tilt	47.42	0.00	0.00	36.33	0.00

 

Intrastate Work
Vehicle	Standing and Running Rate cents per Km
1 Car	78.18
3 Car	111.98
4 Car	123.98
5 Car	137.55
6 car	147.87
1 car tilt	91.70

 

Table B - Local Work

 

Local Work
Zone Rates per Car Carriage - Prime Mover & Trailer
Zone	1 Car	3 Car	4 Car	5 Car	6 Car	1 Car
	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Tilt
	$	$	$	$	$	$
1	33.08	56.42	75.39	95.41	104.55	40.27
2	49.98	83.95	106.68	131.69	145.27	60.85
3	64.06	106.00	131.79	163.19	179.89	77.98
4	75.29	127.94	156.90	194.91	214.37	91.73
5	83.76	150.00	181.97	226.47	248.92	101.98
Rates Per Car Delivered
Zone	1 Car	3 Car	4 Car	5 Car	6 Car	1 Car
	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Tilt
	$	$	$	$	$	$
1	33.08	18.81	18.86	19.09	17.41	40.27
2	49.98	27.98	26.68	26.34	24.20	60.85
3	64.06	35.33	32.94	32.64	29.98	77.98
4	75.29	42.65	39.22	38.97	35.73	91.73
5	83.76	50.00	45.49	45.29	41.50	101.98

 

Vehicle	Standing and Running	Standing Rate
	Rate per Hour	per Hour
	$	$
1 car	42.23	33.02
3 car	55.05	39.49
4 car	62.78	45.43
5 car	67.77	48.34
6 car	73.89	62.42
1 car tilt	51.40	39.79

 

Intrastate Work
Vehicle	Standing and Running Rate cents per Km
1 Car	76.86
3 Car	119.31
4 Car	132.48
5 Car	147.13
6 car	153.58
1 car tilt	94.64

 

Table C - (Including 2% Trailer Hire)

 

Local Work
Zone Rates per Car Carriage - Prime Mover
Zone	1 Car	3 Car	4 Car	5 Car	6 Car	1 Car
	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Tilt
	$	$	$	$	$	$
1	32.15	50.97	68.07	84.28	92.76	37.14
2	48.59	75.82	96.45	116.23	127.25	56.09
3	62.31	95.73	119.13	143.48	157.42	71.90
4	73.25	115.61	141.82	172.03	187.60	84.54
5	81.45	135.51	164.51	200.02	217.79	94.04

 

Rates Per Car Delivered
Zone	1 Car	3 Car	4 Car	5 Car	6 Car	1 Car
	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Tilt
	$	$	$	$	$	$
1	32.15	16.98	17.01	16.86	15.47	37.14
2	48.59	25.27	24.10	23.25	21.20	56.09
3	62.31	31.91	29.78	28.70	26.23	71.90
4	73.25	38.53	35.47	34.41	31.28	84.54
5	81.45	45.18	41.13	40.00	36.30	94.04

 

Vehicle	Standing and Running	Standing Rate
	Rate per Hour	per Hour
	$	$
1 car	41.08	31.42
3 car	49.73	39.00
4 car	57.22	44.38
5 car	59.85	46.47
6 car	64.69	50.75
1 car tilt	47.41	36.30

 

Intrastate Work
Vehicle	Standing and Running Rate cents per Km
1 Car	80.06
3 Car	115.13
4 Car	130.23
5 Car	142.88
6 car	153.73
1 car tilt	91.65

 

Table D - (Including 2% Trailer Hire)

 

Port Kembla

 

Local Work
Zone Rates per Car Carriage - Prime Mover
Zone	1 Car	3 Car	4 Car	5 Car	6 Car	1 Car
	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Tilt
	$	$	$	$	$	$
Base rate	186.35	257.82	287.27	314.56	339.38	217.72
1	206.65	282.38	315.02	347.13	371.22	241.43
2	226.92	306.93	342.76	373.44	403.04	265.16
3	247.21	331.48	370.52	402.88	434.87	288.87
4	267.51	356.06	398.25	432.32	466.69	312.59
5	313.15	411.29	460.70	498.56	538.32	365.94

 

Rates Per Car Delivered
Zone	1 Car	3 Car	4 Car	5 Car	6 Car	1 Car
	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Tilt
	$	$	$	$	$	$
Base rate	186.35	85.94	71.81	62.92	56.57	217.72
1	206.65	94.12	78.76	68.80	61.87	241.43
2	226.92	102.31	85.70	74.68	67.17	265.16
3	247.21	110.49	92.62	80.57	71.45	288.87
4	267.51	118.68	99.57	86.47	77.78	312.59
5	313.15	137.09	115.17	99.72	89.72	365.94

 

Vehicle	Standing and Running	Standing Rate
	Rate per Hour	per Hour
	$	$
1 car	40.57	31.46
3 car	49.11	39.01
4 car	55.50	44.39
5 car	58.87	46.49
6 car	63.65	50.80
1 car tilt	47.42	36.33

 

Intrastate Work
Vehicle	Standing and Running Rate per Km
	$
1 Car	78.18
3 Car	111.98
4 Car	123.98
5 Car	137.55
6 car	147.87
1 car tilt	91.71

 

Table E

 

Port Kembla (Including 2% Trailer Hire)

 

Local Work
Zone Rates per Car Carriage - Prime Mover
Zone	1 Car	3 Car	4 Car	5 Car	6 Car	1 Car
	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Tilt
	$	$	$	$	$	$
Base rate	186.35	271.58	303.56	334.42	357.63	228.20
1	207.47	299.12	335.37	368.30	394.57	253.90
2	228.59	326.65	366.74	402.18	431.53	295.97
3	249.69	354.17	398.14	436.06	468.48	305.31
4	270.79	381.70	429.52	469.95	505.43	331.00
5	318.31	443.65	500.15	546.19	588.57	388.85

 

Rates Per Car Delivered
Zone	1 Car	3 Car	4 Car	5 Car	6 Car	1 Car
	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Tilt
	$	$	$	$	$	$
Base rate	186.35	90.52	76.00	66.89	59.61	228.20
1	207.47	99.71	83.83	73.67	65.76	253.90
2	228.59	108.89	91.69	80.44	71.92	295.97
3	249.69	118.06	99.53	87.21	78.07	305.31
4	270.79	127.24	107.39	94.00	84.24	331.00
5	318.31	147.89	125.05	109.24	98.10	388.85

 

Vehicle	Standing and Running	Standing Rate
	Rate per Hour	per Hour
	$	$
1 car	42.23	33.02
3 car	55.05	39.49
4 car	62.78	45.43
5 car	67.77	48.34
6 car	73.89	56.17
1 car tilt	51.40	39.79

 

Intrastate Work
Vehicle	Standing and Running Rate cents per Km
1 Car	76.86
3 Car	119.31
4 Car	132.48
5 Car	147.13
6 car	153.58
1 car tilt	94.64

 

Table F - (Including 2% Trailer Hire)

 

Port Kembla

 

Local Work
Zone Rates per Car Carriage - Prime Mover
Zone	1 Car	3 Car	4 Car	5 Car	6 Car	1 Car
	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Tilt
	$	$	$	$	$	$
Base rate	189.63	263.44	298.39	324.02	349.78	217.57
1	210.17	288.29	326.75	353.96	382.13	246.13
2	230.71	313.16	355.11	383.87	414.48	277.80
3	251.24	338.03	383.48	413.81	446.82	288.71
4	271.77	362.89	411.85	443.75	479.43	312.42
5	317.97	418.83	475.68	511.08	551.98	365.77

 

Rates Per Car Delivered
Zone	1 Car	3 Car	4 Car	5 Car	6 Car	1 Car
	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Capacity	Tilt
	$	$	$	$	$	$
Base rate	189.63	87.81	74.59	64.81	58.28	217.57
1	210.17	96.09	81.68	70.78	63.69	246.13
2	230.71	104.39	88.79	76.78	69.08	277.80

 

3	251.24	112.67	95.87	82.76	74.47	288.71
4	271.77	120.97	102.96	88.76	79.87	312.42
5	317.97	139.61	118.92	102.21	91.99	365.77

 

Vehicle	Standing and Running	Standing Rate
	Rate per Hour	per Hour
	$	$
1 car	41.08	31.41
3 car	49.73	39.00
4 car	56.74	44.38
5 car	59.85	46.48
6 car	64.69	50.75
1 car tilt	47.41	36.30

 

Intrastate Work
Vehicle	Standing and Running Rate cents per Km
1 Car	80.06
3 Car	115.13
4 Car	130.23
5 Car	142.88
6 car	153.73
1 car tilt	91.65

 

5.        Delete Schedule 2 - Procedure and Time for Adjustment of Rates and Amounts - Rates of Remuneration and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Schedule 2

 

Procedure and Time for Adjustment of Rates and Amounts

 

1.        The rates prescribed in Schedule 1 may be adjusted each year upon application to the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales.

 

2.        Applications for adjustment shall be made by reference to the calculated weighted movements in the following benchmarks for each cost component, calculated as at the end of the September Quarter each year.

 

Component	Benchmark	Index	Index
			Weighting
Wages	Transport Industry (State) Award, Grade Three
	Transport Worker	$675.10	42.09
Capital	ABS Consumer Price Index (CPI), Transportation
	Group, Motor Vehicles	97.1	16.60
Insurances	ABS CPI Financial and insurance services,
	Insurance Services	329.5	10.92
Registration	ABS CPI, Transportation Group, Other Motoring
	Charges.	260.7	4.71
Repairs &	ABS CPI, Transportation Group, Motor Vehicle
Maintenance	Repair and Servicing	169.4	6.43
Tyres	ABS CPI, Transportation Group, Motor Vehicle
	Parts and Accessories	142.5	1.26

 

Fuel	AIP NSW State Average for the Retail Price of	116.773	15.65
	diesel (excluding GST), calculated by determining
	the average of the weekly figures between the end
	of the quarter relating to the last variation and the
	end of the quarter prior to any new variation. Such
	calculations must only take into consideration
	figures for each relevant full quarter of the year.
	The end of quarters are as follows: December 31,
	March 31, June 30 and September 30.
Administration	ABS CPI, All Groups, Sydney	172.5	2.33
Total			100

 

3.        Each cost component shall be re-weighted after each adjustment.

 

4.        The Union, the Industry Principal Contractors, and their nominated representatives shall confer with a view to reaching agreement on any application for adjustment.

 

5.        If the combined benchmarks for the cost components of fuel, insurances, tyres, and repairs and maintenance move between adjustments to the extent that a variation to the total rates of more than either a positive or negative 2 per cent, then an interim adjustment to the rates may be applied for.

 

6.        Any variation to rates payable within this determination shall take effect not earlier than the first full pay period to commence three (3) months after the date which such variation is approved by the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales. This shall not apply to any interim adjustment.

 

6.        This variation shall operate from the first full pay period to commence on or after 23 March 2011.

 

 

 

 

A. MACDONALD, Commissioner

 

 

 

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