Tradespersons' Rights Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1992

No. 275 1

__________________

Tradespersons’ Rights Regulations

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Tradesmen’s Rights Regulation Act 1946.

 Dated 19 August 1992.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command,

PETER COOK

Minister of State for Industrial Relations

____________

Citation

 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Tradespersons’ Rights Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s.48.]

Interpretation

 2.(1)   In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Tradesmen’s Rights Regulation Act 1946.

 (2) A reference in an item in a Part of Schedule 1 to a tradesperson of a particular classification is taken to be a reference to a tradesperson of that classification within the trade referred to in the heading of that Part.

Application of the Act to specified trades

 3.The Part of the Act that is referred to in the heading of a Part of Schedule 1 applies to the trade of each classification of tradesperson stated in an item in that Part of that Schedule.

Cessation of application of the Act to specified trades

 4.The Part of the Act that is referred to in the heading of a Part of Schedule 2 ceases to apply to the trade of each classification of tradesman stated in an item in that Part of that Schedule.

Repeal of Tradesmen’s Rights

Regulations, Tradesmen’s Rights (No. 2) Regulations and Tradesmen’s Rights (No. 3) Regulations

 5.Statutory Rules 1960 No. 59, 1973 No. 51 and 1974 No. 42 are repealed.

_______________

SCHEDULE 1 Regulation 3

TRADES TO WHICH CERTAIN PARTS OF THE ACT APPLY

PART 1—ENGINEERING TRADES TO WHICH PART II OF THE ACT APPLIES

Item No. Classification of tradesperson

1 First class machinist (boring)

2 First class machinist (drilling)

3 First class machinist (grinding)

4 First class machinist (milling)

5 Fitter

6 Fitter (diesel)

7 Fitter (instruments)

SCHEDULE 1—continued

Item No. Classification of tradesperson

8 Fitter and first class machinist

9 Fitter and turner

10 Ground engineer (airframe and engines)

11 Ground engineer (airframe)

12 Ground engineer (engines)

13 Ground engineer (instruments)

14 Machine setter

15 Mechanic (marine and other engines 200 c.c. and above)

16 Refrigeration mechanic

17 Turner

 

PART 2—BOILERMAKING TRADES TO WHICH PART III OF THE ACT APPLIES

Item No. Classification of tradesperson

1 Boilermaker

2 Boilermaker and structural steel tradesperson

3 Structural steel tradesperson

 

PART 3—BLACKSMITHING TRADES TO WHICH PART IV OF THE ACT APPLIES

Item No. Classification of tradesperson

1 Blacksmith

2 Forger

3 Tradesperson heat treater

 

PART 4—ELECTRICAL TRADES TO WHICH PART V OF THE ACT APPLIES

Item No. Classification of tradesperson

1 Armature winder

2 Automotive electrician

3 Electrical fitter

4 Electrical fitter (instruments)

5 Ground engineer (electrical)

6 Ground engineer (instruments)

7 Ground engineer (radio)

SCHEDULE 1—continued

Item No. Classification of tradesperson

8 Refrigeration mechanic

9 Telecommunications mechanic

10 Tradesperson (radio)

11 Tradesperson (radio and television)

12 Tradesperson (television)

 

PART 5—SHEET METAL TRADES TO WHICH PART VI OF THE ACT APPLIES

Item No. Classification of tradesperson

1 Body maker, first class

2 Panel beater

 

______________

SCHEDULE 2

Regulation 4

TRADES TO WHICH CERTAIN PARTS OF THE ACT CEASE TO APPLY

 

PART 1—ENGINEERING TRADES TO WHICH PART II OF THE ACT CEASES TO APPLY

Item No. Classification of tradesperson

1 Assembler, engine (aircraft)

2 Checker (aircraft)

3 Examiner, first class (aircraft)

4 Fitter, turner and fitter and turner

5 Fitter, turbine blade

6 Ground engineer, aircraft mechanic and ground engineer and  aircraft mechanic, as specified in classification No. 57 of  clause 3 (a) of the Consolidated Award–Aircraft Industry of  the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration

7 Inspector (aircraft)

8 Jigmaker (metal-aircraft)

9 Key-setting machinist

10 Marker-off (engineering)

11 Motor tuner and tester

12 Optical finisher employed by the Department of Munitions

 

SCHEDULE 2—continued

 

Item No. Classification of tradesperson

13 Optical tradesman employed by the Department of Munitions

14 Optical worker employed by the Department of Munitions

15 Refrigeration mechanic or serviceman

16 Safemaker, repairer and safemaker and repairer (security  work)

17 Scale maker, adjuster and scalemaker and adjuster

18 Second class machinist (including brass finisher)

19 Template Maker (metal-aircraft)

20 Toolsetter

21 Tradesman ground engineer or aircraft mechanic holding no  certificate

22 Wetstone grinder and glazer (tradesman)

 

PART 2—BOILERMAKING TRADES TO WHICH PART III OF THE ACT CEASES TO APPLY

Item No. Classification of tradesperson

1 Angle-iron smith

2 Boilermaker, structural steel tradesman and boilermaker and  structural steel tradesman

3 Boilersmith

4 Driller using portable machines

5 Marker-off (a tradesman, the greater part of whose time is  occupied in marking-off or template-making or in marking-off  and template-making)

6 Plate setter and frame bender

 

PART 3—BLACKSMITHING TRADES TO WHICH PART IV OF THE ACT CEASES TO APPLY

Item No. Classification of tradesperson

1 Angle-iron smith

2 Annealer, case hardener and annealer and case hardener

3 Brass smith

4 Forger, faggoter and forger and faggoter

5 Other smith

SCHEDULE 2—continued

Item No. Classification of tradesperson

6 Toolsmith

7 Tradesman heat treater

 

PART 4—ELECTRICAL TRADES TO WHICH PART V OF THE ACT CEASES TO APPLY

Item No. Classification of tradesperson

1 Aircraft electrician

2 Aircraft mechanic holding no certificate

3 Aircraft mechanic holding “X” certificate

4 Electrical fitter, armature winder and electrical fitter and  armature winder

5 Electrician in charge of plant or installation or of plant and  installation

6 Examiner, first class

7 Inspector

8 Installation inspector, tester and installation inspector and  tester

9 Refrigeration mechanic or serviceman

10 Shift electrician

11 Tradesman

 

PART 5—BOOT TRADES TO WHICH PART VIA OF THE ACT CEASES TO APPLY

Item No. Classification of tradesperson

1 Clicker

2 Designer

3 Finisher

4 Maker

5 Pattern cutter

6 Stuff cutter

NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 26 August 1992.