Modernised Awards

The award modernisation process involves creating modern awards to operate as a part of the new national workplace relations system. With the commencement date of 1st January 2010, it is imperative the organisations address the impact of modern awards on their business NOW.

Award Modernisation Survey
General Information on Award Modernisation

Award Modernisation Survey

Full members of the Chamber of Commerce NT will be supported with telephone advice and modern award update services as a part of their membership. To ensure this service is provided, we require you to login and complete the Award Modernisation Survey below.  We appreciate your support in assisting us to identify your future award requirements.

Members shall only be able to access copies of Modern Awards through this process.

Organisations who do not recieve full workplace relations support are encouraged to speak to us about recieving this service. Contact Kirsten Porteus on (08) 8982 8100 to discuss this today.

Start Award Modernisation Survey now.

General Information on Award Modernisation

Modern awards will come into effect from the 1st January 2010. Over 2,800 awards are being reviewed with the aim to consolidate wages and conditions of employment into a simple modern award system comprising of approximately 120 industry and occupation based awards, which together with the new National Employment Standards (NES), create a new minimum set of conditions applicable to the majority of employers and employees in Australia.

Major changes to employment conditions are expected in many industry sectors. 

The creation of modern awards is being dealt with in four stages, on differing timelines leading up to the implementation date of 1st January 2010. Industries being covered are detailed as follows:

Stage 1 covers the following industries:
- Coal mining
- Glue and gelatine
- Higher education
- Hospitality
- Manufacturing and associated industries and occupations
- Mining
- Private sector clerical occupation
- Racing
- Rail
- Retail
- Rubber, plastic and cablemaking
- Security services
- Textile, clothing and footwear

Members who wish to see the full content of Stage 1 finalised awards should complete the Award Modernisation survey.

Stage 2 covers the following industries:
- Agriculture
- Building, metal and civil construction
- Cleaning services
- Financial services
- Graphic arts
- Health & welfare services (excluding social and community services)
- Information and communications technology services
- Manufacturing industry
- Private transport industry (road, non-passenger)
- Quarrying industry
- Sanitary and garbage disposal

Members who wish to see the full content of Stage 2 finalised awards should log in and complete the Award Modernisation survey.

Stage 3 covers the following industries:
- Airline operations
- Airport operations (other than retail)
- Aluminium
- Arts administration
- Cement and concrete products (including asphalt and bitumen)
- Cemetary
- Coal treatment
- Defence support
- Educational services (other than higher education)
- Electrical power
- Entertainment and broadcasting industry (other than racing)
- Food, beverages and tobacco industry (manufacturing)
- Maritime
- Meat
- Offshore island resorts
- Oil and gas
- Paper products
- Pet food manuafcturing
- Pharmaceutical
- Photographic
- Port and harbour services
- Postal services (other than Australia Post)
- Private transport (remaining sectors)
- Public transport (other than rail)
- Publishing
- Scientific services (including professional engineers and scientists)
- Storage services
- Sugar industry
- Technical services
- Timber industry
- Tourism industry
- Vehicle industry (repair, service and retail)
- Vehicle manufacturing industry
- Wholesale and retail trade (wholesale) and commercial travellers

Members who wish to see the full content of Stage 3 finalised awards should log in and complete the Award Modernisation survey.

Stage 4 covers the following industries:
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Island
- Diving Services
- Dry cleaning and laundry services
- Fire fighting services
- Funeral directing
- Gardening services (other than racing)
- General award
- Grain handling industry
- Health and welfare services (remainder)
- Industries not otherwise assigned
- Local government administration
- Mannequins and modelling industry
- Northern Territory (remainder)
- State government administration
- Water, sewerage and draingae services

Members who wish to see the full content of Stage 4 draft exposure awards should log in and complete the Award Modernisation survey.

The Chamber of Commerce Northern Territory continues to make submissions to the Australian Industrial Relations Commissions on industry sector issues identified as relevant to the Northern Territory. Members with concerns about any of the above industries should contact the Chamber of Commerce.