Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01158:reg:20:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01158
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 20 (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 32039–34786

are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 15RA(3)(d) of the Act:
 (a) the industry that would comprise the road transport and distribution industry (within the meaning of the Road Transport and Distribution Award 2020 as in force on 1 July 2024), to the extent it would relate to transporting or otherwise dealing with livestock covered by subregulation (2), if the references in that award to "livestock" covered all such livestock;
 (b) the industry that would comprise the private transport industry (within the meaning of the Road Transport (Long Distance Operations) Award 2020 as in force on 1 July 2024) engaged in long distance operations (within the meaning of that award), to the extent it would relate to transporting or otherwise dealing with livestock covered by subregulation (2), if the references in that award to "livestock" covered all such livestock.
 (2) This subregulation covers cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, horses, poultry, emus, ostrich, alpaca, deer, camels and buffalo.

1.08B  Meaning of road transport industry—exclusion of livestock industry
 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 15S(1)(a) of the Act, the Road Transport and Distribution Award 2020, as in force on 1 July 2024, is taken not to apply in relation to transporting or otherwise dealing with livestock covered by subregulation 1.08A(2).
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph 15S(1)(b) of the Act, the Road Transport (Long Distance Operations) Award 2020, as in force on 1 July 2024, is taken not to apply in relation to transporting or otherwise dealing with livestock covered by subregulation 1.08A(2).

Division 4—Other definitions

1.09  Meaning of base rate of pay—pieceworkers (national system employee)
 (1) For paragraph 16(2)(c) of the Act, this regulation provides for the determination of the base rate of pay for the purposes of the National Employment Standards for a national system employee who is an award/agreement free employee and a pieceworker.
Note: The Act defines award/ agreement free employee in section 12 and pieceworker in section 21.
 (2) The base rate of pay, expressed as an hourly rate of pay, is worked out using the formula:

where:
TA is the total amount earned by the employee during the relevant period.
TH is the total hours worked by the employee during the relevant period.
the relevant period is:
 (a) for an employee who was continuously employed by the employer for a period of 12 months or more immediately before the base rate of pay is to be worked out—the 12 months before the rate is to be worked out; or
 (b) for an employee who was continuously employed by the employer for a period of less than 12 months immediately before the base rate of pay is to be worked out—that period.

1.10  Meaning of base rate of