Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00673:section:61ae
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00673
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 61AE
Character Range: 96398–97560

61AE  Wages
 (1) The work agreement must specify the amount of the seafarer's wages, or the method for working that out.
 (2) The amount of the wages must not be less than the relevant amount of wages determined by the Minister under subsection (3).
 (3) The Minister must, by legislative instrument, determine the amount of wages of seafarers performing particular types of work.
 (4) If, when making a determination under subsection (3):
 (a) there is an ITF template agreement; and
 (b) the ITF template agreement specifies an amount of wages of seafarers performing particular types of work;
then the amount of wages determined by the Minister under subsection (3) for a particular type of work must not be less than the amount of wages specified in the ITF template agreement for that type of work.
 (5) If, after the Minister makes a determination under subsection (3), the ITF template agreement changes, then as soon as is reasonably practicable after becoming aware of that:
 (a) the Minister must, by legislative instrument, revoke the determination made under subsection (3); and
 (b) the Minister must make a new determination under subsection (3).