Road Transport & Distribution Award 2010 Handbook -- RTD Award coverage
Ranking of competing awards Print

Sub clause 4.2 of the RTD Award provides:-

“This award does not cover employers and employees covered by the following awards:

  • Mining Industry Award 2010;
  • Road Transport (Long Distance Operations) Award 2010 whilst undertaking long distance operations;
  • Transport (Cash in Transit) Award 2010; and
  • Waste Management Award 2010."

In other words, the above awards will prevail over the RTD Award if there is an award overlap situation.  An examination of the respective coverage clauses of the aforementioned awards [not covered in this Handbook] would be necessary to determine with certainty the applicable modern award. Broadly speaking, the RTD Award will apply to most general transport businesses.

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