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North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation Limited Employment and Industrial Relations Plan 2011/12

NORTH QUEENSLAND BULK PORTS CORPORATION LIMITED

EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS PLAN2011/2012

March 2011

Prepared y the !ire"tors and #ana$ement o% North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation Limited&CN1'( ))0 21) %or the shareholdin$ #inisters

#inister %or *inan"e and +he &rts, and #inister %or #ain Roads- *isheries- and #arine In%rastru"ture

COMMERCIAL IN CONFIDENCE

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+his do"ument "ontains "on%idential matter relatin$ to the usiness a%%airs and %inan"ial interests o% North Queensland Bulk PortsCorporation Limited- Ports Corporation o% Queensland Limited and #a"kay Ports Limited and releant parts o% its "ontents "annot edis"losed y any $oernment a$en"y in response to a Ri$ht to In%ormation R+I3 re4uest pursuant to the e5emptions "ontained in the Ri$htto In%ormation &"t 2006


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Tabl !" C!#$#$%

1& EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS 'E(IR) PHILOSOPHY/ DIRECTION &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& *

2& SI+NIFICANT AND EMER+IN+ ISSUES &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ,

*& DIRECTORS/SENIOR E-ECUTI.E REMUNERATION&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& ,

,& EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& /

& ENTERPRISE BAR+AININ+ AND PRODUCTI.ITY INITIATI.ES&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&

& EMPLOYEE FLE-IBILITY &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 11

& TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 12

& 3ORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 1,

4& EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 'EEO) AND ANTI5DISCRIMINATION&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 1

10& INTERSTATE ACQUISITION/OPERATIONS &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 1

11& 6OINT .ENTURE PRO6ECTS &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 1

12& MANA+EMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIP BET3EEN +OCS AND UNIONS&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 1

1*& REDUNDANCY PRO.ISIONS&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 1

1,& 6OB SECURITY &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 1

1& CONTRACTIN+ OUT&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 1

1& SUPERANNUATION&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 1

1& CONSULTATION &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 14

1& REPORTIN+ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 20

ATTACHMENT 1&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 21

ATTACHMENT 2&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& 2


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!R&*+ North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation Limited Employment and Industrial Relations Plan 2011/12

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2& S9=#9"9ca#$ a#7 E8r=9#= I%%ccritten approal o% the shareholdin$ #inisters 8as dated 20 anuary 20106


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Bernard >ilson "ommen"ed 8ith NQBP *eruary 2011 there%ore 8as not eli$ile %or a Per%orman"e Payment6N!$ ,9

+he =enior E5e"utie role titled Chie% *inan"ial :%%i"er 8as approed y shareholdin$ ministers on :"toer20106 +he position 8as %illed and the =enior E5e"utie "ommen"ed employment 8ith NQBP on *eruary

20116

:ther "han$es o% si$ni%i"an"e to =enior E5e"utie positions are9

+he "han$e o% title %or #artin #"&dam %rom


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Consistent 8ith deelopin$ arran$ements to sa%e$uard the employment "onditions and industrial relationspra"ti"es %or its employees- PCQ and #PL hae a


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+o date the relationship et8een employee representaties and NQBP has een "ordial6 &%ter numerous

proposal6 +he key issues proposed y NQBP are9

26G on 1 uly 2011 and 1 uly 2012 and a %urther possile 1G in"rease on 1 uly 2011 and 1 uly 2012

+8o "lassi%i"ation pay systems- one %or trades and %ield employees and another %or all other employees6to "ompensate %or 8orkin$ the additional 16 hours6

R!:7s- 1 R!: eery . 8eeks the de%ault standard3- 1 R!: eery ' 8eeks or 1 R!: eery . 8eeks36

8eeks annual leae per annum- this entitlement 8ill e M$rand%athered76

per annum- this entitlement 8ill e M$rand%athered6

Continuation o% the Per%orman"e Pay &rran$ement PP&3 %or e5istin$ PCQ sta%%6 #PL sta%% 8ill e o%%eredPCQ sta%%6

primarily "on"ern9

Employees "urrently 8ith #PL 8ant to e on the same PP& as their PCQ "ollea$ues, and

ne$otiation meetin$s NQBP taled a Mdra%t inAprin"iple a$reement7 and re4uested a 8ritten response to the

>a$e in"reases in line 8ith the 9%$9#= r%!ater =u p p ly Pip elin e #aintenan"e#a"kay employees are no8 undertakin$ the preentatie maintenan"e o% the =un>ater Pipeline "ontra"t- preiously "ontra"ted out to an e5ternal "ontra"tor6

"3 L ouisa Creek #o8in$#a"kay employees are no8 undertakin$ mo8in$ and land "are tasks at the Louisa

Creek site6 +his 8ork 8as preiously undertaken y e5ternal "ontra"tors6


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d 3L o uisa C r e ek Resid e n"e #aintenan"ePreiously all maintenan"e on rental properties 8as done y e5ternal "ontra"tors6#a"kay trade and other personnel may e re4uired to attend to ;o re4uests 8here thee5pe"ted ;o alue is in e5"ess o% D10006 os under D1000 "ontinue to e a"tioned y

real estate a$ents "ontra"tors6

e3 Inter n al sta%% relie in$ in pro;e"t positions

NQBP is dedi"ated to sta%% deelopment and $iin$ employees opportunities to

e5pand their kno8led$e and skills throu$h ;o deelopment6 &n opportunity aroseto $ie sta%% e5perien"e 8ith 8orkin$ on a lar$e pro;e"t throu$h the &ot PointE5pansion6 &n o%%er 8as made to internal sta%% to 8ork in Pro;e"t Cost Controllin$6& PCQ o%%i"er 8as se"onded to undertake this role %or the li%e o% the pro;e"t 8hi"his e5pe"ted to "ontinue until mid 20116 Beyond the "ompletion o% this pro;e"t- it isenisa$ed that %urther e5pansion 8ork 8ill re4uire similar duties to e per%ormedoer the li%e o% this a$reement6 +he Pro;e"t Cost Controllers rate is ased on anadditional "asual rate o% 2'G6 :ther employees in NQBP hae taken on additionaltasks to "oer this there%ore sain$s are ased on '0G o% the total amount6

+he employee- in addition to $ainin$ aluale kno8led$e and skills in theusiness- is ale to deelop ia the or$anisations "ommitment to "areer andpersonnel deelopment6

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Produ"tiity Pro$ram

=our"e o%produ"tiity

initiatie+ar$et &"hieement to date

&"tionre4uiredi% tar$et/snot met

:ther "omments/e5planation

Photo$raphy A &otPoint use o% internalresour"es3

:n$oin$usiness

1 anuary2010

Implemented N/& Nil

Ener$y #ana$ement OCaron Redu"tion Plan

:n$oin$usiness

1 anuary2010

Plan approed uly 200

Initiaties "ontinue to eimplemented in 2011

&ll printers set to de%aultthrou$h the I+ =erer in:"toer 200

N/& :n$oin$ monitorin$and implementationo% initiaties

&* Maca; P!r$% L989$7 'MPL)

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+he #PL usiness has t8o 23 a$reements6 +he #PL *ederal a$reement lar$ely "oers employees in the o%%i"e8hilst the #PL =tate a$reement lar$ely "oers employee 8ho are trades persons or %ield 8orkers outside8orkers3 su"h as laourers and $ardeners6 +he nominal e5piry date o% the a$reements 8as 1 uly 20106@ o 8 e e r- su"h a $ reements p ro id ed %o r a %ull a nnu a l 8 a $e in " re ase %r om 1 uly 2 010 %or the pe r io d u n til '0un e 20 11 6

Pr! 7 9b9l9$;& reie8 8as undertaken o% all e5istin$ PCQ and #PL poli"ies 8ith the intention to hae in pla"e a"omprehensie set o% NQBP poli"ies y 1 uly 20106 It 8as re"o$nised that 8here poli"y issues are dealt 8ith ineither or oth entities PCQ or #PL3- a standard NQBP position may not e possile until the NQBP Enterprise&$reement is in pla"e6 here "han$es to poli"y "an emade they 8ill e ali$ned 8ith NQBP7s or$anisational $oals- ho8eer the poli"y 8ill not oerride proisions asoutlined in the relatie PCQ and #PL industrial a$reements6 & summary o% the 8ork pra"ti"es and poli"ies thatpromote and support employees 8ith %amily responsiilities in"lude9


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Issue NQBP Position

PartAtime arran$ements es6 No %ormal poli"y in pla"e- ho8eer oth PCQ and #PL "urrently employ part timeemployees6 +hese arran$ements are "onsidered on a "ase y "ase asis6

*le5ile 8ork hours es6 Employees hae a""ess to %le5ile hours and time o%% in lieu arran$ements and anR!: s"heme6

Redu"ed 8orkin$ year No

Paid Parental Leae Amaternity/ paternity/adoption

es6

PCQ employees are entitled to a ma5imum o% 2 8eeks maternity leae- paid leae o% 1.8eeks3- and a ma5imum o% 2 8eeks spousal leae paid leae o% 1 8eek3 and 2 8eeksadoption leae6

#PL employees are entitled to a ma5imum o% 2 8eeks parental leae %or the irth o% their"hild paid leae o% 1. 8eeks3- or adoption o% their "hild- paid leae o% 1. 8eeks3- and ama5imum o% 2 8eeks spousal leae 1 8eek paid36

>orkin$ %rom home es6 >here it is a$reed and improes produ"tiity6

:ther poli"ies/pra"ti"es Carer7s leae is aailale to employees re4uired to proide "are or support to %amilymemers6

:n a "ase y "ase asis- oth #PL and PCQ 8ill reie8 re4uests to assist study and/ortrainin$ arran$ements $iin$ due re$ard to the spe"i%i" "ir"umstan"es and diisionalre4uirements no presumption o% a %aourale de"ision3

Employee &ssistan"e Pro$ram

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EMPLOYMENT CATE+ORY*0 6


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+rainees In @ouse3 #PL 0

PCQ 0

NQBP 0

T!$al 0 0 0 0Casual Employees #PL 0

PCQ 0

NQBP 2

T!$al 2 2 2 2

T!$al D9rc$l; E8:l!;7 3!r"!rc #PL .0

PCQ .1

NQBP 1

T!$al 4 101 101 101

EMPLOYMENT CATE+ORY*0

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?ariation in the total 8ork%or"e une 2010 to une 2011 is lar$ely a result o% the %inalisation o% the &ot PointE5pansion Pro;e"t and the suse4uent dissolin$ o% its team and the redu"tion o% "ontra"tors %rom the &otPoint e5pansion pro;e"t6

NQBP notes


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NQBP has adopted the &ustralian/Ne8 Tealand .)0192001 =tandard %or NQBP health and sa%ety poli"ies andpro"edures and 8ill "ondu"t oth internal and e5ternal sa%ety audits to "on%irm "omplian"e to that standard on"ethe ne8 sa%ety mana$ement system has een implemented6 +he e5ternal sa%ety audit pro$ram e$an at the

Port o% #a"kay in &u$ust 2006 +he key de%i"ien"y hi$hli$hted %rom the e5ternal audit resulted in the need %orthe deelopment o% a dra%t NQBP >orkpla"e @ealth and =a%ety #ana$ement Plan to repla"e the separate PCQand #PL =a%ety #ana$ement plans36 +he ne8 NQBP >orkpla"e @ealth O =a%ety #ana$ement =ystem8as implemented on the ' une 20106 +he ne5t audit is s"heduled %or the se"ond 4uarter o% the 2010/11%inan"ial year6

Currently- there is a re 8rite o% the inte$rated sa%ety mana$ement system %or NQBP6 +rainin$ o% sta%% andNQBP7s "ontra"tors 8ill e implemented y the 1

sthal% o% the 2011 "alendar year6

+he Board is a8are o% the harmonisation o% 8orkpla"e health and sa%ety le$islation and 8ill e seekin$ dire"tionand trainin$ oth %or itsel% and sta%%6

North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation 8ill "ontinue to appoint a 4uali%ied person as 8orkpla"e health andsa%ety o%%i"er in its 8orkpla"es3 8here '0 or more 8orkers are normally employed at the 8orkpla"e6

Lost +ime In;ury *re4uen"yRate

Lost +ime In;ury !urationRate

1'62. '2

*i$ures as at 1 uly 2010 to '1 !e" 2010

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+here 8ill e no %or"ed redundan"ies o% NQBP- PCQ or #PL employees 8ithout the e5pli"it and 8ritten san"tiono% shareholdin$ #inisters6

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NQBP and its susidiaries do not "urrently hae any . isa employees and does not intend to en$a$e any

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Employees under the Colle"tie &$reement 8ill re"eie the %ollo8in$ seeran"e payment %or periods o%

"ontinuous seri"e:

=u;e"t to a "umulatie ma5imum o% 2 8eeks e4uialent to 1( years o% "ontinuousseri"e39

%our 8eeks7 seeran"e payment, plus three 8eeks7 ordinary pay proArata %or ea"h "ompleted year6Employees 8ill also re"eie a""rued and pro rata entitlement to Lon$ =eri"e Leae and &nnual Leae6

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Minimum Employment, Industrial Relations and

Job Security Principles

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Government Owned Corporation GOC! Employees

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&n employer 8ill not unreasonaly re%use- delay or ostru"t a permit holder %rom e5er"isin$ their ri$hts6@o8eer- it should e noted that y la8- entry to "ertain operations su;e"t to national/state se"urity initiaties"an only o""ur under es"ort unless the ne"essary authorities are held6 It is re"ommended that union o%%i"ialsmake "onta"t 8ith


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d3 In addition- "ontra"tors and/or their employees are not to e appointed to any position as permanentemployees unless normal adertisin$ and sele"tion pro"esses hae een %ollo8ed6

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Responsile and de%ensile poli"ies and pro"edures re$ardin$ the mana$ement o% per%orman"e- "ondu"t and"apa"ity o% sta%% should e in pla"e and adhered to- e5"ept 8here situations arise 8arrantin$ summary dismissalunder "ommon la86

a3 I% an employee7s "ondu"t- "apa"ity or per%orman"e is de%i"ient9i3 ensure the employee is $ien an opportunity to respond %ormally to any alle$ation aout their

"ondu"t- "apa"ity or per%orman"e, andii3 ensure the employee is %ormally 8arned aout the "ondu"t- "apa"ity or per%orman"e and is $ien

reasonale opportunity to re"ti%y any de%i"ien"y, andiii3 ensure the employee has a ri$ht to e represented throu$h all parts o% the pro"ess6

3 I% dismissal is suse4uently determined9

i3 proide the employee 8ith a "lear reason %or dismissal- detailin$ the pro"ess %ollo8ed to seekimproement as re%erred to aoe, andii3 ensure "larity as to 8hether the dismissal is related to the employee7s "ondu"t- "apa"ity or

per%orman"e6

"3 I% an employee is in their proationary period the le$islatie proisions and ork &ustralia *>&3- or another person 8ho is independent o% theemployer- employees or employee or$anisations "oered y the a$reement to settle disputes6

+he parties to the enterprise a$reement are to rea"h a$reement aout the dispute resolution proider6 I%a$reement "an not e rea"hed aout the dispute resolution proider the de%ault proider should e *>&6

+he 4ndustrial 5elations Act 1999 IR &"t3 8as amended in 200 to proide %or parties in the %ederal industrialrelations ;urisdi"tion to hae a""ess to the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission QIRC3- y mutuala$reement- to "on"iliate and/or aritrate matters in dispute6 +he QIRC is still aailale as an option %or parties toa$ree to e the dispute resolution proider under an enterprise a$reement6

& party to a dispute "an then re%er the matter to the *>& triunal- QIRC or the releant a$reed disputeresolution proider i% dis"ussions at the 8orkpla"e leel do not a"hiee a resolution6

+he pro"edure must proide %or dealin$ 8ith disputes aout any matters arisin$ under the a$reement or inrelation to National Employment =tandards6 +he pro"edure must also allo8 %or the representation o% employees"oered y the a$reement %or the purposes o% dispute resolution6 >here the le$islation proides a model dispute

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