Smit Lamnalco Towage (Australia) Pty Ltd
Ballot passed FWC matter B2024/1634 · result published 6 Jan 2025
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Eligible voters37employees on the voter roll
Turnout–see the notice
Voted yes94–100%across the actions
Authorisation windowEndedabout 5 Feb 2025
Protected action has to start within 30 days of the result being declared, though the FWC can extend that.
What workers voted on
24 actions were put to the vote: 7 stoppages, 17 work bans. All of them passed.
What was voted onYesNo% yes
1. Stoppages of 1 hour duration33197%✔ passed
2. Stoppages of 4 hours duration33197%✔ passed
3. Stoppages of 8 hours duration33197%✔ passed
4. Stoppages of 12 hours duration33197%✔ passed
5. Stoppages of 24 hours duration33197%✔ passed
6. Stoppages of 48 hours duration32294%✔ passed
7. Stoppages of 7 days duration32294%✔ passed
8. A ban on work that would have an Engineer work more than 12 continuous hours for a limited or an unlimited duration340100%✔ passed
9. A ban on work that would have an Engineer work more than 12 hours in any 24 hour period for a limited or an unlimited duration340100%✔ passed
10. A ban on performing work outside an individual's rostered hours for a limited or an unlimited duration340100%✔ passed
11. A ban on any work on Secondary Tugs other than for towage, emergency maintenance, or circumstances where crew are required to respond to direction/s by the Regional Harbour Master or Australian Maritime Safety Authority to attend…32294%✔ passed
12. A ban on working more than 5 hours duration without taking a meal break of at least 30 Minutes duration; if a towage job commences before the 5th hour of work, Engineers will take a meal break of at least 30 minutes duration at…340100%✔ passed
13. A ban on the performance of any duty (including towage), with the exception of dockings, on a tug not designated as your rostered tug for a limited or an unlimited duration33197%✔ passed
14. IR TE A ban on the performance of any duty (including towage) on a tug that is not designated as one of the 4 Primary and 6 Secondary vessels for a limited or an unlimited duration32294%✔ passed
15. A ban on working during rostered leave for recalls and relief, except for circumstances where crew are required to respond to direction/s by the Regional Harbour Master or Australian Maritime Safety Authority to attend to a…340100%✔ passed
16. A ban on entering fuel tank soundings data into FLGO for a limited or an unlimited duration33197%✔ passed
17. A ban on the performance of "hot handovers" to or from any Engineer or crew for a limited or an unlimited duration33197%✔ passed
18. A ban on shutting down a tug for any shift other than the Engineer's own rostered tug for a limited or an unlimited duration340100%✔ passed
19. A ban on performing extended maintenance for a limited or an unlimited duration33197%✔ passed
20. A ban on the performance of maintenance, bunkers and transfer of sewage on a tug that the Engineer is not rostered to crew for a limited or an unlimited duration33197%✔ passed
21. A ban on the performance of any Harbour Towage whilst rostered for duty on the tug allocated for LNG Standby for a limited or an unlimited duration33197%✔ passed
22. A ban on the performance of training and/or familiarisation of crew on Smit Lamnalco tugs for a limited or an unlimited duration33197%✔ passed
23. A ban on completing paperwork or data entry that is not required by legislation for a limited or an unlimited duration340100%✔ passed
24. A ban on the wearing of Smit Lamnalco branded work uniforms, other than required PPE, for a limited or an unlimited duration32294%✔ passed
The wording above is shortened from the notice's questions: introductory phrases are removed, and the action, what's affected, how long and any exclusions are kept. A question passes if more than half of the valid votes were yes.