Australian Mines & Metals Association

AMMA National Conference

2 April 2008

Steve Knott, Chief Executive

Back in power

• Established 1918

• National resources sector employer association

representing

– Hard Rock Mining

– Coal

– Oil and Gas

– Support services

AMMA

Current AMMA Board

President Eve Howell Executive Director, Woodside Energy Ltd

Northwest Shelf Venture

Vice

Presidents Ian Smith Managing Director & Newcrest Mining

Chief Executive Officer Limited

Peter Johnston Managing Director

& Chief Executive Officer Minara Resources

Directors Steve Hodgson President & Chief Executive Rio Tinto Alcan

Officer Bauxite & Alumina

Ian Ashby President Iron Ore BHPB Iron Ore Pty Ltd

Tim Wall Managing Director Apache Energy Limited

Neil Barrett Chief Executive Officer, Sodexho Australia Pty Ltd

Australia & New Zealand

Andrew King Managing Director P&O Maritime Services Pty Ltd

Kim Horne Director HR & EHS Alcoa World Alumina

Australia

Ulysses Yiannis HR Manager Esso Australia Pty Ltd

Board Reference Group Members• Paul Davies Chief Advisor Employee Relations Rio Tinto Coal Australia

• Paul Walters Vice President Human Resources BHP Billiton – Olympic Dam Corporation

• Paul Tooker H R Superintendent Queensland Alumina Limited

• Paul Duckett General Manager Workplace Relations Skilled Group

• Bill Vickers Industrial Relations Manager ExxonMobil Australia Pty Ltd

• Chris Mitchell Group Manager Employee Relations BHP Billiton – Stainless Steel Materials

• Jill Lever General Manager Human Resources Zinifex Ltd

• Steven Clancy Employee Relations Director Fluor Australia Pty Ltd

• Simon Beach General Manager Human Resources Newcrest Mining Limited

• Linda Dawson Executive General Manager HR Alinta Limited

• Ian Masson Industrial Relations Manager Woodside Energy Ltd

• Desiree Harker General Manager Human Resources P&O Maritime Services

• Alan Tietzel General Manager Human Resources Argyle Diamonds

• Murray Smith Vice President Human Resources BHP Billiton – Iron Ore

• Merv Saltmarsh Manager Human Resources - Australia Boart Longyear Pty Ltd

• Geoff Blyth Manager Human Resources IR Compass Group (Australia) Pty Ltd

• Linda Nunn Industrial Relations Manager Universal Sodexho Pty Ltd

• David Dawes Mining Services Manager Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd

• Greg Cornish Senior Human Resources Manager Santos Limited

• Steve Mullen General Manager Human Resources Oxiana

• Chris Mitsopoulos Employee Relations Manager Chevron Australia Pty Ltd

• Steve Knott Chef Executive AMMA

• Tony Caccamo General Manager Operations AMMA

• Naomi Byron Workplace Policy Adviser AMMA

• Christopher Platt General Manager Workplace Policy AMMA

Chief ExecutiveSteve Knott

Melbourne Office

Manager Corporate Services - Fiona ChongAccounts Officer - Hetal Trivedi

PA to Chief Executive and Vic IR Society Secretary - Paulita Gomes

Melbourne Office: Principal Employee Relations Consultant - Brett BartonPrincipal Employee Relations Consultant - Susan Butterworth; Employee Relations Consultant and Legal Consultant- Richard Clancy

Perth Office: Practice Leader Hydrocarbons - Terry Adams; Practice Leader Mining - Vacant; Principal Legal Services Consultant - Andrew Cameron; Principal Employee Relations and Legal Services Consultant - Geoff Bull; Employee Relations Consultant - Tracey Ram;

Employee Relations Consultant - Peter Robertson; PA to General Manager Operations and Office Administrator - Rose Giardina; Operations Support Staff Officer - Deniece Tangyuk,

Brisbane office: Principal Employee Relations Consultant - Ian Turner Adelaide office: Employee Relations Consultant - David Johns

Sydney office: Principal Employee Relations Consultant - Vacant; Employee Relations Assistant - Lillian Papantoniou; Hobart office: Principal Employee Relations Consultant - Bill Fitzgerald

Operations Division

General MangerTony Caccamo

Workplace Policy Division

General Manager -Christopher Platt

Workplace Policy Adviser -Naomi Ford

Research Assistant -Vacant

Policy Support Staff Officer -Karina White

Membership Services Division

General Manager -Corlia Roos

Marketing Manager -Troy Cush

Information Manager -Ruth Bain

Membership Assistant -Marina Vorster

Membership Assistant –Pam Dyson

Education and Training Division

General Manager -Helene O’Donnell

National Education and Training Adviser -Nicola Thomson

Special Projects Officer, Education and Training -

Bede O’Brien

Education and Training Adviser –Lynn Koehler

Education and TrainingAdministrator –

Bev Sinclair

Organisation Chart

Operations Division

• Our experienced and trained staff:

– are available in every State;

– have a variety of industry backgrounds and qualifications

– including law, business, human resources and industrial relations;

– provide strategic, tactical, representation and operational

employee relations support and guidance wherever and whenever

required;

– Utilisation of AMMA staff by mining, oil and gas and service

provider members has been extensive;

Workplace Policy Division

• Policy development in conjunction with AMMA Board Reference Group

• Represents resource sector before

– Government Committee on Industrial Legislation

– Australian Chamber of Commerce

– Various tribunal/review bodies

• Promotes AMMA policy through

– Publications

– Speeches to interest groups

– Submissions

• Current activities

– Implementation of Forward with Fairness Transitional provisions

– National Employment Standards

– Award Modernisation

– Skills Shortages

• Future Activities

– Study Tour (Measures to address skill shortages and impact of good faith bargaining in USA)

– The second round of FWF

– Research Paper (Performance of Punitive v Educative OHS Systems)

Membership Services

• We’re growing … AMMA is the largest industry

body in the resources sector, representing the

interests of 315 companies.

• Timely and accurate information.

• Significant networking opportunities.

AMMA Education & Training Statistics:

• In excess of 5000 people have attended AMMA

training courses.

• AMMA’s Registered Training Organisation has

issued in excess of 2000 nationally recognised

certificates.

• AMMA has designed and delivered organisational

specific training for more than 80 member

organisations.

AMMA Education and Training (RTO No. 60117) &

AMMA Inc (RTO No. 90916) are pleased to announce our

current scope of registration is as follows:

MNC20104 Certificate II in Surface Coal Operations

MNC20204 Certificate II in Coal Preparation

MNC20304 Certificate II in Underground Coal Operations

MNC30104 Certificate III in Surface Coal Mining Operations

MNC30204 Certificate III in Coal Preparation

MNC30304 Certificate III in Underground Coal Operations

MNC40104 Certificate IV in Surface Coal Mining (Open Cut Examiner)

MNM20105 Certificate II in Metalliferous Mining Operations (OpenCut)

MNM20205 Certificate II in Metalliferous Mining Operations (Underground)

MNM20305 Certificate II in Metalliferous Mining Operations (Processing)

MNM20405 Certificate II in Mining Field/ Exploration Operations

MNM30105 Certificate III in Metalliferous Mining Operations (OpenCut)

MNM30205 Certificate III in Metalliferous Mining Operations (Underground)

MNM30305 Certificate III in Metalliferous Mining Operations (Processing)

AMMA Education & Training

MNM30405 Certificate III in Mining Exploration

MNM30505 Certificate III in Small Mining Operations

MNM30605 Certificate III in Mine Emergency Response and Rescue

MNM40105 Certificate IV In Metalliferous Mining Operations (OpenCut)

MNM40205 Certificate IV in Metalliferous Mining Operations (Underground)

MNM40305 Certificate IV in Metalliferous Mining Operations (Processing)

MNM50105 Diploma of Metalliferous Mining - Open Cut and Underground

MNM50205 Diploma of Metalliferous Mining (Processing)

MNM60105 Advanced Diploma of Metalliferous Mining

MNQ20103 Certificate II in Extractive Industries Operations

MNQ30103 Certificate III in Extractive Industries Operations

AMMA Education & Training (Contd.)

TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training & Assessment

TAA50104 Diploma of Training and Assessment

BSB30504 Certificate III in Business (Frontline Management)

BSB41004 Certificate IV in Business (Frontline Management)

BSB40801 Certificate IV in Business (Human Resources)

BSB51004 Diploma of Business (Frontline Management)

BSB41604 Certificate IV in Occupational Health and Safety

BSB51604 Diploma of Occupational Health and Safety

AMMA Education and Training can organise all of your training needs for

the above qualifications including: training needs analysis, training

delivery and assessment, funding (where applicable) and Recognition

of Prior Learning.

To contact the AMMA Education and Training Advice line please call:

1800 891 662 or training@amma.org.au

AMMA Education & Training (Contd.)

The Sector

• Mining industry directly

employs 135,600

employees

• Forecasted $112.2 billion

contribution to export

earnings 07/08

• 11% unionisation in hard

rock mining; 66% in coal;

15% private sector.

Metal ore

mining

42%

Coal Mining

25%

Other Mining

9%

Oil and Gas

Extraction

8%

Services to

mining

16%

Employees

Forward with Fairness

April 2007

Steve’s response to Forward with Fairness

(April 2007)

Forward with Fairness Implementation Plan

August 2007

1996

No Right to

Strike

Right to

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No Right to

Strike

Right to

Strike

1956

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1996

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2008

Workplace Relations Amendment

Transition Forward with Fairness Act 2008

29 March 2008

IR Legislation – The Way Ahead

• National Employment Standards.

• Award Modernisation.

• Will common law contracts be a viable alternative to

AWAs?

IR legislation – The way ahead

• Stability in workplace laws.

• Enabling no prescriptive legislation.

• Consultation on future changes.

• A bipartisan approach.

Cost of swinging the Pendulum

The experience of

10 AMMA MEMBER COMPANIES 2006-2008

Compliance Costs Contingency Planning

Costs

$2 Million

• No Disadvantage test

• Fairness test

• Award simplification

• WA approval

$6.5 Million

• WorkChoices

• Transition to Forward with

Fairness

• Forward with Fairness

implementation

Plus 2

Safety First