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History of Civil Air
24 December 1947 The Civil Air Operations Officers' Association of Australia (hereafter referred to as “Civil Air”) lodged an Application for Registration as an Association under The 15 January 1948 An Advertisement appeared in the “Commonwealth Gazette” advising of a “Notice of Application for Registration of an Association as an organization” made by Civil Air. 30 January 1948 From January to March 1948, the following unions lodged objections to Civil Air’s Application: Professional Radio Employees’ Institute of Australasia The Australasian Transport Officers’ Federation The Federated Clerks’ Union of Australia Commonwealth Public Service Clerical Association Commonwealth Public Service Artisans’ Association Professional Officers’ Association - C’wealth Public Service Commonwealth Temporary Clerks Association Commonwealth Foreman’s’ Association Amalgamated Engineering Union
24 August 1948 A “Certificate of Registration of an Association as an Organization of Employees” for Civil Air was signed and certified by James E. Taylor, Industrial Registrar under the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1947. 1 July 1948 The proposed rules of Civil Air stated that the membership subscriptions were to be £2.2.0 a year. And the Association now had 153 members.
September 1947 - 31 December 1949 12 December 1954 The Civil Air Rules are first amended to change the composition of the Central Council and the process for elections. The Central Council is now made up of the President, General Secretary, 2 Vice Presidents, a General Treasurer and 3 Councillors. The President, General Secretary and 2 Councillors go to election in the first year and 2 Vice Presidents, a General Treasurer and one Councillor go to election the next year so the Central Council does not all change at once. 24 July 1951 First Civil Air letterhead.Address: 475 Collins Street, Melbourne. (Box 989, Elizabeth Street Post Office). Telephone: MXY130 Ex: 206 31 December 1951 Financial Statements Expenditure/Income £ 1193.17.0 Liabilities/Assets £ 1034.11.1 Typewriter £ 27.10.0 1 July 1958 Rule 31(d) amended - “Yearly subscriptions payable in advance shall be £ 3.3.0”. 8 May 1958 Rule change to allow for five Councillors. 1 January 1962 The Federal Office of Civil Air is now based at 374 Little Collins Street, Melbourne. 18 May 1962 Civil Air appoints a full-time employee as their Assistant Secretary - Mr. Charles Campbell Rivington. (He is a trained Accountant). 8 December 1966 Rule change from six to ten Councillors. 22 March 1967 Rule change certified : $11.00 ATC subscription rate. : $5.50 for unqualified trainees. 22 October 1968 Rule change certified : $36.00 ATC subscription rate. : $18.00 for unqualified trainees. 1 July 1968 Permanent Executive Officer appointed by the Council of Association, Robert John Garlick (Barrister and Solicitor). He went on to become a Victorian Industrial Relations Commissioner. 5 July 1968 Civil Air begins to keep (and later file and store) proper Minutes of Meetings and other such records 31 December 1970 Civil Air records an “overall surplus” of $2480. Civil Air now has 738 members. The Association has two full-time employees, the Executive Officer and the Assistant Secretary. 30 June 1972 Rule change certified : $45.00 ATC subscription rate. : $18.00 for unqualified trainees. : $36.00 for Class 1 ATC (until 24 months after graduation). 10 January 1974 Civil Air now has 1194 members. The Association has three full-time employees. October 1974 Amendments are made to the Conciliation and Arbitration Act so Civil Air’s General Trustees must now be elected by the membership rather than appointed by the Central Council. A rule change was also required. 31 December 1974 Deficit of $11,101.69 recorded (as a result of a $5,000 bill for legal expenses for the “Bankstown Inquiry”). 5 March 1975 Central Council Resolution to change Subscriptions rates from “0.75%” to “0.9%” of the ATC Class 2 salary (this is to apply from 1 July 1975). At the time it was “ACTU policy that all Australian Unions should eventually aim at a subscription rate of 1%”. July 1977 Civil Air move from Room 7, First Floor, 443 Little Collins Street in the City to 66 O’Connell Street, North Melbourne. 1976/1977 ATC Subscription Rate = $104.32 1977/1978 ATC Subscription Rate = $117.00 1978/1979 ATC Subscription Rate = $139.70 27 March 1979 The Acting Public Service Arbitrator, R. H. C. Watson, Esquire, decides in transcript that “an allowance to compensate for loss of licence insurance premiums should be paid to Air Traffic Controllers and that the sum previously determined be fair and reasonable”. This decision was made in an appeal against a previous decision of the Deputy Arbitrator in December 1978. This matter involved a major dispute with the Department of Transport. November 1982 Civil Air is now based at 29 Cobden Street in North Melbourne. 9 March 1983 Peter Newman’s title changed to Executive Secretary “to reflect the duties of the chief Association employee.” 28 June 1983 Association purchases a Computer System for $37,000. 2 July 1985 The Civil Air Operations Officers Award 1985 is approved. January 1989 The Sydney ATC Dispute begins! 4 September 1989 Industrial Relations Commission Full Bench decision released on the Sydney dispute. June 1989 The Pilot’s Strike commenced .... 5 November 1990 The Civil Aviation Authority Award 1990 is approved 3 July 1991 Duesbury’s Report released regarding Civil Air’s Financial Procedures and Accounting Management Systems. November 1991 Rohan W. Garnett releases “This Isn’t an Ambit Claim, It’s an Orbit Claim”, A Case Study of the Air Traffic Controller’s Dispute - January 1989 - March 1991”. A thesis for partial fulfilment of his University of Sydney - Bachelor of Economics (Honours) degree. 7 September 1992 The Air Traffic Control Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 1992 is ratified with the composite salary structure. 19 January 1993 Industrial Registrar’s Report released regarding Civil Air’s Financial Procedures and Accounting Management Systems. December 1993 The Restructure of the Civil Air National Executive is proposed by Geoff Fairless, Vice-President Administrative. 8 March 1993 The ADSO Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 1993 is ratified 7 July 1994 The CAA Air Traffic Services Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 1994 is ratified. 11 December 1996 The Airservices Australia Air Traffic Services Enterprise Agreement 1996 is ratified. 23 April 1997 The Civil Aviation Safety Authority Corporate Enterprise Agreement 1997 ratified. 29 June 1998 Ratification of the Airservices Australia Enterprise Agreement 1998-2001. Corporate and ATS Enterprise Agreements are now combined. 7 September 1999 Civil Air move to their new premises in Graham Street, Port Melbourne. |
Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1947. The Association had 126 members at the time.