Sorry T but that is just not correct.
If the company is not respondent by virtue of being named within the Award or as a result of transmission of business, the company is not covered by the Award and the employees of the company are not entitled to the benefits within the Award.
In some cases there may be a State Award that picks up the slack but there are no State Awards that cover pilots in Qld.
Therefore, any pilot who works for a company who is not respondent to the Federal Award in Queensland is AWARD FREE.
This means that they are only entitled to the minimum conditions provided within the Industrial Relations Act 1999 and the minimum wage which is currently $417 odd dollars.
By the way the Federal department is called the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business.
So, if you cannot find your companys name on the respondancy list call the AFAP and get them onto it.