I wouldn't blame the AFAP too much for this document. The whole process has been very difficult from all sides.
Although we all put in submissions (although I took no part in this particular Award I certainly did in others) there was no evidence or other material that could be relied upon. At the end of it there was just one word against another and the Commission decided (in their infinite wisdom
) what was best for all.
The test was never about what was best for the industry or the employees in that industry, but what was a "fair minimum standard" for all employees in the country and then making all awards fit that standard.
It was a process that was doomed from the start and now the whole country will end up paying for it.
