a maximum overhead rate. The combination of these individual components formed our maximum total labour rates for each labour category. It was this maximum rate that was important in our deliberations. The components that make up that maximum were of less relevance and individually did not form the basis of our reasoning. Our assignment of TasNetworks' proposed labour rates to our labour categories and comparing its labour rates to our Tasmanian maximum total labour rates, are set out in table 16.2. The table also includes the respective jurisdictional maximum total labour rates for transparency on how the Tasmanian maximums have been developed. Table 16.2 Comparison of TasNetworks' proposed labour rates and the AER maximum total labour rates ($2017–18) AER AER AER AER TasNetworks TasNetworks maximum AER labour maximum maximum maximum labour labour rates New South categories Tasmanian Victorian Queensland categories (17-18) Wales labour labour rates labour rates labour rates rates Administration 224.47 Administration 98.95 98.95 95.90 80.24 (implied) Distribution 69.65 operator Electrical Technical 58.32 197.52 173.16 153.79 197.52 inspector specialist Field service 72.38 coordinator Designer 70.05 Project 86.08 manager Engineer 191.17 185.52 191.17 185.19 Distribution electrical 62.25 technician Apprentice 66.22 Cable joiner 60.56 Customer 63.09 metering Field worker 173.16 173.16 144.08 135.79 Customer 62.13 crew Distribution 56.35 linesman Distribution 63.38 linesman–live
a maximum overhead rate. The combination of these individual components formed our maximum total labour rates for each labour category. It was this maximum rate that was important in our deliberations. The components that make up that maximum were of less relevance and individually did not form the basis of our reasoning. Our assignment of TasNetworks' proposed labour rates to our labour categories and comparing its labour rates to our Tasmanian maximum total labour rates, are set out in table 16.2. The table also includes the respective jurisdictional maximum total labour rates for transparency on how the Tasmanian maximums have been developed. Table 16.2 Comparison of TasNetworks' proposed labour rates and the AER maximum total labour rates ($2017–18) TasNetworks labour categories TasNetworks labour rates (17-18) AER labour categories AER maximum Tasmanian labour rates AER maximum Victorian labour rates AER maximum New South Wales labour rates AER maximum Queensland labour rates Administration (implied) 224.47 Administration 98.95 98.95 95.90 80.24 Distribution operator 69.65 Technical specialist 197.52 173.16 153.79 197.52 Electrical inspector 58.32 Field service coordinator 72.38 Designer 70.05 Engineer 191.17 185.52 191.17 185.19 Project manager 86.08 Distribution electrical technician 62.25 Apprentice 66.22 Field worker 173.16 173.16 144.08 135.79 Cable joiner 60.56 Customer metering 63.09 Customer crew 62.13 Distribution linesman 56.35 Distribution linesman–live 63.38
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