Previous minimum wages

In force from:	ADULT	YOUTH
1 March 1997	$7.00	$4.20
6 March 2000	$7.55	$4.55
5 March 2001	$7.70	$5.40
18 March 2002	$8.00	$6.40
24 March 2003	$8.50	$6.80
1 April 2004	$9.00	$7.20
21 March 2005	$9.50	$7.60
27 March 2006	$10.25	$8.20
1 April 2007	$11.25	$9.00

In force from	ADULT	NEW ENTRANT
1 April 2008	$12.00	$9.60

Note:

Since 2001 the adult rate has applied to those aged 18 years and over. Prior to that, the adult rate only applied to those aged 20 years and over.
The youth minimum wage has been replaced by a minimum wage for new entrants, as of 1 April 2008, which applies to some employees aged 16 or 17 years. Other employees aged 16 years or over are entitled to the adult minimum wage.

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This page was last updated on: 01-Apr-2008 and is current.

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