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# Amusement and Events Award Exhibition Rates and Overtime 2026/27

> 2026/27 MA000080 exhibition pay rates, overtime, weekend and public-holiday rules, classifications and allowances, and how UpSheets applies them in Xero Payroll.

[All awards](/docs/smart-formulas/award-library/awards/overview) → [Amusement and Events Award](/docs/smart-formulas/award-library/awards/aera/overview) → Exhibition

|                          |                                                                                  |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Award**                | [Amusement and Events Award](/docs/smart-formulas/award-library/awards/aera/overview) |
| **Official name**        | Amusement, Events and Recreation Award 2020                                      |
| **Variant**              | Exhibition                                                                       |
| **Rates effective from** | 1 July 2026                                                                      |
| **Version**              | 1                                                                                |

UpSheets uses this Smart Formula to turn imported start and finish times into ordinary hours, overtime, weekend, public-holiday and allowance lines ready for Xero Payroll.

Review the [assumptions and limitations](#assumptions-and-limitations) before publishing this formula.

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## What UpSheets Calculates Automatically

* Ordinary hours from imported start and finish times
* Overtime tiers based on hours worked
* Public holiday penalty rates
* Minimum engagement payments
* Automatic allowance calculations where configured

## Pay Rates and Smart Formula Rules

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Full time">
    ### Classification Pay Rates

    | Classification                    | Code | Classification minimum |
    | --------------------------------- | ---- | ---------------------- |
    | General hand                      | GH   | \$27.08                |
    | Exhibition technician             | ET   | \$29.45                |
    | Supervisory exhibition technician | SET  | \$30.38                |

    ### Calculation Rules

    | Rule                 | Conditions                          | Value                  | Notes |
    | -------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ----- |
    | Ordinary             | EVERY                               | Classification minimum | -     |
    | PH x2                | PH                                  | x2                     | -     |
    | Daily OT x2          | EVERY<br />Hours 12-24              | x2                     | -     |
    | Weekly OT x2         | EVERY<br />Hours 56-168<br />Weekly | x2                     | -     |
    | Min Engagement x1    | EVERY<br />OT 0-4 hours             | x1                     | -     |
    | PH Min Engagement x2 | PH<br />OT 0-4 hours                | x2                     | -     |

    ### Worked Example

    Input: General hand full-time employee, Monday 6:00 am–8:00 pm, 14.00 paid hours, with no weekly overtime already accrued.

    | UpSheets output | Hours | Rate              |
    | --------------- | ----- | ----------------- |
    | Ordinary hours  | 12.00 | \$27.08           |
    | Daily OT x2     | 2.00  | 2 × ordinary rate |

    Why: This variant allows up to 12.00 ordinary hours for this day pattern. The remaining 2.00 hours are assigned to overtime or penalty lines.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Part time">
    ### Classification Pay Rates

    | Classification                    | Code | Classification minimum |
    | --------------------------------- | ---- | ---------------------- |
    | General hand                      | GH   | \$27.08                |
    | Exhibition technician             | ET   | \$29.45                |
    | Supervisory exhibition technician | SET  | \$30.38                |

    ### Calculation Rules

    | Rule                 | Conditions                          | Value                  | Notes |
    | -------------------- | ----------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ----- |
    | Ordinary             | EVERY                               | Classification minimum | -     |
    | PH x2                | PH                                  | x2                     | -     |
    | Daily OT x2          | EVERY<br />Hours 12-24              | x2                     | -     |
    | Weekly OT x2         | EVERY<br />Hours 56-168<br />Weekly | x2                     | -     |
    | Min Engagement x1    | EVERY<br />OT 0-4 hours             | x1                     | -     |
    | PH Min Engagement x2 | PH<br />OT 0-4 hours                | x2                     | -     |

    ### Worked Example

    Input: General hand part-time employee, Monday 6:00 am–8:00 pm, 14.00 paid hours, with no weekly overtime already accrued.

    | UpSheets output | Hours | Rate              |
    | --------------- | ----- | ----------------- |
    | Ordinary hours  | 12.00 | \$27.08           |
    | Daily OT x2     | 2.00  | 2 × ordinary rate |

    Why: This variant allows up to 12.00 ordinary hours for this day pattern. The remaining 2.00 hours are assigned to overtime or penalty lines.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Casual">
    ### Classification Pay Rates

    | Classification                    | Code | Casual classification minimum (includes 25% loading) |
    | --------------------------------- | ---- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
    | General hand                      | GH   | \$33.85                                              |
    | Exhibition technician             | ET   | \$36.81                                              |
    | Supervisory exhibition technician | SET  | \$37.98                                              |

    ### Calculation Rules

    | Rule                   | Conditions              | Value                  | Notes |
    | ---------------------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------- | ----- |
    | Ordinary               | EVERY                   | Classification minimum | -     |
    | PH x1.6                | PH                      | x1.6                   | -     |
    | Daily OT x1.6          | EVERY<br />Hours 12-24  | x1.6                   | -     |
    | Min Engagement x1      | EVERY<br />OT 0-4 hours | x1                     | -     |
    | PH Min Engagement x1.6 | PH<br />OT 0-4 hours    | x1.6                   | -     |

    ### Worked Example

    Input: General hand casual employee, Monday 6:00 am–8:00 pm, 14.00 paid hours, with no weekly overtime already accrued.

    | UpSheets output | Hours | Rate                |
    | --------------- | ----- | ------------------- |
    | Ordinary hours  | 12.00 | \$33.85             |
    | Daily OT x1.6   | 2.00  | 1.6 × ordinary rate |

    Why: This variant allows up to 12.00 ordinary hours for this day pattern. The remaining 2.00 hours are assigned to overtime or penalty lines.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## What Requires Customer Configuration

* **Variant assignment:** Choose the Smart Formula variant that matches each employee's work pattern.
* **Classification selection:** Assign the correct classification level for each employee.
* **Public holidays:** Configure public holidays for your organisation so public-holiday rules apply on the correct dates.

This variant includes 21 manual allowances that must be entered separately when they apply. See [Manual Allowances](#manual-allowances) for amounts and conditions.

## Manual Allowances

| Allowance                      | Conditions | Value   | Notes |
| ------------------------------ | ---------- | ------- | ----- |
| Employee in Charge Golf Links  | Manual     | \$59.65 | -     |
| Ex Tech Flexible Loading Hr    | Manual     | \$2.09  | -     |
| Ex Tech Flexible Loading Wk    | Manual     | \$79.46 | -     |
| Ex Tech Supervisory Loading Hr | Manual     | \$0.94  | -     |
| Ex Tech Supervisory Loading Wk | Manual     | \$35.81 | -     |
| First Aid Allowance Hourly     | Manual     | \$0.59  | -     |
| First Aid Allowance Weekly     | Manual     | \$22.38 | -     |
| Gen Hand Flexible Loading Hr   | Manual     | \$1.94  | -     |
| Gen Hand Flexible Loading Wk   | Manual     | \$73.86 | -     |
| Meal Allowance OT 2+ Hours     | Manual     | \$15.22 | -     |
| SET Flexible Loading Hourly    | Manual     | \$2.21  | -     |
| SET Flexible Loading Weekly    | Manual     | \$83.93 | -     |
| SET Supervisory Loading Hourly | Manual     | \$1.88  | -     |
| SET Supervisory Loading Weekly | Manual     | \$71.62 | -     |
| Tool Allowance Carpenters      | Manual     | \$30.88 | -     |
| Tool Allowance Tradesperson    | Manual     | \$15.83 | -     |
| Tractor Plant Allowance Hourly | Manual     | \$0.88  | -     |
| Tractor Plant Allowance Weekly | Manual     | \$33.57 | -     |
| Uniform Laundry Max Week       | Manual     | \$6.80  | -     |
| Uniform Laundry Per Day        | Manual     | \$1.36  | -     |
| Vehicle Allowance Own Vehicle  | Manual     | \$1.00  | -     |

## How to Use This Rule Set in UpSheets

1. Copy the **Amusement and Events Award** rule set from the Award Library and select the **Exhibition** variant during review.
2. Assign the correct classification and employment type to each employee using this variant.
3. Simulate representative shifts, then publish and assign the rule set to affected employees.

## Assumptions and Limitations

### Assumptions

* Sunday ordinary work uses clause 20.6 at 150% (casual loaded-base multiple 175%/125%=1.4).
* Public holidays use 250% (casual 275%/125%=2.2).
* Default daily ordinary caps are clause 13.2 eight hours for full-time/part-time and clause 11.3 ten hours for casuals; agreements to average up to 10 or 12 ordinary hours a day are not auto-detected.
* Daily overtime is first 3 hours then double time against those caps (casual OT multiples 150%/125%=1.2 and 200%/125%=1.6).
* Weekly overtime uses the same first-3 / after-3 tiers after 38 hours.
* Public holiday daily and weekly overtime stay at the PH multiple with start\_hour matching the daily cap (8 FT/PT, 10 casual) or 38 weekly.
* Clause 20.4 less than 10 consecutive hours between duties is a single GAP rule at flat 200% (casual 200%/125%=1.6), not tiered relevant OT.
* Sunday and public holiday minimum payments are 4 hours (clause 20.6(c) / PH).
* Casual minimum engagement of 3 hours (clause 11.6) is day-scoped ME on Monday to Saturday at ordinary; Sunday/PH casual 3-hour minima are satisfied by the 4-hour Sun/PH ME lines.
* Part-time minimum 3 hours (clause 10.5) is ME PART\_TIME Monday to Saturday at ordinary.
* Exhibition employees use EVERY ordinary BASE with no Sunday penalty, public holiday 200% (casual 200%/125%=1.6), daily OT after 12 hours at 200% (casual 1.6), and FT/PT weekly OT after 56 hours at 200%; casual exhibition has no weekly OT in MAPD.
* Exhibition minimum engagement is 4 hours per shift (clause 13.6) at ordinary, with PH ME at the PH multiple.
* Exhibition excludes GAP and Sunday penalty under clause 20.7(a).
* All 21 MAPD wage/expense allowances are MANUAL in every variant with unique hourly/weekly rate\_keys.

### Not Supported by This Rule Set

* Agreements to work up to 10 or 12 ordinary hours on a day <Tooltip headline="Clause 13.2" tip="Default daily ordinary caps are 8 hours FT/PT and 10 hours casual; longer agreed ordinary days are not auto-detected"><Icon icon="bookmark" size={14} /></Tooltip>
* Clause 20.4 rest-period gap paid at the relevant overtime rate in tiers <Tooltip headline="Clauses 20.4, 20.5" tip="Modeled as a single flat 200% GAP multiple rather than tiered relevant OT; exhibition employees are excluded from GAP under clause 20.7(a)"><Icon icon="bookmark" size={14} /></Tooltip>
* Exhibition fortnightly overtime after 76 hours in a fortnight <Tooltip headline="Clause 20.7(c)" tip="Weekly engine cannot model the first 24 hours at 150% then 200% fortnightly tiers; only weekly OT after 56 hours for FT/PT is modeled"><Icon icon="bookmark" size={14} /></Tooltip>
* Junior, apprentice, trainee, and supported wage classifications <Tooltip headline="Clauses 16, 17, Schedule D, Schedule E" tip="Excluded from this adult rule set"><Icon icon="bookmark" size={14} /></Tooltip>
* Rostered day off falling on a public holiday and unscheduled RDO work <Tooltip headline="Clauses 13, 20" tip="Not modeled"><Icon icon="bookmark" size={14} /></Tooltip>
* Time off instead of payment for overtime <Tooltip headline="Clause 20.8" tip="Not modeled"><Icon icon="bookmark" size={14} /></Tooltip>
* Unpaid meal break timing and delayed meal break penalties <Tooltip headline="Clause 15" tip="Not modeled"><Icon icon="bookmark" size={14} /></Tooltip>

<Note>
  Need one of these scenarios? Contact us to discuss your requirements. Some may be supported through configuration, a custom Smart Formula, or an extension to the Award Library.
</Note>

<Info>This is general information about how UpSheets has configured this award rule set. It is not legal or payroll advice. You are responsible for ensuring your employees are paid correctly.</Info>

## Official sources

* Award text: [Fair Work Commission - MA000080](https://awards.fairwork.gov.au/MA000080.html)
* Pay rates and allowances: [Fair Work pay guides](https://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay-and-wages/minimum-wages/pay-guides)

## Other Amusement and Events Award Variants

* [Non Exhibition](/docs/smart-formulas/award-library/awards/aera/2026-07-01/non-exhibition)