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Retrieval/generated timestamps are recorded separately per response and are not editorial review dates."],"limitations":["Not a complete extract of every classification in each award.","Excludes apprentices; junior rates are out of scope for AwardGuard v1.","Does not include casual loading, penalties, overtime, or allowances unless those appear as separate classification rows in the source.","Temporary upstream failures may omit rates for some rows while educational pages remain available.","Not an official Fair Work Commission or Fair Work Ombudsman publication.","General information only — not legal or workplace-relations advice. 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