GOVERNMENT OFFICERS SALARIES, ALLOWANCES AND CONDITIONS AWARD 1989

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION

PARTIES The Civil Service Association of Western Australia Incorporated

APPLICANT

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Animal Resources Authority and others

RESPONDENTS

CORAM PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR

 COMMISSIONER S M MAYMAN

DATE friday, 28 february 2014

FILE NO/S P 1 OF 2014

CITATION NO. 2014 WAIRC 00148

Result Award varied

Representation

Applicant Mr M Sims

Respondent Ms C Moxey and with her Mr R Heaperman, as agent

Order

HAVING heard Mr Sims on behalf of The Civil Service Association of Western Australia Incorporated and Ms Moxey from Department of Commerce as agent for the respondents, and by consent, the Public Service Arbitrator, pursuant to the powers conferred under the Industrial Relations Act 1979, hereby orders:

THAT the Government Officers Salaries, Allowances and Conditions Award 1989 be varied in accordance with the following Schedule and that such variation shall have effect from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after the 27th day of February 2014.

Commissioner S M Mayman

PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR

SCHEDULE

1. Schedule L – Other Allowances:  Delete this schedule and insert the following in lieu thereof:

SCHEDULE L – Other Allowances

(1) Diving - (Clause 44)

$7.14 per hour or part thereof.

(2) Flying - (Clause 45)

(a) Observation and photographic duties in fixed wing aircraft - $13.19 per hour or part thereof.

(b) Cloud seeding and firebombing duties, observation and photographic duties involving operations in which fixed wing aircraft are used at heights less than 304 metres or in unpressurised aircraft at heights more than 3048 metres - $18.07 per hour or part thereof.

(c) When required to fly in a helicopter on firebombing duties, observation and photographic duties or stock surveillance - $24.99 per hour or part thereof.

(3) Seagoing Allowances (Clause 51)

(a) Victualling

(i) Government Vessel - meals on board not prepared by a cook - $33.70 per day.

(ii) Government Vessel - meals on board are prepared by a cook - $25.30 per day.

(iii) Non-Government Vessel - $30.75 each overnight period.

(b) Hard Living Allowance - 70 cents per hour or part thereof.

2. Clause 55. – Mortuary Allowance:  Delete this clause and insert the following in lieu thereof:

55.  – MORTUARY ALLOWANCE

(1) Laboratory Technicians and Assistants employed by the Board of Western Australia Centre for Pathology and Medical Research, engaged in mortuary duties associated with Coronial Inquiries shall receive an allowance of $2,176 per annum, payable by fortnightly instalments.

(2) This allowance is compensation for the following matters:

(a) the disabilities involved in the handling of and autopsy work associated with decomposed, obnoxious, vermin infested and infected bodies; and

(b) the need to perform work in refrigerated and other low temperature storage areas of the Mortuary.

(Operative from the first pay period commencing on or after 27/02/14)