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

 Acting Senior Commissioner P E Scott

DATE 7 february 2011

FILE NO/S P 38 OF 2010

CITATION NO. 2011 WAIRC 00087

Result Award varied

Order

HAVING heard Mr M Sims on behalf of The Civil Service Association of Western Australia Incorporated and Mr A Harper 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 2nd day of February 2011.

Acting Senior Commissioner P E Scott

PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR

SCHEDULE

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

(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 $1,989 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 from 2 February 2011)

2. Schedule I – Clause 22. – Overtime Allowance: Delete Part I of this Schedule and insert the following in lieu thereof:

PART I - OUT OF HOURS CONTACT

(Operative from the first pay period commencing on or from 2 February 2011)

Subclause (2) of Clause 65. – Expired General Agreement Salaries of this Award defines salary for calculation purposes.

3. Schedule K – Shiftwork Allowance: Delete this Schedule and insert the following in lieu thereof:

An officer required to work a weekday afternoon or night shift of seven and one half (7.5) hours worked, will in addition to the ordinary rate of salary, be paid an allowance in accordance with the following formula for each shift so worked.

Shiftwork Allowance =

A minimum shift work allowance of $22.20 is payable for each afternoon or night shift of seven and one half (7.5) hours worked. 

Subclause (2) of Clause 65. – Expired General Agreement Salaries of this Award defines annual salary for calculation purposes.

(Operative from the first pay period commencing on or from 2 February 2011)

4. Schedule L Other Allowances: Delete this Schedule and insert the following in lieu thereof:

(1) Diving - (Clause 44)

$6.53 per hour or part thereof.

(2) Flying - (Clause 45)

(a) Observation and photographic duties in fixed wing aircraft - $12.06 per hour or part thereof.

(b) Cloud seeding and fire bombing 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 - $16.53 per hour or part thereof.

(c) When required to fly in a helicopter on fire bombing duties, observation and photographic duties or stock surveillance - $22.85 per hour or part thereof.

(3) Sea Going Allowances (Clause 51)

(a) Victualling

(i) Government Vessel - meals on board not prepared by a cook - $30.80 per day.

(ii) Government Vessel - meals on board are prepared by a cook - $23.15 per day.

(iii) Non Government Vessel - $28.10 each overnight period.

(b) Hard Living Allowance - 64 cents per hour or part thereof.