Operational
Ambulance Officers (State) Award
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Health
Services Union, Industrial Organisation of Employees.
(No. IRC 1198 of 2009)
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Before The Honourable
Justice Kavanagh
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4 September 2009
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VARIATION
1. Delete Clause
46, Leave Reserved & No Extra Claims, of the Award, published 26 June 2009
(368 I.G. 556), and insert in lieu thereof the following:
46. Leave Reserved
& No Extra Claims
This new Award recognises all work value and special case
claims up to its commencement date, excepting for the following matters where
leave is reserved to the parties to make application in respect of:
(a) The outcome of
the extended care paramedic trial;
(b) The Award
arrangements for Operations Centres, including a new Award, classification
structures, rates of pay and conditions of employment;
(c) The operation of
sub-clauses 22(a) and 22(b) in respect of the seven day period of notice for the
posting of rosters and the seven day period of notice for subsequently altering
such rosters; and
(d) Review of
allowance for undertaking a paid crib break away from Station.
No additional claims can be pursued to the Award during
the life of the 2009 Memorandum of Understanding between the Department and the
Union, which ceases on 30 June 2010, excepting those consistent with Clauses 5
of that Memorandum. Following the expiry of the Memorandum on 30 June 2010, the
parties are accordingly entitled to pursue variations to salaries, salary
related allowances and conditions of employment for 1 July 2010 onwards, which
may include instituting proceedings before the Commission if the parties are
unable to achieve agreement.
2. Delete
Section 8 - Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
Section 8 -
Monetary Rates
Note: All rates contained in the following tables are
effective from the first full pay period commencing on or after the date listed
in the table.
Table 1 - Wages
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Classification
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Rate
from 13.9.2008
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Rate
from
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(with
2.5% MOU)
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1.7.2009
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$
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$
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Patient Transport Officer
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Year 1
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754.90
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773.80
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Year 2
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788.70
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808.40
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Trainee Paramedic
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881.00
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903.00
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Paramedic Intern
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Year 1
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905.90
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928.60
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Year 2
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923.30
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946.40
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Paramedic
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Year 1
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982.60
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1007.20
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Year 2
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1,053.60
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1079.90
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Paramedic Specialist
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Year 1
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1,132.50
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1160.80
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Year 2
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1,163.80
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1192.90
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Year 3
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1,198.70
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1228.70
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Team Leader
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1,258.70
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1290.20
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Station Manager
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1,306.70
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1339.40
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District Manager
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1,354.50
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1388.40
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Clinical Training Officer
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1,354.50
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1388.40
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Clinical / Paramedic Educator
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Year 1
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1,648.60
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1689.80
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Year 2
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1,760.50
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1804.50
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Table 2 - Operations Centre Staff - Wages
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Rate
from 13.9.2008
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Rate
from
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Classification
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(With
2.5% MOU)
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1.7.2009
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$
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$
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Ambulance Operations Centre - Non
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Paramedic
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Trainee
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912.10
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934.80
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Year 1
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937.80
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961.30
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Year 2
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956.00
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979.90
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Ambulance Operations Centre
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Paramedic
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Year 1
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1,017.00
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1,042.40
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Year 2
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1,090.80
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1,118.10
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Ambulance Operations Centre
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Paramedic Specialist
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Year 1
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1,116.60
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1,144.50
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Year 2
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1,154.70
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1,183.60
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Year 3
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1,190.50
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1,220.30
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Duty Operations Centre Officer
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1,345.40
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1,379.00
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Senior Operations Centre Officer*
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1,383.60
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1,418.10
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Aeromedical Operations Centre Officer
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1,375.90
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1,410.30
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Table 3 - Allowances
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Item
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Clause
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Rate
from
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No.
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No.
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13.9.2008
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Rate
from
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(With
2.5% MOU)
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1.7.2009
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per
week
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per
week
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$
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$
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1
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5
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Specialist Allowance
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35.30
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36.20
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2
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5
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Rescue (Standby) Allowance
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12.20
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12.50
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3
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23
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On Call Allowance (per 24hrs)
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17.10
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17.50
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4
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23
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On Call Allowance (per week)
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68.50
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70.20
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5
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5
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Ambulance Studies Certificate Allowance
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(current recipients only)
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20.70
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21.20
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6
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13
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Climatic and Isolation Allowance (a)*
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4.30
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4.30
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7
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13
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Climatic and Isolation Allowance (b)*
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8.70
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8.70
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8
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15a
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Travelling Meal Allowance*
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23.60
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23.60
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9
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15c(i)
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Meal Away from Station Allowance*
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23.60
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23.60
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10
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15c(ii)
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Crib Away From Station Allowance*
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11.80
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11.80
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11
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24
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Overtime Meal Allowance*
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23.60
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23.60
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12
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16
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Living Away from Home Allowance*
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74.45
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74.45
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13
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37
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Laundry Allowance per week*
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12.50
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12.50
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* Rate move independently to award wage increases
Table 4 -
Additional Allowances
Uniformed
Operations Centres Staff
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Rate from
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Rate from
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Item.
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Clause
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Brief Description
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13.9.2008
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1.7.2009
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No
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No.
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(With 2.5% MOU)
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per week
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per week
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$
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$
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1
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5
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Operations Centre (standby) Allowance
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18.10
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18.60
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Operations Centre Allowance (This Allowance
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2
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9(a)
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is only applicable to Paramedics, Paramedic
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Specialists, Team Leaders, Station Managers and
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District Managers.
Such an allowance is
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cumulative on other allowances paid to the
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72.20
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74.00
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employee at the time)
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Duty Operations Centre Officer-Air Ambulance
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3
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9(a)
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(Transitional Allowance applicable only to
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11.30
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11.60
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officers employed as Air Ambulance Co-
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ordination Officers as at 6 February 1998).
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3. This variation
shall take effect from 1 July 2009.
T.
M. KAVANAGH J
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.