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Crown Employees (Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal 2009) Award
  
Date05/27/2011
Volume371
Part3
Page No.525
DescriptionVIRC - Variation by Industrial Relations Commission
Publication No.C7564
CategoryAward
Award Code 228  
Date Posted05/26/2011

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Crown Employees (Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal 2009) Award

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales, Industrial Organisation of Employees.

 

(No. IRC 220 of 2011)

 

Before The Honourable Mr Justice Staff

17 March 2011

 

VARIATION

 

1.        Insert in clause 1, Arrangement of the award, published 28 August 2009 (368 I.G. 1388), the following new clause number and subject matter.

 

29A.  Leave for Matters Arising from Domestic Violence

 

2.        Insert after subclause 3.18, of clause 3, Definitions, the following new subclause:

 

3.19    Domestic Violence means domestic violence as defined in the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007.

 

3.        Insert after subclause 29.4 of clause 29 Special Leave, the following new subclause:

 

29.5    Matters arising from domestic violence situations.

 

When the leave entitlements referred to in clause 29A Leave for Matters Arising From Domestic Violence have been exhausted, the Chief Executive shall grant up to five days per calendar year to be used for absences from the workplace to attend to matters arising from domestic violence situations.

 

4.        Insert after clause 29, Special Leave, the following new clause:

 

29A.  Leave for Matters Arising from Domestic Violence

 

29A.1  The definition of domestic violence is found in sub clause 3.19, of clause 3 Definitions, of this award;

 

29A.2  Leave entitlements provided for in clause 20, Family and Community Service Leave, and clause 28, Sick Leave, may be used by staff members experiencing domestic violence;

 

29A.3  Where the leave entitlements referred to in subclause 29A.2 are exhausted, the Chief Executive Officer shall grant Special Leave as per sub clause 29.5; 

 

29A.4  The Chief Executive Officer will need to be satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that domestic violence has occurred and may require proof presented in the form of an agreed document issued by the Police Force, a Court, a Doctor, a Domestic Violence Support Service or Lawyer;

 

29A.5  Personal information concerning domestic violence will be kept confidential by the agency;

 

29A.6  The Chief Executive Officer, where appropriate, may facilitate flexible working arrangements subject to operational requirements, including changes to working times and changes to work location, telephone number and email address. 

 

5.        This variation shall take effect on and from 15 February 2011.

 

 

 

C.G. STAFF J

 

 

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