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Livestock Health and Pest Authorities Salaries and Conditions Award
  
Date09/14/2012
Volume374
Part3
Page No.1046
DescriptionVIRC - Variation by Industrial Relations Commission
Publication No.C7984
CategoryAward
Award Code 4059  
Date Posted09/14/2012

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SERIAL C7984

 

Livestock Health and Pest Authorities Salaries and Conditions 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 759 of 2012)

 

Before The Honourable Justice Boland, President

16 July 2012

 

VARIATION

 

1.        Delete Part B Monetary Rates of the award published 10 August 2012 (373 I.G. 1929) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Part B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Salaries

 

(1)      District Veterinarians

 

Award

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

classification

1 July 2007

1 July 2008

1 July 2009

1 July 2010

1 July 2011

1 July 2012

 

inclusive

inclusive

inclusive

inclusive

Inclusive

Inclusive

 

of 4%

of 4%

of 4%

of 4%

of 2.5%

of 2.5%

 

increase

increase

increase

increase

increase

increase

 

$

$

$

$

$

$

Grade 1

Grade 1 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Year

56,465

58,724

61,073

63,515

65,102.88

66,730

Grade 1 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Year

56,873

59,148

61,514

63,974

65,573.35

67,213

Barrier

Grade 2

Grade 2 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Year

59,725

62,114

64,599

67,183

68,862.58

70,584

Grade 2 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Year

62,036

64,517

67,098

69,782

71,526.55

73,315

Grade 2 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Year

65,751

68,381

71,116

73,961

75,810.03

77,705

Barrier

Grade 3

Grade 3 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Year

69,781

72,572

75,475

78,494

80,456.35

82,468

Grade 3 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Year

73,442

76,380

79,435

82,612

84,677.30

86,794

Grade 3 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Year

79,342

82,516

85,816

89,249

91,480.23

93,767

Barrier

Grade 4

Grade 4 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st Year

83,906

87,262

90,753

94,383

96,742.58

99,161

 

Grade 4 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd Year

86,419

89,876

93,471

97,210

99,640.25

102,131

 

Grade 4 -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd Year

88,962

92,520

96,221

100,070

102,571.75

105,136

 

 

1.1      An additional per annum allowance of $1,592 shall be paid to those District Veterinarians serving the Albury, Armidale, Bathurst, Casino, Deniliquin, Gloucester, Maitland, Moss Vale, Tamworth, Wagga and Young Districts as at 1 January 1995 until such time as those employees leave those districts.

 

1.2      No further increases to apply to this allowance.

 

1A.     Senior Veterinary Officer

 

Classification

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

 

11 February

1 July 2009

1 July 2010

1 July 2011

1 July 2012

 

2009

inclusive

inclusive

inclusive

inclusive

 

 

of 4%

of 4%

of 2.5%

of 2.5%

 

 

increase

increase

increase

increase

 

$

$

$

$

$

Senior Veterinary

 

 

 

 

 

Officer

101,500

105,560

109,782

112,526.55

115,340

 

(2)      General Managers

 

 

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

 

1 December

1 July 2009

1 July 2010

1 July 2011

1 July 2012

Classification

2008

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive

 

 

4%increase

4%increase

2.5%

of 2.5%

 

 

 

 

increase

increase

 

$

$

$

$

$

General Manager

 

 

 

 

 

(other than a General

105,000

109,200

113,568

116,407.20

119,317

Manager employed in

 

 

 

 

 

the Western Division)

 

 

 

 

 

General Manager

 

 

 

 

 

(employed in the

68,000

70,720

73,549

75,387.73

77,272

Western Division)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)      Customer Service Officers

 

Award

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

 

classification

1 July 2007

1 July 2008

1 July 2009

1 July 2010

1 July 2011

1 July 2012

 

Customer

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

 

Service

4%

4%

4%

4%

2.5%

2.5%

 

Officer

increase

increase

increase

increase

increase

increase

 

(CSO)

$

$

$

$

$

$

 

CSO Grade 1 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st year

34,510

35,890

37,326

38,819

39,789.48

40,784

 

CSO Grade 2 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st year

35,106

36,510

37,971

39,489

40,476.23

41,488

 

CSO Grade 2 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd year

35,681

37,108

38,593

40,136

41,139.40

42,168

 

CSO Grade 3 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st year

36,266

37,717

39,225

40,794

41,813.85

42,859

 

CSO Grade 3 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd year

37,435

38,932

40,490

42,109

43,161.73

44,241

 

Barrier

CSO Grade 4

38,606

40,150

41,756

43,426

44,511.65

45,624

1st year

 

 

 

 

 

 

CSO Grade 4

39,775

41,366

43,021

44,741

45,859.53

47,006

2nd year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barrier

Award

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

classification

1 July 2007

1 July 2008

1 July 2009

1 July 2010

1 July 2011

1 July 2012

Senior

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

Customer

4%

4%

4%

4%

2.5%

2.5%

Service

increase

increase

increase

increase

increase

increase

Officer

$

$

$

$

$

$

(SCSO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCSO

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

40,945

42,583

44,286

46,058

47,209.45

48,390

SCSO

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 2

42,699

44,407

46,183

48,031

49,231.78

50,463

 

(4)      Office Coordinator - Applicable to Office Coordinators appointed in relation to the creation of Livestock Health and Pest Authorities on 1 January 2009.

 

Classification

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as

Salary as

 

11 February

1 July 2009

1 July 2010

1 July 2011

1 July 2012

 

2009

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

 

 

4% increase

4% increase

2.5% increase

2.5% increase

 

$

$

$

$

$

Office

 

 

 

 

 

Coordinator

55,000

57,200

59,488

60,975.20

62,500

 

(5)      Rangers

 

Award

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

classification

1 July 2007

1 July 2008

1 July 2009

1 July 2010

1 July 2011

1 July 2012

Ranger

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

 

4%

4%

4%

4%

2.5%

2.5%

 

increase

increase

increase

increase

increase

increase

 

$

$

$

$

$

$

Ranger Grade 1

Ranger

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grade 1

40,822

42,455

44,153

45,919

47,066.98

48,244

1st year

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ranger Grade 2

1st year

42,228

43,917

45,674

47,501

48,688.53

49,906

Level 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

(refer to

 

 

 

 

 

 

clause

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.5.3(iii)

42,812

44,524

46,305

48,158

49,361.95

50,596

2nd year

43,806

45,558

47,381

49,276

50,507.90

51,771

Level 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

(refer

44,391

46,167

48,013

49,934

51,182.35

52,462

to clause

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.5.3(iv)

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd year

45,488

47,308

49,200

51,168

52,447.20

53,758

Level 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

(refer to

46,072

47,915

49,831

51,825

53,120.63

54,449

clause

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.5.3(v)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barrier

Grade 3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

47,029

48,910

50,867

52,901

54,223.53

55,579

Barrier

Level 2

48,784

50,735

52,765

54,875

56,246.88

57,653

Grade 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Level 1

49,215

51,184

53,231

55,360

56,744.00

58,163

Barrier

Level 2

52,139

54,225

56,394

58,649

60,115.23

61,618

Grade 5 Managing Ranger

Level 1

54,085

56,248

58,498

60,838

62,358.95

63,918

 

inclusive

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

 

 

 

of

supervision

supervision

supervision

 

 

 

supervision

allowance

allowance

allowance

 

 

 

allowance

 

 

 

 

 

Barrier

Level 2

57,010

59,290

61,662

64,128

65,731.20

67,374

 

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

 

 

 

supervision

supervision

supervision

supervision

 

 

 

allowance

allowance

allowance

allowance

 

 

 

5.1      An amount of $1000 shall be added to the salary of Rangers Grades 1, 2 and 3 and $1500 added to the salary of Rangers Grades 4 and 5 and Senior Rangers, on attaining a Diploma that, in the opinion of State Council, is relevant, OR

 

5.2      An amount of $2000 shall be added to the salary of Rangers Grades 1, 2, and 3, and $2500 added to the salary of Rangers Grades 4 and 5 and Senior Rangers, on attaining a Degree that, in the opinion of State Council, is relevant.

 

5.3      The amounts set out in 5.1 and 5.2 shall not be cumulative.

 

5A.     Senior Rangers

 

Classification

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

 

11 February

1 July

1 July

1 July

1 July

 

2009

2009

2010

2011

2012

 

 

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

inclusive of

 

 

4%

4%

2.5%

2.5%

 

 

increase

increase

increase

increase

 

$

$

$

$

$

Senior Ranger (other

 

 

 

 

 

than a Senior Ranger

70,000

72,800

75,712

77,604.80

79,545

employed in the

 

 

 

 

 

Western Division)

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Ranger

 

 

 

 

 

(employed in the

57,000

59,280

61,651

63,192.28

64,772

Western Division)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6)      Field Assistants

 

Award

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

Salary as at

classification

1 July 2007

1 July 2008

1 July 2009

1 July 2010

1 July 2011

1 July 2012

Field

includes

includes

includes

includes

inclusive of

inclusive of

Assistants

4%

4%

4%

4%

2.5%

2.5%

 

increase

increase

increase

increase

increase

increase

 

$

$

$

$

$

$

Level 1

35,233

36,642

38,108

39,632

40,622.80

41,638

Level 2

37,731

39,240

40,810

42,442

43,503.05

44,591

Senior

40,822

42,455

44,153

45,919

47,066.98

48,244

 

Table 2 - Allowances

 

As at 1 July 2012

 

Item

Clause

Brief Description

Amount

No.

No.

 

 

1

5.5.2

Supervising Field

$48.50 per week.

 

 

Assistants, Rangers,

(effective 1 July 2012)

 

 

Labourers or

 

 

 

Contractors

 

 

21

Living Allowance -

With

Without

 

 

(Grades as defined in

Dependants

Dependants

 

 

Public Service

Per annum

Per annum

 

 

Handbook) for

 

 

 

 

Employees employed

 

 

 

 

before 1.1.1995 only.

 

 

2

21

Grade A

$1,083.00

$758.00

3

21

Grade B

$1,444.00

$1,012.00

4

21

Grade C

$1,926.00

$1,348.00

5

22(b)

Travelling Allowance

63.0 cents/km

(engine capacity under 1600cc)

 

29.2

If the Employees

 

 

 

 

private car is used

 

 

 

 

 

74.0 Cents/km

(engine capacity from 1601cc - 2600cc)

 

 

 

75.0 cents/km

(engine capacity over 2601cc)

5

22(c)

Travelling Allowance

25.2 cents/km

(engine capacity under 1600cc

 

29.3

If the Employees

 

 

 

 

private car is used

 

 

 

 

(casual rate)

 

 

 

 

 

29.6 Cents/km

(engine capacity from 1601cc - 2600cc)

 

 

 

30.0 cents/km

(engine capacity over 2601cc)

6

23

Accommodation Allowances

 

 

 

Incidental Expenses Allowance

 

 

 

when claiming Actual Expenses

$17.30 per day

7

23

Accommodation Allowances

 

 

 

Capital

Per Day

High Cost

Per Day

Tier 2

Per

 

 

Cities

$

Country

$

Country

Day $

 

 

Adelaide

270.10

Maitland

244.60

Armidale

224.30

 

 

Brisbane

314.10

Newcastle

255.60

Bathurst

224.30

 

 

Canberra

278.10

Wollongong

241.10

Broken Hill

224.30

 

 

Darwin

302.10

 

 

Coffs Harbour

224.30

 

 

Hobart

238.10

 

 

Cooma

224.30

 

 

Melbourne

286.10

 

 

Dubbo

224.30

 

 

Perth

289.10

 

 

Gosford

224.30

 

 

Sydney

296.10

All Other Country

Goulburn

224.30

 

 

 

 

Locations $ per day

Mudgee

224.30

 

 

 

 

204.30

Muswellbrook

224.30

 

 

 

 

 

Orange

224.30

 

 

 

 

 

Port Macquarie

224.30

 

 

 

 

 

Queanbeyan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tamworth

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tumut

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wagga Wagga

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meal

Capital Cities & High Cost

Tier 2 & Other Country Centres

 

 

Expenses

Country

 

8

23.2

Breakfast

Max $23.65

Max $21.15

9

23.2

Lunch

Max $26.55

Max $24.20

10

23.2

Dinner

Max $45.60

Max $41.65

11

24

Camping

$37.55 per night - takes into account supplying own food, incidentals

 

 

allowance

and general disability

12

24

Equipment

$28.20 per night for supplying own camping equipment.

 

 

Allowance if

 

 

 

camping

 

 

 

equipment

 

 

 

not provided

 

 

 

by the

 

 

 

Authority

 

13

24

Bedding

$4.70 per day for supplying own sleeping bag

 

 

Allowance if

 

 

 

bedding or

 

 

 

sleeping bag

 

 

 

not provided

 

 

 

by the

 

 

 

Authority

 

14

24

Excess

$9.00 per day in addition to any other allowance

 

 

Allowance

 

 

 

If required to

 

 

 

camp in

 

 

 

excess of 40

 

 

 

consecutive

 

 

 

days

 

15

26

Employee

$9.82 per week

 

 

requested by

(effective 1 July 2012)

 

 

the Authority

 

 

 

to supply

 

 

 

own horse

 

 

 

and saddle,

 

 

 

including

 

 

 

responsibility

 

 

 

for feeding,

 

 

 

grooming

 

 

 

and caring in

 

 

 

own time

 

16

27

Employee

$5.10 per week per dog

 

 

requested by

(effective 1 July 2012)

 

 

the Authority

 

 

 

to supply

 

 

 

own dog,

 

 

 

including

 

 

 

responsibility

 

 

 

for housing,

 

 

 

caring and

 

 

 

feeding in

 

 

 

own time

 

17

28

Flying

$17.90 per hour

 

 

Allowance

 

18

31

Home Office

$823 per annum (or such other amount as specified in the Crown

 

 

allowance

Employees Public Service Conditions Award).

 

NOTE: For reimbursements regarding removal expenses see clause 19, Removal Expenses of Part A.

 

Table 3 - Long Service Leave Accrual

 

LONG SERVICE LEAVE ACCRUAL TABLE

BASED ON A FIVE (5) DAY WEEK

All figures in this table refer to working days

 

Years 1 to 5 are shown for accrual purposes ONLY.

 

Years

0-10 Years

 

Years

10+ Years

Years

10+ Years

 

1

4.4

days

11

55 days

21

165

days

2

8.8

 

12

66

22

176

 

3

13.2

 

13

77

23

187

 

4

17.6

 

14

88

24

198

 

5

22.0

 

15

99

25

209

 

6

26.4

 

16

110

26

220

 

7

30.8

 

17

121

27

231

 

8

35.2

 

18

132

28

242

 

9

39.6

 

19

143

29

253

 

10

44.0

 

20

154

30

264

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

275

 

Months

0-10 Years

 

Months

10+ Years

32

286

 

1

0.4

days

1

0.9 days

33

297

 

2

0.7

 

2

1.8

34

308

 

3

1.1

 

3

2.7

35

319

 

4

1.4

 

4

3.6

36

330

 

5

1.8

 

5

4.5

37

341

 

6

2.2

 

6

5.4

38

352

 

7

2.5

 

7

6.3

39

363

 

8

2.9

 

8

7.2

40

374

 

9

3.3

 

9

8.1

41

385

 

10

3.6

 

10

9.1

42

396

 

11

4.0

 

11

10.0

43

407

 

 

 

 

 

 

44

418

 

Weeks

0-10 Years

 

Weeks

10+ Years

45

429

 

1

0.09

days

1

0.23 days

46

440

 

2

0.18

 

2

0.45

47

451

 

3

0.27

 

3

0.68

48

462

 

4

0.36

 

4

0.91

49

473

 

 

 

 

 

 

50

484

 

Days

0-10 Years

 

Days

10+ Years

51

495

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

0.02

days

1

0.05 days

52

506

 

2

0.04

 

2

0.09

53

517

 

3

0.05

 

3

0.14

54

528

 

4

0.07

 

4

0.18

55

539

 

5

0.09

 

5

0.23

56

550

 

 

NOTE:  To convert leave taken on a seven (7) day week basis up to 1 July 2004, to a five (5) day week basis in accordance with this Table, multiply the total days taken , (including Saturdays and Sundays), by 5/7.

 

Example:

 

Assume 3 weeks (21 days) Long Service Leave taken before 1 July 2004.

 

Multiply 21 x 5/7 = 15 working days.

 

15 days to be deducted from accrued entitlements in the above table as at 1 July 2004.

 

2.        This variation shall take effect from the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2012 in relation to salaries and from 1 July 2012 in relation to allowances.

 

 

 

 

R. P. BOLAND J , President

 

 

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