CROWN EMPLOYEES (PUBLIC SECTOR - SALARIES 2004) 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 3817 and 4561 of 2004)

 

 

AWARD

 

PART A

 

1.  Arrangement

 

PART A

 

Clause No.          Subject Matter

 

1.         Arrangement

2.         Definitions

3.         Salaries

4.         Allowances

5.         Salary Packaging Arrangements

6.         Salary Sacrifice to Superannuation

7.         Dispute Settlement Procedure

8.         Anti-Discrimination

9.         No Extra Claims

10.       Leave Reserved

11.       Area, Incidence and Duration

 

Schedule A - List of Awards, Agreements and Determinations

Schedule B - Common Salary Points

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Rates of Pay

 

2.  Definitions

 

In this Award:

 

(i)         "2002 Award" means the Crown Employees (Public Sector - Salaries January 2002) Award made by the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales and published on 7 June 2002 (334 I.G. 1).

 

(ii)        "Employee" means and includes any person appointed to or performing the duties of any of the positions covered by the Awards, Agreements and Determinations listed in Schedule A to this Award.

 

(iii)       "Association" means the Public Service Association and Professional Officers’ Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales.

 

3.  Salaries

 

(i)         The salaries under this Award are payable to employees appointed to or performing the duties of any of the positions covered by the Awards, Agreements and Determinations listed in Schedule A to this Award.

 

(ii)        The salaries payable are prescribed in Part B, Monetary Rates, of this Award.

 

(iii)       The salaries prescribed in Part B reflect increases to the salaries paid under the 2002 Award of:

 

(a)        4% to salaries contained in those Awards, Agreements and Determinations listed in Schedule A and which are payable with effect from the first pay period to commence on or after 1 July 2004; and

 

(b)        a further 4% to salaries paid under paragraph (a) of this subclause, which are payable with effect from the first pay period to commence on or after 1 July 2005; and

 

(c)        a further 4% to salaries paid under paragraph (b) of this subclause, which are payable with effect from the first pay period to commence on or after 1 July 2006.

 

(iv)       The salary increases referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c) of subclause (iii) of this clause, insofar as they apply from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2004, shall only be paid to those employees who are employed as at the date of the making of this award.

 

4.  Allowances

 

(i)         The following allowances in the Awards, Agreements and Determinations in Schedule A are subject to adjustment in line with the salary increases in clause 3, Salaries of this Award:

 

Additional Responsibilities Allowance

All Incidents of Employment Allowance

Charge Hand Allowance

Community Language Allowance

Diving Allowance

Environmental Allowance

Extraneous Duties Allowance

First Aid Allowance

Flying Allowance

In-Lieu of Overtime Allowance

Leading Hand Allowance

Licence Allowances covered in Trade Based Groups Agreement No. 2301 of 1981 and the Crown Employees (General Staff Salaries) Award 2003

Officer-in-Charge Allowance

On-Call Allowance

Part-Time Building Managers/House Officers Allowance

Any Wage Related Allowances applicable to the Crown Employees (General Staff Salaries) Award 2003

Qualifications Allowances - where the qualification is deemed to be a requisite for the position in question

Resident Officers Allowance

Shift Allowances

Special Rates Allowance

Supervision Allowance

Service Increments expressed as a separate sum

Word Processing Allowance

 

(ii)        In addition to the allowances listed in subclause (i) of this clause, any other allowance in the Awards, Agreements and Determinations listed in Schedule A which is normally moved in accordance with salary increases is to be adjusted in line with the salary increases in clause 3, Salaries of this award.

 

5.  Salary Packaging Arrangements

 

(i)         By mutual agreement with the Public Employment Office (PEO), an employee may, from time to time, elect to receive:

 

(a)        a benefit or benefits selected from those approved from time to time by the PEO; and

 

(b)        a salary equal to the difference between the salary prescribed for the employee by clause 3, Salaries, of this Award, and the amount specified by the PEO from time to time for the benefit provided to or in respect of the employee in accordance with such agreement.

 

(ii)        The agreement shall be recorded in writing and shall be known as a Salary Packaging Agreement.

 

(iii)       A Salary Packaging Agreement shall be for a period of up to twenty-four months, unless a different period is mutually agreed between the employee and the PEO at the time of signing the Salary Packaging Agreement.

 

(iv)       The PEO may vary the range and type of benefits available from time to time following discussion with the Association.  Such variations shall apply to any existing or future Salary Packaging Agreement from date of such variation.

 

(v)        The PEO will determine from time to time the value of the benefits provided following discussion with the Association.  Such variations shall apply to any existing or future Salary Packaging Agreement from the date of such variation.  In this circumstance, the employee may elect to terminate the Salary Packaging Agreement immediately.

 

6.  Salary Sacrifice to Superannuation

 

(i)         Notwithstanding the salaries prescribed in clause 3, Salaries, of this Award, and Part B to this Award, an employee may elect, subject to the agreement of the employee’s Department or agency, to sacrifice a portion of the salary payable under clause 3 and Part B to this Award, to additional employer superannuation contributions.  Such election must be made prior to the commencement of the period of service to which the earnings relate.  The amount sacrificed together with any salary packaging arrangements under clause 5, Salary Packaging, of this Award must not exceed fifty (50) percent of the salary payable under clause 3 or fifty (50) percent of the currently applicable superannuable salary, whichever is the lesser. In this clause, "superannuable salary" means the employee’s salary as notified from time to time to the New South Wales public sector superannuation trustee corporations.

 

(ii)        Where the employee has elected to sacrifice a portion of that payable salary to additional employer superannuation contributions:

 

(a)        subject to Australian Taxation law, the sacrificed portion of salary will reduce the salary subject to appropriate PAYE taxation deductions by the amount of that sacrificed portion; and

 

(b)        any allowance, penalty rate, payment for unused leave entitlements, weekly worker’s compensation or other payment, other than any payments for leave taken in service, to which an employee is entitled under this Award or any applicable Award, Act or statute which is expressed to be determined by reference to an employee’s salary, shall be calculated by reference to the salary which would have applied to the employee under clause 3 of this Award in the absence of any salary sacrifice to superannuation made under this Award.

 

(iii)       The employee may elect to have the portion of payable salary which is sacrificed to additional employer superannuation contributions:

 

(a)        paid into the superannuation scheme established under the First State Superannuation Act 1992 as optional employer contributions; or

 

(b)        subject to the Department or agency’s agreement, paid into a private sector complying superannuation scheme as employer superannuation contributions.

 

(iv)       Where an employee makes an election in terms of subclause (iii) of this clause, the employer shall pay the portion of salary, the subject of election, to the relevant superannuation fund.

 

(v)        Where the employee is a member of a superannuation scheme established under the:

 

(a)        Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act 1906;

 

(b)        Superannuation Act 1916;

 

(c)        State Authorities Superannuation Act 1987;

 

(d)        State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Act 1987; or

 

(e)        First State Superannuation Act 1992,

 

the employee’s Department or agency must ensure that the amount of any additional employer superannuation contributions specified in subclause (i) of this clause is included in the employee’s superannuable salary which is notified to the New South Wales public sector superannuation trustee corporations.

 

(vi)       Where, prior to electing to sacrifice a portion of their salary to superannuation, an employee had entered into an agreement with their Department or agency to have superannuation contributions made to a superannuation fund other than a fund established under legislation listed in subclause (v) of this clause, the Department or agency will continue to base contributions to that fund on the salary payable under clause 3 to the same extent as applied before the employee sacrificed portion of that salary to superannuation.  This clause applies even though the superannuation contributions made by the Department or agency may be in excess of superannuation guarantee requirements after the salary sacrifice is implemented.

 

7.  Dispute Settling Procedure

 

All disputes relating to the provisions of this Award shall initially be dealt with as close to the source as possible, with graduated steps for further attempts at resolution at higher levels of authority within the appropriate agency, if required.

 

(i)         An employee is required to notify (in writing or otherwise) their immediate manager, as to the substance of the dispute or difficulty, request a meeting to discuss the matter and, if possible, state the remedy sought.

 

(ii)        Where the grievance or dispute involves confidential or other sensitive material (including issues of harassment or discrimination under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977) that makes it impractical for the employee to advise their immediate manager, the notification may occur to the next appropriate level of management, including, where required, to the appropriate agency head or Delegate.

 

(iii)       The immediate manager shall convene a meeting in order to resolve the dispute or difficulty within two (2) days, or as soon as practicable, of the matter being brought to attention.

 

 

(iv)       If the matter remains unresolved with the immediate manager, the employee may request to meet the appropriate person at the next level of management in order to resolve the matter.  This manager shall respond within two (2) days, or as soon as practicable.  This sequence of reference to successive levels of management may be pursued by the employee until the matter is referred to the agency head.

 

(v)        The agency head may refer the matter to the Public Employment Office (PEO) for consideration.

 

(vi)       In the event that the matter remains unresolved, the agency head shall provide a written response to the employee and any other party involved in the dispute or difficulty, concerning action to be taken, or the reasons for not taking action, in relation to the matter

 

(vii)      An employee, at any stage, may request to be represented by an Association representative.

 

(viii)     The employee, or the Association on their behalf, or the agency head may refer the matter to the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales if the matter is unresolved following the use of these procedures.

 

(ix)       The employee, Association, Department and PEO shall agree to be bound by any lawful recommendation, order or determination by the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales in relation to the dispute.

 

(x)        Whilst the procedures are being followed, normal work undertaken prior to notification of the grievance or dispute shall continue unless otherwise agreed between the parties, or, in the case of a dispute involving Occupational Health and Safety, if practicable, normal work shall proceed in such a manner as to avoid any risk to the health and safety of any employee or member of the public.

 

8.  Anti-Discrimination

 

(i)         It is the intention of the parties bound by this award to seek to achieve the object in section 3(f) of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 to prevent and eliminate discrimination in the workplace.  This includes discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, marital status, disability, homosexuality, transgender identity, age and responsibilities as a carer.

 

(ii)        It follows that in fulfilling their obligations under the dispute resolution procedure prescribed by this award the parties have obligations to take all reasonable steps to ensure that the operation of the provisions of this award are not directly or indirectly discriminatory in their effects.  It will be consistent with the fulfilment of these obligations for the parties to make application to vary any provision of the award which, by its terms or operation, has a direct discriminatory effect.

 

(iii)       Under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, it is unlawful to victimise an employee because the employee has made or may make or has been involved in a complaint of unlawful discrimination or harassment.

 

(iv)       Nothing in this clause is to be taken to affect:

 

(a)        any conduct or act which is specifically exempted from anti-discrimination legislation;

 

(b)        offering or providing junior rates of pay to persons under 21 years of age;

 

(c)        any act or practice of a body established to propagate religion which is exempted under section 56(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977;

 

(d)        a party to this award from pursuing matters of unlawful discrimination in any State or federal jurisdiction.

 

(v)        This clause does not create legal rights or obligations in addition to those imposed upon the parties by the legislation referred to in this clause.

 

NOTES

 

(i)         Employers and employees may also be subject to Commonwealth anti-discrimination legislation.

 

(ii)        Section 56(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 provides:

 

"Nothing in the Act affects ... any other act or practice of a body established to propagate religion that conforms to the doctrines of that religion or is necessary to avoid injury to the religious susceptibilities of the adherents of that religion."

 

9.  No Extra Claims

 

(i)         This Award provides pay increases of 4% with effect from the first pay period to commence on or after 1 July 2004, a further increase of 4% with effect from the first pay period to commence on or after 1 July 2005, and a further increase of 4% with effect from the first pay period to commence on or after 1 July 2006.

 

(ii)        These increases arise from the agreement of the parties contained in the Memorandum of Understanding, Crown Employees (Public Sector Salaries), between the NSW Government and the Association entered into on 21 December 2004.  That agreement is made in full and final settlement of IRC Matter No. 3817 of 2004 and forms the basis of this Award.

 

(iii)       The pay increases under this Award are provided on the basis that, subject to the provisions of clause 10, Leave Reserved, there shall be no further claims for changes to salaries, rates of pay or allowances during the term of the Memorandum of Understanding, Crown Employees (Public Sector Salaries), between the NSW Government and the Association entered into on 21 December 2004, except as provided for in the Memorandum.

 

10.  Leave Reserved

 

(i)         The Association may make application to the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales during the nominal term of this Award seeking to vary the rates of pay for employees employed in the classification of psychologists on the basis of work value changes.

 

(ii)        In any such proceedings however, it is acknowledged that the NSW Government will submit that salary increases provided since 1993 and under the Memorandum of Understanding, Crown Employees (Public Sector Salaries) entered into on 21 December 2004, reflect cost of living adjustments and a component to compensate for work value changes, special case considerations, productivity and efficiency improvements across the public sector since 1993, and specifically those referred to in the Grounds and Reasons of the Association’s application in IRC Matter No. 3817 of 2004 filed on 30 June 2004.  The NSW Government will also submit that the Commission should take account of this component in assessing the merits of any application brought by the Association and in the assessment of the quantum of any (if any) additional increases it may award for the employees employed in the classification of psychologists.

 

11. Area, Incidence and Duration

 

(i)         This Award shall apply to employees employed in the classifications covered by the Awards, Agreements and Determinations listed in Schedule A of this Award.

 

(ii)        This Award shall not apply to:

 

(a)        persons employed by the New South Wales Lotteries Corporation;

 

(b)        persons falling within the operation of the Rural Lands Protection Boards Salaries and Conditions Award 2002; and

 

(c)        persons falling within the operation of the Crown Employees (Institute Managers in TAFE) Salaries and Conditions Award.

 

(iii)       This Award rescinds and replaces the Crown Employees (Public Sector - Salaries January 2002) Award made by the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales and published on 7 June 2002 (334 I.G. 1).

 

(iv)       This Award is made on 16 February 2005 and shall take effect from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 1 July 2004 and shall remain in force until 30 June 2007.

 

SCHEDULE A

 

LIST OF AWARDS, AGREEMENTS AND DETERMINATIONS

 

The wages, salaries and relevant allowances under this Award are payable to employees appointed to or performing the duties of any of the positions covered by the following Awards, Agreements and Determinations

 

Awards:

 

Crown Employees (Administrative and Clerical Officers - Salaries 2003) Award

 

Casino Control Authority - Casino Inspectors (Transferred from the Department of Gaming and Racing) Award 2004

 

Crown Employees (Aboriginal Housing Office 2004) Award

 

Crown Employees (Catering Officers - Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation) Award

 

Crown Employees (Commissioned Officers, Department of Corrective Services) Interim Award 2003

 

Crown Employees (Correctional Officers, Department of Corrective Services) Award 2004 for Kempsey, Dillwynia and Wellington Correctional Centres

 

Crown Employees (Court Officers Attorney General’s Department) Award

 

Crown Employees (Department of Commerce) Award 2004 (formerly Crown Employees (Department of Public Works and Services) Reviewed Award 2004

 

Crown Employees (Department of Juvenile Justice - Detention Centres 2002) Award

 

Crown Employees (Department of Public Works and Services) Reviewed Award 2004

 

Crown Employees (Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation Centres and Academies Managers) Award

 

Crown Employees (Division Controllers State Emergency Services 2001) Award

 

Crown Employees (Domestic Services Officers - Department of Agriculture) Award

 

Crown Employees (Environment Protection Authority New South Wales) Award

 

Crown Employees (Environmental Planning Officers 2003) Award

 

Crown Employees (General Assistants in Schools - Department of Education and Training) (State) Award

 

Crown Employees (General Staff Salaries) Award 2003

 

Crown Employees (Geoscientist - Department of Mineral Resources) Award

 

Crown Employees (Graphic Service Operators - Department of Lands) Award

 

Crown Employees (Harness Racing New South Wales) Conditions of Employment Award

 

Crown Employees (Heritage Office 2003) Award

 

Crown Employees Historic Houses Trust (Gardens - Horticulture and Trades Staff) Award 2004

 

Crown Employees (Home Care Service of New South Wales - Administrative Staff) Award 2004

 

Crown Employees (Interpreters and Translators, Community Relations Commission) Award 2003

 

Crown Employees (Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust) Salaries Award

 

Crown Employees (Kingsford Smith Airport Travel Centre) Award 2003

 

Crown Employees (Land Information Officers - Department of Mineral Resources) Award

 

Crown Employees (Lands Officers, Department of Lands and Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources 2003) Award

 

Crown Employees Learning and Development Officers (State Emergency Service 2004) Award

 

Crown Employees - Legal Officers (Crown Solicitor’s Office, Legal Aid Commission, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and Parliamentary Counsel's Office) Award

 

Crown Employees (Librarians, Library Assistants, Library Technicians and Archivists) Award 2002

 

Crown Employees (Lord Howe Island Board Salaries and Conditions 2004) Award

 

Crown Employees (Mine Safety and Environment Officers - Department of Mineral Resources) Award

 

Crown Employees (Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences - Casual Guide Lecturers) Award 2004

 

Crown Employees (National Parks and Wildlife Service) Conditions of Employment 2000 Award

 

Crown Employees (New South Wales Attorney General’s Department Reporting Services Branch Sound Reporters) Award 2003

 

Crown Employees (New South Wales Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care) Community Living and Residential (State) Award 2004

 

Crown Employees (New South Wales Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care) Residential Centre Support Services Staff (State) Award

 

Crown Employees (NSW Department of Information Technology and Management) Conditions of Employment Award 2002

 

Crown Employees (NSW Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation - Program Officers) Award

 

Crown Employees (NSW Fisheries Salaries and Conditions of Employment) Award

 

Crown Employees (NSW Police Communications Officers) Award

 

Crown Employees (NSW Police Special Constables) (Police Band) Award

 

Crown Employees (NSW Police Special Constables (Security)) Award

 

Crown Employees (Officer in Charge Allowance - NSW Agriculture) Award

 

Crown Employees (Operational Staff - NSW Agriculture) Award

 

Crown Employees (Parks and Gardens - Horticulture and Rangers Staff) Consent Award 2004

 

Crown Employees (Parliamentary Electorate Officers) Award

 

Crown Employees (Parliament House Conditions of Employment 2004) Award

 

Crown Employees (Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists and Music Therapists) Award

 

Crown Employees (Prison Officers, Department of Corrective Services) Award

 

Crown Employees (Professional Officers - Department of Agriculture) Award

 

Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Award 2002

 

Crown Employees (Regulatory Officers - Department of Agriculture) Award

 

Crown Employees (Research Scientists 2004) Award

 

Crown Employees (Resource NSW) Award 2002

 

Crown Employees (Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales - Salaried Staff Conditions of Employment) Award

 

Crown Employees (Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales - Toll Plaza Officers) Award

 

Crown Employees (Rural Fire Service Salaries and Conditions of Employment 2003) Award

 

Crown Employees (Safe Food Production NSW - Food Safety Officers) Award

 

Crown Employees (School Administrative and Support Staff) Award

 

Crown Employees (Senior Officers Salaries 2004) Award

 

Crown Employees (Services Officers - Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation) Award

 

Crown Employees (Sheriff’s Officers) Award 2004

 

Crown Employees (State Library Security Staff) Award 2004

 

Crown Employees (Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority 2003) Award

 

Crown Employees (Technical Officers - Treasury) Award

 

Crown Employees (Technical Staff - NSW Agriculture) Award

 

Crown Employees (Tipstaves to Justices) Award

 

Crown Employees (Trades Assistants) Award

 

Crown Employees (WorkCover Authority - Inspectors) Award

 

Exhibition Project Managers and Officers Australian Museum Award

 

Forestry Commission of New South Wales (Trading as State Forests of NSW) Senior Staff Award

 

Forestry Field Officers (Forestry Commission of New South Wales) Award

 

Greyhound Racing Authority (NSW) Award

 

New South Wales Department of Community Services (After Hours Service) Award

 

Senior Managers (National Parks and Wildlife Service) Award 2004

 

Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales Employees' (State) Award

 

Agreements and Determinations:

 

Architects etc. Agreement No. 1733 of 1971

 

Artists, etc., Australian Museum; Designers and Senior Designer, National Parks & Wildlife Service; Artist, Chief, Exhibitions Department and Keeper of Exhibits, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Agreement No. 2196 of 1975

 

Bandmaster, Department of Corrective Services, Determination No. 936 of 2004

 

Cadet Conditions and Rates of Pay, Various Departments Determination No. 938 of 2004

 

Cartographers, Engineering Survey Drafting Officers, Survey Drafting Officers, Photogrammetrists, Computers All Departments Agreement No. 2439 of 1982

 

Casual Drug Counsellors - Department of Corrective Services Determination No. 935 of 2004

 

Clerical Officers Agreement No. 2515 of 1988 and Determination No. 877 of 1989

 

Clinical Neuropsychologist - Department of Corrective Services Determination No. 937 of 2004

 

Computer Operators - Salaries - Public Service Board Determination No. 642 of 1981 and Determination No.801 of 1983

 

Computer Systems Officers -TAFE - Public Service Board Determination

 

Conservators, Cultural Institutions Agreement No. 2504 of 1987

 

Co-ordinators and Directors Community Justice Centres, Department of the Attorney General Determination No. 808 of 1983

 

Coordinator, Visual Arts, Long Bay Correctional Complex - Department of Corrective Services Determination No. 929 of 2002

 

Curators and Registrars Cultural Institutions Agreement No. 2508 of 1987

 

Dental Auxiliaries (TAFE) - Public Service Board Advice 77/4514 of 14.7.82

 

Departmental Professional Officers Determination No. 866 of 1987

 

Department of Transport Officers Employment Conditions Agreement No. 2548 of 1998

 

Director of Music (Police Band) (Non Sworn Staff) Determination

 

Education Officer Department of Training and Education Co-ordination Determination No. 912 of 1996

 

Engineers Agreement No. 1734 of 1971

 

Environmental Allowance - Department of Juvenile Justice - Kariong, Determination No, 927 of 2002

 

Escorts and Travelling Attendants Agreement No. 2270 of 1980

 

Gardening, Parks and Horticultural and Landscape Staff Amending Agreement No. 2320 of 1982; Gardening, Parks and Horticultural and Landscape Staff Agreement No. 2266 of 1980; Determination No. 767 of 1982

 

General Division Driver/Assistant etc Various Departments Agreement No. 2478 of 1985

 

General Division (Trade Based Groups) Agreement No. 2301 of 1980; Amending Agreement No. 2317 of 1981; Determination No. 764 of 1982

 

Glenfield Park School Staff, Department of Education, Determination No. 787 of 1983

 

Guidance Officer, Department of Industrial Relations; Research Officers, Division of Vocational Guidance Services, Department of Industrial Relations, Department of Corrective Services, Department of Family and Community Services, Department of Health NSW; Research Officers (Non-Legally Qualified) Law Reform Commission, Department of Attorney General; Psychologists, Department of Health NSW, Department of Corrective Services, Department of Family and Community Services; Research Anthropologists, Department of Health NSW; Rehabilitation Counsellor Workers Compensation Commission Agreement No. 2405 of 1982; Amending Agreement No. 2520 of 1989

 

Laboratory Attendants, Trainee Technical Officers (Scientific), Technical Officers (Scientific) and Senior Technical Officer (Scientific), Various Departments Agreement No. 2369 of 1982

 

Legal Officers, Various Departments Agreement No. 2375 of 1982

 

Maintenance Officer State Library of NSW, Determination No 939 of 2004

 

Media Monitoring Unit, Premier’s Department Agreement No. 2546 of 1997

 

NSW Police - Computer Systems Operator - Public Service Board Determination

 

Parliament House, Administrative and Clerical Officers, Determinations of the Presiding Officers

 

Parliament House, Other Clerical Officers, Determinations of the Presiding Officers

 

Parliamentary Attendant Staff, Determinations of the Presiding Officers

 

Parliamentary Staff (Security Officers, Attendants/Gatekeepers, Joint Services Staff, Food and Beverages Staff) Agreement No. 2379 of 1981, Agreement No. 2381 of 1981, Agreement No. 2382 of 1981

 

Parole Officers, Department of Corrective Services Industrial Authority Determination

 

Petty Sessions Officers - Local Courts Administration Determination No. 741 of 1982

 

Pharmacists Agreement No. 2441 of 1982

 

Pilots, National Parks and Wildlife Services and Forestry Commission Determination No. 924 of 1983

 

Psychologists - Department of Corrective Services PEO Determination

 

Psychologist-in-Charge, Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care Determination No. 933 of 2004

 

Publicity Officers and Public Relations Officers Agreement No. 2126 of 1975

 

School Crossing Supervisors Public Service Board Determination

 

Scientific Officers Various Departments Agreement No. 2433 of 1982

 

Security Officers and Senior Security Officers, Various Departments Determination No. 768 of 1982

 

Social Workers, Various Departments Agreement No. 2374 of 1982

 

Stores Officers Various Departments; Agreement No. 2038 of 1973; Determination 534 of 1978; Determination 747 of 1982

 

Student Association Officer, Department of Technical and Further Education Determination No. 5 of 2001

 

Surveyors, Trigonometrical Surveyors and Cartographic Surveyors, Various Departments Agreement No. 2449 of 1982

 

Technical Officers (Engineering) Determination No. 803 of 1983

 

Technical Surveyors, All Departments Agreement No. 2494 of 1986

 

Technician (Security Services), Department of Education and Training, Public Service Board Determination dated 4 February 1988

 

Timekeepers and/or Storekeepers, Various Departments (other than State Dockyards) Salaries Agreement No. 2418 of 1982

 

Tracers, Various Departments, Agreement No.2192 of 1975

 

Visual Aids Officers Agreement No.1810 of 1971

 

SCHEDULE B

 

COMMON SALARY POINTS

 

This Schedule contains a summary of the Crown Employees (Common Salary Points) Award made 30 July 1990 published 276 IG 941 and erratum 277 IG 576.

 

The parties have agreed to the rescission of the Crown Employees (Common Salary Points) Award in accordance with the s19 Award Review process, and to the inclusion of a summary of the award as a schedule to the Crown Employees (Public Sector - Salaries January, 2000) Award and any replacement award, until such time as a new classification and grading system has been agreed and implemented by the parties.

 

The Crown Employees (Common Salary Points) Award was introduced under the Structural Efficiency Principle to establish a set of 130 common salary points, replacing about 1400 salary points spread across about 500 separate classifications in the NSW public service.  The introduction of common salary points allowed for the simplification of pay structures, the encouragement of the review and redesign of jobs to improve work arrangements and the simplification of pay administration.

 

Summary of the Crown Employees (Common Salary Points) Award

 

The Crown Employees (Common Salary Points) Award applied to all persons employed by an organisation specified in Table 1 for whom an annual salary rate was prescribed by an award specified in Table 2 or by an agreement or determination but did not include a person who was occupying a position specified in Table 3.

 

It took effect from the beginning of the first full pay period to commence on or after 1 July 1991.

The annual salary rates applicable to the various classifications of employees were to be drawn from the common salary points prescribed by Table 4.  The actual common salary points applicable to a particular classification of employees were to be prescribed by an award, agreement or determination.  Annual salary rates prescribed by an award, agreement or determination that exceeded the rate prescribed by the highest common salary point were not affected by the award.

 

Table 1:  Organisations

Table 2:  Awards

Table 3:  Classifications (by organisation) excluded

Table 4:  Common salary points

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

AWARDS

 

Crown Employees (Administrative and Clerical Officers - Salaries 2003) Award

 

 

Casino Control Authority - Casino Inspectors (Transferred from the Department of Gaming and Racing) Award 2004

 

 

Crown Employees (Aboriginal Housing Office 2004) Award

 

See rates for Crown Employees (Administrative and Clerical Officers - Salaries 2003) Award

 

Crown Employees (Catering Officers - Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Catering Officers - Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Commissioned Officers, Department of Corrective Services) Interim Award 2003

 

 

Crown Employees (Commissioned Officers, Department of Corrective Services) Award 2004 for

Dillwynia and Wellington Correctional Centres

 

 

Crown Employees (Correctional Officers, Department of Corrective Services) Award 2004 for Dillwynia

and Wellington Correctional Centres

 

 

Crown Employees (Court Officers Attorney-General’s Department) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Department of Commerce) Award 2004

 

 

Crown Employees (Department of Juvenile Justice - Detention Centres 2002) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation Centres and Academies Managers)

Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Division Controllers State Emergency Services 2001) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Domestic Services Officers - Department of Agriculture) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Environment Protection Authority New South Wales) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Environmental Planning Officers 2003) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (General Assistants in Schools - Department of Education and Training) (State) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (General Staff Salaries) Award 2003

 

 

Crown Employees (Geoscientists - Department of Mineral Resources) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Graphic Service Operators - Department of Lands) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Harness Racing New South Wales) Conditions of Employment Award

 

 

 

Crown Employees (Heritage Office 2003) Award

 

 

Crown Employees Historic Houses Trust (Gardens - Horticulture and Trades Staff) Award 2004

 

 

Crown Employees (Home Care Service of New South Wales - Administrative Staff) Award 2004

 

 

Crown Employees (Interpreters and Translators, Community Relations Commission) Award 2003

 

 

Crown Employees (Jenolan Caves Reserve Trust) Salaries Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Kingsford Smith Airport Travel Centre) Award 2003

 

 

Crown Employees (Land Information Officers - Department of Mineral Resources) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Lands Officers, Department of Lands and Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources 2003) Award

 

 

Crown Employees Learning and Development Officers (State Emergency Service 2004) Award

 

 

Crown Employees - Legal Officers (Crown Solicitors Office, Legal Aid Commission, Office of Director of Public Prosecutions and Parliamentary Counsel's Office) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Librarians, Library Assistants, Library Technicians and Archivists) Award 2002

 

 

Crown Employees (Lord Howe Island Board Salaries and Conditions 2004) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Mine Safety and Environment Officers - Department of Mineral Resources) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences - Casual Guide Lecturers) Award 2004

 

 

Crown Employees (National Parks and Wildlife Service) Conditions of Employment 2000 Award

 

 

Crown Employees (New South Wales Attorney General’s Department Reporting Services Branch Sound Reporters) Award 2003

 

 

Crown Employees (New South Wales Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care) Community Living and Residential (State) Award 2004

 

 

Crown Employees (New South Wales Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care) Residential Centre Support Services Staff (State) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (NSW Department of Information Technology and Management) Conditions of Employment Award 2002

 

 

Crown Employees (NSW Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation - Program Officers) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (NSW Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation - Program Officers) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (NSW Fisheries Salaries and Conditions of Employment) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (NSW Police Communications Officers) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (NSW Police, Special Constables) (Police Band) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (NSW Police, Special Constables (Security)) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Officer in Charge Allowance - NSW Agriculture) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Operational Staff - NSW Agriculture) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Parks and Gardens - Horticulture and Rangers Staff) Consent Award 2004

 

 

Crown Employees (Parliamentary Electorate Officers) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Parliament House Conditions of Employment 2004) Award

 

No monetary rates - see various determinations covering parliamentary staff.

 

 

Meal, travel and overtime meal allowances contained in Part B. Table 1 Allowances will move in line with any variations to such allowances as contained in Table 1 - Allowances of the Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Award 2002 or any replacement award.  All other allowances applicable to the Crown Employees (Parliament House Conditions of Employment 2004) Award will move in line with clause 3(iii) of the Crown Employees (Public Sector Salaries 2004) Award.

 

Crown Employees (Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists and Music Therapists) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Prison Officers, Department of Corrective Services) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Professional Officers- Department of Agriculture) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Award 2002

 

 

Crown Employees (Regulatory Officers - Department of Agriculture) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Research Scientists 2004) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Resource NSW) Award 2002

 

 

Crown Employees (Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales - Salaried Staff Conditions of Employment) Award

 

Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW

 

All officers employed by the Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW subject to this award are employed under Section 63 of the Transport Administration Act 1988 and shall be titled RTA Officers (RTAO).

 

 

Crown Employees (Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales - Toll Plaza Officers) Award

 

Rates of pay are contained in the Crown Employees (Roads and Traffic Authority of New South Wales - Salaried Staff Conditions of Employment) Award

 

Crown Employees (Rural Fire Service Salaries and Conditions of Employment 2003) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Safe Food Production NSW - Food Safety Officers) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (School Administrative and Support Staff) Award

 

School Administrative and Support Staff - Department of Education and Training School Administrative and Support Staff  In respect of school assistant and senior school assistants only, new titles, classification structure and rates effective FFPOA 1.7.04 have been created see (*).  Please note a new classification of School Support Officer.

 

 

Crown Employees (Senior Officers Salaries 2004) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Services Officers - Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Services Officers - Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Services Officers - Department of Tourism, Sport and Recreation) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Sheriff’s Officers) Award 2004

 

 

Crown Employees (State Library Security Staff) Award 2004

 

 

Crown Employees (Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority 2003) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Technical Officers - Treasury) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Technical Staff - NSW Agriculture) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Tipstaves to Justices) Award

 

 

Crown Employees (Trades Assistants) Award

 

 

Other Rates and Allowances usually adjusted by increase in salary rates are increased by the percentages above.  Expense Related allowances are adjusted in accordance with Crown Employees (Skilled Trades) Award.

 

Crown Employees (WorkCover Authority - Inspectors) Award

 

 

*Inspectors Level 5 are eligible to apply for positions of Senior Inspector after completion of 12 months service as an Inspector Level 5.

 

Exhibition Project Managers and Project Officers Australian Museum Award

 

 

Forestry Commission of New South Wales (Trading as State Forests of NSW) Senior Staff Award

 

 

Forestry Field Officers (Forestry Commission of NSW) Award

 

 

Greyhound Racing Authority (NSW) Award

 

 

New South Wales Department of Community Services (After Hours Service) Award

 

 

Senior Managers (National Parks and Wildlife Service) Award 2004

 

 

Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales Employees (State) Award

 

 

Agreements and Determinations

 

Architects etc. (Public Service Board) Agreement No. 1733 of 1971

 

 

Artists, etc., Australian Museum; Designers and Senior Designer, National Parks & Wildlife Service; Artist, Chief, Exhibitions Department and Keeper of Exhibits, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences; Agreement No.2196 of 1975

 

 

Bandmaster, Department of Corrective Services, Determination No. 936 of 2004

 

 

Cadet Conditions and Rates of Pay, Various Departments; Determination No.938 of 2004

 

 

Cartographers, Engineering Survey Drafting Officers, Survey Drafting Officers, Photogrammetrists, Computers All Departments Public Service Board Agreement No. 2439 of 1982

 

 

Casual Drug Counsellors - Department of Corrective Services Determination No.935 of 2004

 

 

Clerical Officer Public Service Board Agreement No. 2515 of 1988 and Determination No.877 of 1989

 

 

Clinical Neuropsychologist - Department of Corrective Services; Determination No.937 of 2004

 

 

Computer Operators - Salaries - Public Service Board Determination No.642 of 1981 and Determination No.801 of 1983

 

 

Computer Systems Officers - TAFE Public Service Board Determination

 

 

Conservators, Cultural Institutions, Public Service Board Agreement No.2504 of 1987

 

 

Coordinators and Directors , Community Justice Centres, Attorney-General’s Department Determination No. 808 of 1983

 

 

Coordinator, Visual Arts, Long Bay Correctional Complex - Department of Corrective Services Determination No.929 of 2002

 

 

Curators and Registrars Cultural Institutions; Public Service Board Agreement No. 2508 of 1987

 

Curatorial Staff
Classification & Grades	1.7.03	1.7.04	1.7.05	1.7.06
	Per annum	Per annum	Per annum	Per annum
		+4%	+4%	+4%
	$	$	$	$
Assistant Curator/Assistant Registrar - Grade I
1st year of service	37,528	39,029	40,590	42,214
2nd year of service	39,394	40,970	42,609	44,313
3rd year of service	41,474	43,133	44,858	46,652
4th year of service	43,833	45,586	47,409	49,305
5th year of service and thereafter	46,029	47,870	49,785	51,776
Assistant Curator/Assistant Registrar - Grade II
1st year of service	47,023	48,904	50,860	52,894
2nd year of service	48,468	50,407	52,423	54,520
3rd year of service	49,869	51,864	53,939	56,097
4th year of service	51,324	53,377	55,512	57,732
5th year of service and thereafter	52,252	54,342	56,516	58,777
Curator/Registrar - Grade I
1st year of service	53,281	55,412	57,628	59,933
2nd year of service	56,013	58,254	60,584	63,007
3rd year of service	58,170	60,497	62,917	65,434
4th year of service	61,158	63,604	66,148	68,794
5th year of service and thereafter	63,707	66,255	68,905	71,661
Curator/Registrar - Grade II
1st year of service	66,362	69,016	71,777	74,648
2nd year of service	68,338	71,072	73,915	76,872
3rd year of service	70,302	73,114	76,039	79,081
4th year of service	72,435	75,332	78,345	81,479
5th year of service	73,871	76,826	79,899	83,095
Senior Curator Senior Registrar	76,770	79,841	83,035	86,356

 

Dental Auxiliaries Assistant (TAFE) Public Service Board Advice 77/4514 of 14.7.82

 

 

Departmental Professional Officers Public Service Board Determination No. 866 of 1987

 

 

Department of Transport Officers Employment Conditions Agreement No.2548 of 1998

 

 

Director of Music (Police Band)(Non Sworn Staff) Determination NSW Police Service

 

 

Education Officers, etc., Department of Culture, Sport and Recreation, Public Service Board Determination No. 473 of 1975

 

 

Education Officer, Department of Training and Education Co-ordination Determination No. 912 of 1996

 

 

Engineers etc., Public Service Board Agreement No. 1734 of 1971

 

 

Environmental Allowance - Department of Juvenile Justice - Kariong Juvenile Justice Centre Determination No. 927 of 2002

 

 

Escorts and Travelling Attendants Agreement No. 2270 of 1980

 

 

Gardening, Parks and Horticultural and Landscape Staff Amending Agreement No. 2320 of 1981.Gardening Parks and Horticultural and Landscape Staff Agreement No. 2266 of 1980; Determination No. 767 of 1982

 

 

General Division Driver/Assistant etc Various Departments Agreement No. 2478 of 1985

 

 

General Division (Trade Based Groups) Agreement No.2301 of 1980; Amending Agreement 2317 of 1981; Determination No.764 of 1982

 

 

Glenfield ParkSchool Staff, Department of Education Determination No.787 of 1983

 

 

Guidance Officer, Department of Industrial Relations; Research Officers, Division of Vocational Guidance Services, Department of Industrial Relations, Department of Corrective Services, Department of Family and Community Services, Department of Health NSW; Research Officers (Non-Legally Qualified) Law Reform Commission, Department of Attorney General; Psychologists, Department of Health NSW, Department of Corrective Services, Department of Family and Community Services; Research Anthropologists, Department of Health NSW; Rehabilitation Counsellor Workers Compensation Commission Agreement No. 2405 of 1982; Amending Agreement No. 2520 of 1989

 

 

Laboratory Attendants, Trainee Technical Officers (Scientific), Technical Officers (Scientific), Various Departments; Agreement No. 2369 of 1982

 

 

Legal Officers, Various Departments Agreement No. 2375 of 1982

 

 

Maintenance Officer State Library of NSW, Determination No 939 of 2004

 

 

Media Monitoring Unit, Premier’s Department Agreement No.2546 of 1997

 

 

NSW Police - Computer Systems Officer Public Service Board Determination

 

 

Parliament House, Administrative and Clerical Officers, Determination of the Presiding Officers

 

 

Parliament House, Other Clerical Officers Determinations of the Presiding Officers

 

 

Parliamentary Attendant Staff, Determinations of the Presiding Officers)

 

Parliamentary Attendant Staff
Classification and Grades	1.7.03	1.7.04	1.7.05	1.7.06
	Per annum	Per annum	Per annum	Per annum
		+4%	+4%	+4%r
	$	$	$	$
Parliamentary Officer - Attendant,
Grade 1
1st year of service	34,925	36,322	37,775	39,286
2nd year of service	36,190	37,638	39,144	40,710
Thereafter	37,528	39,029	40,590	42,214
Grade 2
1st year of service	37,949	39,467	41,046	42,688
Thereafter	38,627	40,172	41,779	43,450
Grade 3
1st year of service (Level 1)	39,394	40,970	42,609	44,313
Thereafter (Level 2)	40,759	42,389	44,085	45,848
Grade 4	43,044	44,766	46,557	48,419
Grade 5	45,598	47,422	49,319	51,292

 

Parliamentary Staff (Security Officers, Attendants/Gatekeepers, Joint Services Staff, Food and Beverages Staff), Agreement 2379 of 1981, Agreement 2381 of 1981, Agreement 2382 of 1981

 

 

Parole Officers, Department of Corrective Services, Industrial Authority Determination

 

 

Petty Sessions Officers - Local Courts Administration Public Service Board Determination 741 of 1982 which reflected flow-ons awarded to Administrative and Clerical Division Officers in the Industrial Commission on 7 April 1982

 

 

Pharmacists, PSB Agreement 2441 of 1982

 

Pharmacists
Classification and Grade	1.7.03	1.7.04	1.7.05	1.7.06
	Per annum	Per annum	Per annum	Per annum
		+4%	+4%	+4%
	$	$	$	$
Pharmacist - Grade 1
1st year	37,889	39,405	40,981	42,620
2nd year	39,306	40,878	42,513	44,214
3rd year	41,712	43,380	45,115	46,920
4th year	44,586	46,369	48,224	50,153
5th year	47,678	49,585	51,568	53,631
6th year	50,707	52,735	54,844	57,038
7th year	53,163	55,290	57,502	59,802
8th year	54,877	57,072	59,355	61,729
Pharmacist - Grade 2 After 2 yrs on maximum	56,513	58,774	61,125	63,570
Part-time Pharmacist	32	33	34	35
Pharmaceutical Advisor
Pharmaceutical Services Branch
1st year	61,395	63,851	66,405	69,061
2nd year	63,454	65,992	68,632	71,377
3rd year	65,228	67,837	70,550	73,372
4th year	67,004	69,684	72,471	75,370
Principal Pharmaceutical Advisor
Pharmaceutical Services Branch
1st year	73,365	76,300	79,352	82,526
2nd year	75,215	78,224	81,353	84,607
Deputy Chief Pharmacist
Pharmaceutical Services Branch
1st year	77,708	80,816	84,049	87,411
2nd year	79,640	82,826	86,139	89,585
Chief Pharmacist
Pharmaceutical Services Branch
1st year	85,769	89,200	92,768	96,479
2nd year	87,784	91,295	94,947	98,745
Chief Pharmacist
Group 1 & 3, Grade 5
Corrections Health Service
1st year	73,361	76,295	79,347	82,521
2nd year	75,216	78,225	81,354	84,608

 

Pilots, National Parks & Wildlife Services & Forestry Commission Determination No. 924 of 1983

 

 

Note:  This agreement only now applies to State Forests

 

Psychologists - Department of Corrective Services, PEO Determination

 

 

¹ Rates of pay Psychologist Step 10, 11, 12, 13 are calculated by reference to the rate for Step 9 plus the allowance specified.  This allowance increases in line with salary increases.

 

** Rates of pay for Clinical, Senior, Chief and Head Psychologists are based on payment of a base rate and an allowance for skill shortage.  The skill shortage allowance is a flat rate as indicated above and does not increase in line with salary increases.

 

± Minimum commencing salary for Chief Psychologist and Head Psychologist is Step 2.  Step 1 is used only as a basis for calculating Step 2.

 

Psychologist-in-Charge, Determination No.933 of 2004

 

 

Publicity Officers and Public Relations Officers Public Service Board Agreement No. 2126 of 1975

 

 

School Crossing Supervisors  Instrument: Public Service Board Determination

 

 

Scientific Officers Various Departments; Public Service Board Agreement No. 2433 of 1982

 

 

Security Officers and Senior Security Officers Various Departments; Determination No. 768 of 1982

 

 

Social Workers, Various Departments; Agreement No. 2374 of 1982

 

 

Stores Officers Various Departments; Agreement No. 2038 of 1973; Determination 534 of 1978; Determination 747 of 1982

 

 

Student Association Officer, Department of Technical and Further Education Determination No.5 of 2001

 

 

Surveyors, Trigonometrical Surveyors and Cartographic Surveyors, Various Departments; Agreement No. 2449 of 1982

 

 

Technical Officers (Engineering); Determination No. 803 of 1983

 

 

Technical Surveyors, All Departments; Agreement No. 2494 of 1986

 

 

Technician (Security Services), Department of Education and Training, Public Service Board Determination dated 4 February, 1988

 

 

Timekeepers and/or Storekeepers, Various Departments (other than State Dockyard) Salaries Agreement; Agreement No. 2418 of 1982

 

 

Tracers, Various Departments; Agreement No.2192 of 1975

 

 

Visual Aids Officers Agreement No.1810 of 1971

 

 

 

 

M. J. WALTON  J, Vice-President.

T. M. KAVANAGH  J.

R. P. BOLAND  J.

J. McLEAY, Commissioner.

 

 

 

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