TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984
s.55 application for filing an industrial agreement

Minister administering the State Service Act 2000

and

United Firefighters Union of Australia, Tasmania Branch
(T14141 of 2013)

TASMANIAN FIRE SERVICE (TASFIRE EQUIPMENT) INDUSTRIAL AGREEMENT 2013

PRESIDENT T J ABEY	                          HOBART, 2 January 2014	

Industrial agreement – application approved – operative from 1/7/2013 - 30/6/2014 – forwarded to Registrar for registration

REASONS FOR DECISION

[1]	On 20 December 2013, the Minister administering the State Service Act 2000, and the United Firefighters Union of Australia, Tasmania Branch lodged with the Registrar, pursuant to Section 55(2) of the Industrial Relations Act 1984, the Tasmanian Fire Service (TasFire Equipment) Industrial Agreement 2013.

[2]	When the matter came on for hearing on 23 December, 2013, Ms R Pearce appeared for the Minister administering the State Service Act 2000 and Mr G Cooper appeared for the United Firefighters Union of Australia, Tasmania Branch.

[3]	Ms Pearce explained that that the proposed agreement in large measure replicated the provisions of the Tasmanian Fire Service [TasFire Equipment] Industrial Agreement 2010.

[4]	The classification structure and the majority of conditions of employment matters are linked to the Tasmanian State Service Award with conditions unique to Tas Fire Service contained in the Agreement.

[5]	The agreement provides for a 2% salary increase from 1 December 2013.

[6]	Mr Cooper said the agreement did not disadvantage employees affected and was overwhelmingly supported by a membership ballot.

[7]	The parties advised the Commission of on-going negotiations in relation to Easter Tuesday.

[8]	I am satisfied that the agreement is consistent with the public interest requirements of the Act, and does not disadvantage the employees concerned.

[9]	Pursuant to s55[4] of the Act the agreement is approved operative from 1 July 2013 and shall remain in force until 30 June 2014.

[10]	The file will now be referred to the Registrar for registration in accordance with the requirements of Section 56(1) of the Act.

Tim Abey
PRESIDENT

Appearances:
Ms R Pearce for the Minister administering the State Service Act 2000
Mr G Cooper for United Firefighters Union of Australia, Tasmania Branch

Date and place of hearing:
2013
December 23
Hobart