IN THE TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984

This is an application by the Minister for Public Administration (the Minister) to vary the overtime provisions (Clause 10 B.3) contained in the General Conditions of Service Award for employees who do not work under close supervision or whose hours of duty are not specifically defined.

Mr Jarman, representing the Minister, advised the Commission that the application had been made to overcome a specific problem relating to the authorisation of overtime required to be performed by field officers.

I was informed that field officers often, by necessity, perform overtime work in situations where prior authorisation is not obtainable, and Mr Jarman advised that there was agreement between the parties that the relevant overtime provision needed to be tidied up to help accommodate necessary administrative changes.

Leave was granted to the Minister on 29 June 1987 to amend the application by a substitute consent document which:

1. would replace the existing paragraph 3.6; incorporating agreed definitions for 'required' and 'authorised' overtime for the purposes of that paragraph (the definitions were to be forwarded to the Commission at a later date); and

2. specify a definition for a 'field officer', to be inserted in Clause 7 - Definitions.

Having been satisfied that the proposed award variations simply tidy up the existing overtime provisions in paragraph 3.6 and facilitate easier administration of overtime required to be worked by field officers, the amendments were approved in transcript on 29 June 1987.

Now that I have received details of the agreed definition for 'authorised' overtime, the appropriate award variations can be effected. The written advice received indicated that the term 'required' is not necessary and has therefore been removed.

The order giving effect to my decision is attached hereto and is operative from the date of this decision.

R.K. Gozzi
COMMISSIONER