IN THE TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984

This is the fourth1 in a series of applications by the Tasmanian Public Service Association (TPSA) to vary the General Conditions of Service Award in line with the Full Bench decision in T.33 of 1985 re kilometreage allowance.

The application seeks appropriate award variations to kilometreage rates based on cost increases reflected in the Hobart Transportation, Private Motoring subgroup CPI index. The March 1987 quarter CPI index number is 180.3, having risen 15.3 points for the six month period.

The requested award variations are consistent with Principle 6(a)(i) adopted by this Commission in the most recent State Wage Case decision2, that principle not having been altered from its pre-existing form.

Further, the proposed variations do not offend the public interest. Therefore, having regard to the background to this claim and the formula decided upon in T.33 of 1985 for the adjustment of specific kilometreage allowances, the variations are approved.

Given that the application was received by the Commission on 6 May 1987, shortly after the relevant CPI index number information became available, I have decided that the operative date for the variations will be from the beginning of the first full pay period commencing on or after the release date of the ABS information, i.e. 30 April 1987.

The award variations are contained in the attached order, which is a consolidation of the General Conditions of Service Award.

R.K. Gozzi
COMMISSIONER

1 The other applications being: T.273 of 1985, T.391 of 1986; and T.615 of 1986.
2 T.712, T.665 and T.691 of 1987 and T.675 of 1987, dated 24 April 1987.