TASMANIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION

Industrial Relations Act 1984
s23 application for award or variation of award

Minister administering the State Service Act 2000
(T13842 of 2011)

TASMANIAN STATE SERVICE AWARD
TEACHING SERVICE (TASMANIAN PUBLIC SECTOR) AWARD
NURSES (TASMANIAN PUBLIC SECTOR) AWARD

COMMISSIONER J P MCALPINE
HOBART, 1 NOVEMBER 2011

Award variation - appiction amendedat hearing - insert into Parental Leave Clause a new subclause ‘Keeping in touch day’ - consent orders issued - operative date 31/10/11

REASONS FOR DECISION

[1] On 3 October 2011, an application was lodged by the Minister administering the State Service Act 2000, (MASSA), pursuant to s.23 of the Industrial Relations Act 1984, to vary the Tasmanian State Service Award, the Teaching Service (Tasmanian Public Sector) Award and the Nurses (Tasmanian Public Sector) Award.  The part of the application to vary the Nurses (Tasmanian Public Sector) Award was withdrawn at the hearing.

[2] The application sought to insert into the Parental Leave Clause of both Awards a new subclause titled ‘Keeping in touch day’ in order to reflect the National Employment Standard Provision.

[3] A hearing was conducted in Hobart on Monday, 31 October 2011.  At the hearing Mr T Kleyn appeared for MASSA.  Ms H Nehrmann appeared for the Community and Public Sector Union SPSFT Inc. (CPSU), Ms Ros Madsen appeared for the Australian Education Union (AEU) and Mr J Eddington appeared for the Health Services Union of Australia, Tasmania No 1 Branch (HSUA). Mr T Kleyn outlined the reasons for the variation and the other parties consented to the application.

[4] I am satisfied that the variations are consistent with the public interest requirements of the Act. 

[5] The orders reflecting this decision, with an operative date from 31 October 2011, will follow.

J P McAlpine
Commissioner

Appearances:
Ms T Kleyn for the MASSA
Ms H Nehrmann for the CPSU
Ms R Madsen for the AEU
Mr J Eddington for the HSUA

Date and place of hearing:
2011
October 31
Hobart