RECENT DECISIONS

TASIC 35 - T15228 of 2025 - Edward Sherrin v MASSA 2000 - Department for Education of Children and Young People
(PDF, 436.1 KB)
Industrial dispute relating to termination of employment - lawful and reasonable direction as warning - valid reason found - application dismissed.

TASIC 29 - T15141 of 2024 - Variation of the Public Sector Union Wages Agreement 2022 (PDF, 146.6 KB)
Industrial agreement – application approved – Department of Justice – Department of Police, Fire and Emergency Management – higher duties allowance – takes effect from the first full pay period commencing on or after 4 November 2025.

TASIC 27 - T15264 of 2025 - Variation of the Teachers Agreement 2023 (PDF, 150.8 KB)
Industrial agreement – application approved – Change2Teaching pilot program

TASIC 26 - T15254 of 2025 - Variation of the Teachers Agreement 2023 (PDF, 155.8 KB)
Industrial agreement – application approved - Specialist VET Teacher Classification Scale

TASIC 25 - T15259 of 2025 - Variation of the Parks and Wildlife Service Industrial Agreement 2022 (PDF, 859.9 KB)
Industrial agreement – application approved - Special Allowance for eligible employees in identified regional and remote locations - effective date from 11 April 2025

TASIC 24 - T15246 of 2025 - Variation of the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority and AWU (Tasmanian State Sector) Awards
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Award variation – meal and travel allowances – kilometreage allowances – district allowances – consent application – consent order issued – operative date from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2024

TASIC 23 - T15245 of 2025 - Variation of the Tasmanian State Service Award(PDF, 150.9 KB)
Award variation – variation of salaries - variation of expenses and other allowances – operative from the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2024

TASIC 22 - T15244 of 2025 - Variation of the Health and Human Services (Tasmanian State Service), the Custodial Officers and Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority Awards (PDF, 153.2 KB)
Award variation – variation of salaries – variation of expenses and other allowances – consent application – operative from the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2024

TASIC 21 - T15243 of 2025 - Variation of the Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) and Ambulance Tasmania Awards (PDF, 151.5 KB)
Award variation – variation of salaries – variation of expenses and other allowances – consent application – operative from the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2024

TASIC 20 - T15242 of 2025 - Variation of the AWU (Tasmanian State Service), Facility Attendants (Tasmanian State Service) and Teaching Service (Tasmanian Public Sector) Awards (PDF, 150.9 KB)
Award variation – variation of salaries – variation of expenses and other allowances – consent application – operative from the first full pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2024

TASIC 19 - T15241 of 2025 - Variation of the Facility Attendants (Tasmanian State Service) and Teaching Service (Tasmanian Public Sector) Awards (PDF, 158.3 KB)
Award variation – meal and travel allowances – kilometreage allowances – district allowances – consent application – consent order issued – operative date from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2024

TASIC 18 - T15240 of 2025 - Variation of the Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service), Ambulance Tasmania and Medical Practitioners (Tasmanian State Service) Awards (PDF, 159.6 KB)
Award variation – meal and travel allowances – kilometreage allowances – district allowances – consent application – consent order issued – operative date from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2024

TASIC 17 - T15239 of 2025 - Variation of the Tasmanian State Service and Health and Human Services (Tasmanian State Service) Awards
(PDF, 155.1 KB)
Award variation – meal and travel allowances – kilometreage allowances – district allowances – consent application – consent order issued – operative date from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2024

TASIC 16 - T15238 of 2025 - Variation of the Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority Award (PDF, 152.8 KB)
Award variation – salaries - casual loading - consent application - consent order issued - operative date for the variations is 17 September 2025

TASIC 15 - T15235 of 2025 - Variation of the Health and Human Services (Tasmanian State Service) Award (PDF, 154.9 KB)
Award variation - allowances – afternoon shift and night shift allowances - consent application - consent order issued - operative date for the variations is 4 September 2025

TASIC 14 - T15234 of 2025 - Filing of the Department of Health Mental Health Services (Ward Aid) Shift Arrangements Agreement 2025
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Industrial agreement – application approved – effective from 4 September 2025 and remains in force for a period of 12 months – cancellation of the Department of Health Roy Fagan Centre Shift Work Arrangements Agreement 2020

TASIC 13 - T15219 of 2025 - Sarah Chamley v Minister administering the State Service Act 2000/Department of Health (PDF, 239.9 KB)
Industrial dispute relating to mode, terms and conditions of employment - multidisciplinary allowance - clause 27.4 Nurses and Midwives (Tasmanian State Service) Agreement 2023 - application granted - order issued.

TASIC 12 - T15203 of 2025 - Angela Armstrong v Minister administering the State Service Act 2000/Department of Justice
Termination of employment – legal practitioner – valid reason found – breach of code of conduct – application dismissed.

TASIC 11 - T15185 of 2024 - Timothy Lovell v Minister administering the State Service Act 2000/Department of Justice (PDF, 163.8 KB)
Termination of employment – Audit and compliance officer – unable to efficiently and effectively and carry out employee responsibilities – application dismissed

TASIC 10 - T15220 of 2025 - Filing of Caseload Midwifery Industrial Agreement 2025 (PDF, 374.5 KB)
Industrial agreement – consent application – new sub clause 9.3 casual midwifery loading – clause 14 meal breaks – application approved – effective from the first full pay period commencing on or after 17 April 2025 and shall remain in force until 30 June 2025 – cancellation of the Caseload Midwifery Industrial Agreement 2019

REDACTED DECISIONS

Applicant No 1 of 2017 and Tasmanian Health Service (PDF, 57.2 KB)
President Barclay - 9 May 2017 - Review Selection – process issues - allegations of actual and apprehended bias of chair of selection panel - no actual or apparent bias

Applicant No 1 of 2018 and A Department of the State of Tasmania (PDF, 35.4 KB)
President Barclay - 28 March 2018 - Decision by Acting Secretary to commence investigation pursuant to clause 7.1 of Employment direction 5 – procedural fairness – whether Applicant entitled to procedural fairness at the time decision made – held – not entitled to procedural fairness at that stage of ED 5 process

Applicant No 2 of 2018 and A Department of the State of Tasmania (PDF, 62.9 KB)
Deputy President Ellis - 4 June 2018 - Jurisdictional objections- State Service review process, s 50(1)(b)-preliminary decision- issue of ‘out of time’- definition of action and event- impact of internal dispute resolution process-found that application was not out of time-jurisdictional application dismissed

Applicant No 1 of 2020 and A Department of the State of Tasmania (PDF, 57.9 KB)
President Barclay - 30 October 2020 - Nature of review under section 50 State Service Act explained – Application for appointment without advertising under clause 17.4 of Employment Direction 1 – no error found – application dismissed

Applicant No 1 of 2021 and  Tasmanian Health Service (PDF, 248.9 KB)
President Barclay - 9 December 2021 - Application for Review of Actions – Mandatory Vaccination direction – whether the actions sought to be reviewed are “actions” within the meaning of s 50 of the State Service Act 2000 (Tas)

Applicant No 2 of 2021 and Department of the State of Tasmania (PDF, 248.9 KB)
Deputy President Ellis - 29 April 2021 - Review of action of decision making - not a de novo process - lack of procedural fairness - error found - application granted – reinstatement ED4 suspension on full pay from date of decision pending further determination.

Applicant No 1 of 2023 and Department of the State of Tasmania (PDF, 167.7 KB)
President Barclay - 15 September 2023 - Jurisdiction – whether application out of time – whether application requires exercise of judicial power – application dismissed