Health Employees' (State) Award 2017
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Ministry of Health.
(Case No. 356641 of 2017)
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Before Chief Commissioner Kite
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8 December 2017
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VARIATION
1. Delete the definition
"Health and Security Assistant" in subclause (xxi) of clause 1,
Definitions, of the award published 9 February 2018 (382 I.G. 168) and insert
in lieu thereof the following.
(xxi) "Health and
Security Assistant" means a person who has a Class 1A security licence
under the Security Industry Act, 1997
and who has the following responsibilities:
(i) Undertakes
all security related duties of a security officer as directed by the employer;
and
(ii) In addition:
(a) Undertakes
limited duties associated with the care of patients and the provision of
general assistance in wards; and/or
(b) Cleaning
duties; and/or
(c) Undertaking
routine clerical/administrative work (Level 1); and/or
(d) The primary
functions usually undertaken by persons in the classification of Hospital
Assistant Grade 1, 2 or 3; and/or
(e) The primary
functions of any other classification of staff agreed to between the employer
and the Union.
Where a Health and Security Assistant, during a shift, has
the responsibility of being able to be involved in an immediate response to
manage aggressive individuals and related security incidents, he or she must be
able to immediately interrupt or cease their current activity in order to
provide that response.
Where a Health and Security Assistant is recruited as part
of a Ministry of Heath co-ordinated recruitment campaign her or she can be
employed for a period of four months without a class 1A security licence, but
cannot continue to be employed for longer than four months without a licence. During the time prior to obtaining a 1A
security licence they cannot undertake the duties set out in (i) above.
2. This variation
shall take effect on and from 8 December 2017.
P. KITE , Chief Commissioner
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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.