Crown Employees (Australian Music Examinations NEW
SOUTH WALES EDUCATION STANDARDS AUTHORITY Examiners, Assessors and Chief
Examiners) Award 2017
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by New South Wales Educational Standards Authority.
(Case No. 135472 of 2019)
Before Chief Commissioner Kite
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24 July 2019
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AWARD
PART A
1. Arrangement
Clause No. Subject
Matter
PART A
1. Arrangement
2. Dictionary
3. Anti-Discrimination
4. Marking
Rates - Base Rates
5. Marking
Rates (Written)
6. Examining
Rates (Practical)
7. Meal
Allowance
8. Travel
and Living Allowance
9. Family
Leave Provisions
10. Chief
Examiners
11. Minimum Payment
12. Superannuation
13. Salary
Sacrifice to Superannuation
14. Deduction
of Unions' Membership Fees
15. No Further
Claims
16. Hours of
Work
17. Conditions
of Examining and Marking
18. Examination
Procedures
19. Recruitment
of Examiners and Assessors
20. Performance
Development
21. System
Improvements
22. Dispute
Resolution Procedures
23. Duties as
Directed
24. Work Health
and Safety
25. Termination
of Services
26. Area,
Incidence and Duration PARTB
PART B
MONETARY RATES
Table l - Base Rates
Table 2 -Allowances for Chief Examiners
2. Dictionary
2.1 "AMEB
(NSW)" means the Australian Music Examinations Board of New South Wales,
which is the State agency in New South Wales of the Australian Music
Examinations Board.
2.2 "Assessors"
means persons employed to undertake marking of the AMEB (NSW) written
examination papers and paid by the number of papers marked per hour.
2.3 "Chief
Examiners" means persons employed to provide expert advice on all aspects
of syllabus development and interpretation, examination practice and
procedures, and professional issues relating to the training, development and
conduct of examiners, and other duties as directed by the State Manager, for a
group of instruments.
2.4 "Employees"
means Chief Examiners, Assessors and Examiners employed by the NSW Education
Standards Authority.
2.5 "Examination
Headquarters" means the Australian Music Examinations Board Music Studios
at 117 Clarence Street, Sydney.
2.6 "Examiners"
means persons employed to undertake the AMEB (NSW) practical examinations at
the AMEB (NSW) headquarters and other various locations throughout New South
Wales and paid by the number of hours worked.
2.7 "Metropolitan
Area" means a 40-kilometre radius from the AMEB (NSW) examination
headquarters.
2.8 "Parties"
means the NSW Education Standards Authority, the Australian Education Union New
South Wales Teachers Federation Branch and the New South Wales Independent
Education Union.
2.9 "State
Manager" means the State Manager, AMEB (NSW), employed under the Government Sector Employment Act 2013 by
the NSW Education Standards Authority and accountable to the Chief Executive
Officer, NSW Education Standards Authority for the total management of the AMEB
(NSW) and the management of the AMEB (NSW) personnel and finances.
2.10 "Superannuation
Guarantee Contribution (SGC)" is the minimum compulsory level of
superannuation contributions employers are required to make for their employees
under the Commonwealth's Superannuation Guarantee legislation.
2.11 "Chief
Executive Officer" means the person holding or acting in the office of the
Chief Executive Officer of the NSW Education Standards Authority pursuant to
section 8 of the NSW Education Standards
Authority Act 2013. The Chief Executive Officer is the Agency Head pursuant
to section 28 of the Government Sector
Employment Act 2013. Reference to the Chief Executive Officer may from time
to time refer to his/her delegate, meaning a person delegated by the Chief Executive
Officer to perform functions associated with the office.
2.12 "Unions"
means the Australian Education Union New South Wales Teachers Federation Branch
and the New South Wales Independent Education Union.
3. Anti-Discrimination
3.1 It is the intention
of the parties bound by this award to seek to achieve the object in section
3(f) of the Industrial Relations Act
1996 to prevent and eliminate discrimination in the workplace. This includes
discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, marital status, disability,
homosexuality, transgender identity, age and responsibilities as a carer.
3.2 It follows that
in fulfilling their obligations under the dispute resolution procedures
prescribed by this award the parties have obligations to take all reasonable
steps to ensure that the operation of the provisions of this award are not
directly or indirectly discriminatory in their effects. It will be consistent
with the fulfilment of these obligations for the parties to make application to
vary any provision of the award which, by its terms or operation, has a direct
or indirect discriminatory effect.
3.3 Under the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977, it is
unlawful to victimise an employee because the employee has made or may make or
has been involved in a complaint of unlawful discrimination or harassment.
3.4 Nothing in this
clause is to be taken to affect:
3.4.1 any conduct or act which is specifically exempted from
anti-discrimination legislation;
3.4.2 offering or providing junior rates of pay to persons under 21
years of age;
3.4.3 any act or practice of a body established to propagate
religion which is exempted under section 56(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977;
3.4.4 a party to this award from pursuing matters of unlawful
discrimination in any state or federal jurisdiction.
3.5 This clause does
not create legal rights or obligations in addition to those imposed upon the
parties by the legislation referred to in this clause.
4. Marking Rates -
Base Rates
4.1 Assessors and examiners
are engaged on a casual basis, depending on the number of candidates enrolled
in written and practical examinations. The base rate of pay is as set out in
Table I - Base Rates of Part B, Monetary Rates.
4.2 The conduct of
online assessment is being developed in stages. This will also allow for
on-screen assessment preliminary to grade 2 (Theory, Musicianship and Music
Craft) to be automatically marked by computer from 2010. During the transition
from paper based to online examinations, paper based examinations will continue
to be marked by assessors and remunerated in accordance with clause 5.1.
5. Marking Rates
(Written)
5.1 The rate for the
marking of written examination papers by assessors shall be the base rate specified in Table I - Base Rates of Part B, Monetary
Rates, divided by the number of papers to be marked in one hour for each
subject and grade, as set out below:
Examination and
grade
|
No. of papers per
hour
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Examination and
grade
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No. of papers per
hour
|
Speech and drama
|
No. of papers per
hour
|
theory
|
|
musicianship
|
|
|
|
1
|
15
|
1
|
15
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
14
|
2
|
14
|
5
|
3
|
3
|
10
|
3
|
10
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
8
|
4
|
7
|
7
|
1.5
|
5
|
6
|
5
|
7
|
|
|
6
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
|
|
7
|
3
|
7
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
3
|
|
|
6. Examining Rates
(Practical)
6.1 The rate for
practical examining for examiners shall be the base rate specified in Table I - Base Rates of Part
B, Monetary Rates.
7. Meal Allowance
7.1 Meal allowances are
payable to examiners and shall be paid pursuant to the provisions of the Crown
Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Reviewed Award 2009 or its
successor or as amended from time to time.
8. Travel and Living
Allowance
8.1 An allowance as
set out in Item 1 of Table 3 - Other Rates and Allowances of Part B, Monetary
Rates, is payable in respect of travel within the metropolitan area to the AMEB
(NSW) examination headquarters. This allowance is not payable more than once in
relation to any given day.
The travel allowance is based on the allowance rates
for casual use of motor vehicles applied to an average 40 km and paid pursuant
to the Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Reviewed Award
2009 or its successor as amended from time to time.
8.2 The travel
allowance for examiners who are required to travel to venues
other than the AMEB (NSW) examination headquarters or from outside the
metropolitan area to the AMEB (NSW) examination headquarters, is based
on the use of a private motor vehicle paid on the greater of:
8.2.1 the basis of
cents per kilometre up to 8,000 kms per annum and
over 8,000 kms per annum at the respective rates as
set out in Item 2 of the said Table 3 and is payable to examiners in respect of
each km travelled in excess of the total distance between the examiner's usual
place of residence and the AMEB (NSW) examination headquarters or 40 kms, whichever is the lesser, and in circumstances where a
rental motor vehicle is not utilised; or
8.2.2 the cost of
public transport or, at the sole discretion and with the prior approval of the
State Manager, taxi cabs, as substantiated by receipts or other acceptable
proof of expenditure; or
8.2.3 the rate pursuant to subclause 8.1 of this clause.
8.3 The travel
allowance shall be adjusted in accordance with the above formulae and with the
rates as determined by the Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of
Employment) Reviewed Award 2009 or its successor as amended from time to time.
8.4 Where it is
reasonable for examiners required to travel pursuant to subclause 8.2 of this
clause to be away from their homes overnight, they shall be entitled to a daily
living allowance paid at the applicable rate pursuant to the provisions of the
Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Reviewed Award 2009
or its successor as amended from time to time.
9. Family Leave
Provisions
9.1 The Chief
Executive Officer must not fail to re-engage an Employee because:
9.1.1 The Employee or
Employee's spouse is pregnant; or
9.1.2 The Employee is
or has been immediately absent on parental leave
The rights of an employer in relation to engagement and
re-engagement of Employees are not affected, other than in accordance with this
clause.
9.2 Personal Carers
entitlement for Employees
9.2.l Employees
are entitled to not be available to attend
work, or to leave work
if they need to care for a family member who is sick and requires care
and support, or who requires care due to an unexpected emergency, or the birth
of a child. This entitlement is subject to evidentiary requirements set out
below in (9.3), and the notice requirements set out in (9.4).
9.2.l.l A family member
for the purposes of above is: a spouse or family member; or a de facto spouse
being a member of the opposite sex to the Employee who lives with the Employee
as her husband or as his wife on a bona fide domestic basis although not
legally married to that Employee; or
a child or an adult child
(including an adopted child, a step child, a foster child or an ex-nuptial
child), parent (including a foster parent or legal guardian), a grandparent,
grandchild or sibling of the Employee or of the spouse or de facto spouse of
the Employee; or
a same sex partner who lives
with the Employee as the de facto partner of that Employee on a bona fide
domestic basis; or a relative of the Employee who is a member of the same
household, where for the purposes of this definition:
"relative" means a
person related by blood, marriage, affinity or Aboriginal kinship structures;
"affinity" means a
relationship that one spouse or partner has to the relatives of the other; and
"household" means a
family group living in the same domestic dwelling
9.2.2 The Chief
Executive Officer and the Employee shall agree on the period which the Employee
will be entitled to not be available to attend work. In the absence of
agreement, the Employee is entitled to not be available to attend work for up
to 48 hours (i.e. two days) per occasion. The Employee is not entitled to any
payment for the period of non-attendance.
9.2.3 The Chief
Executive Officer must not fail to re-engage an Employee because the Employee
accessed the entitlements provided for in this clause. The rights of an
employer to engage or not to engage an Employee are otherwise not affected.
9.3 The Employee, shall if required:
9.3.1 Establish either
by production of a medical certificate or statutory declaration, the illness of
the person concerned and that the illness is such as to require care by another
person, or
9.3.2 Establish by
production of documentation acceptable to the employer or a statutory
declaration, the nature of the emergency and that such an emergency resulted in
the person concerned requiring care by the Employee.
In normal circumstances, an Employee must not take
carer's leave under this subclause where another person had taken leave to care
for the same person.
9.4 The Employee
must, as soon as reasonably practical and during the ordinary hours of the
first day or shift of such absence, inform the employer of their inability to
attend for duty. If it is not reasonably practicable to inform the employer
during the ordinary hours of the first day or shift of such absence, the
Employee will inform the employer within 24 hours of the absence (drawn from
AIRC order (PR964989)).
9.5 Bereavement
entitlements for Employees
9.5.1 Employees are
entitled to not be available to attend work or to leave work upon the death in
Australia of a family member on production of satisfactory evidence (if
required by the employer).
9.5.2 The Chief
Executive Officer and the Employee shall agree on the period for which the
Employee will be entitled to not be available to attend work. In the absence of
agreement, the Employee is entitled to not be available to attend work for up
to 48 hours (i.e. two days) per occasion. The Employee is not entitled to any
payment for the period of non-attendance.
9.5.3 The Chief Executive
Officer must not fail to re-engage the Employee because the Employee accessed
the entitlements provided for in this clause. The rights of an employer to
engage or not engage an Employee are otherwise not affected.
9.5.4 The Employee
must, as soon as reasonably practicable and during the ordinary hours of the
first day or shift of such absence, inform the employer of their inability to
attend for duty. If it is not reasonably practicable to inform the employer
during the ordinary hours of the first day or shift of such absence, the Employee will inform the
employer within 24 hours of the absence (Drawn from AIRC order (PR964989)).
10. Chief Examiners
10.1 Chief Examiners
shall be remunerated on a per annum allowance basis ascending according to
student candidature in each respective instrument group. Chief Examiners are
responsible for:
10.1.1 syllabus
development and interpretation;
10.1.2 examination
practice and procedures;
10.1.3 professional
issues relating to the training, development and conduct of examiners and
assessors;
10.1.4 other
duties as directed by the State Manager.
10.2 Chief Examiners
shall be remunerated by way of an allowance, paid annually and determined
according to the candidature in their respective instrument group, as set out
in Table 2 - Allowances for Chief Examiners of Part B, Monetary Rates.
11. Minimum Payment
11.1 No examiner
scheduled to conduct examinations on any day shall be paid for less than three
hours, calculated in accordance with this award, from the time examining
commences.
12. Superannuation
12.1 All examiners, assessors and Chief Examiners shall be
entitled to occupational superannuation at the applicable SOC rate for all
payments pursuant to clauses 4, Marking Rates - Base Rates, 5, Marking Rates
(Written), and 6, Examining Rates (Practical).
13. Salary Sacrifice
to Superannuation
13.1 Notwithstanding
the salaries prescribed by Part B, Monetary Rates, an employee may elect, subject
to the agreement of the employee's department or agency, to sacrifice a portion
of the wage/salary payable under clause 4, Marking Rates-Base Rates, to
additional employer superannuation contributions. Such election must be made
prior to the commencement of the period of service to which the earnings
relate. In this clause, "superannuable
salary" means the employee's salary as notified from time to time to the
New South Wales public sector superannuation trustee corporations.
13.2 Where the employee
has elected to sacrifice a portion of that payable salary to additional
employer superannuation contributions:
13.2.1 subject to
Australian Taxation law, the sacrificed portion of salary will reduce the
salary subject to appropriate PAYG taxation deductions by the amount of that
sacrificed portion; and
13.2.2 any allowance,
penalty rate, payment for unused leave entitlements, weekly worker's
compensation or other payment, other than any payments for leave taken in
service, to which an employee is entitled under this award or any applicable
award, Act or statute which is expressed to be determined by reference to an
employee's salary, shall be calculated by reference to the salary which would
have applied to the employee under the said clause 4 in the absence of any
salary sacrifice to superannuation made under this award.
13.3 The employee may
elect to have the portion of payable salary which is sacrificed to additional
employer superannuation contributions:
13.3.1 paid
into the superannuation scheme established under the First State Superannuation Act 1992 as optional employer
contributions; or
13.3.2 subject
to the department or agency's agreement, paid into a private sector complying
superannuation scheme as employer superannuation contributions.
13.4 Where an employee
makes an election in terms of subclause 13.3 of this clause, the employer shall
pay the portion of salary, the subject of election, to the relevant
superannuation fund.
13.5 Where the
employee is a member of a superannuation scheme established under:
13.5.1 the
Police Regulation (Superannuation) Act
1906;
13.5.2 the
Superannuation Act 1916;
13.5.3 the
State Authorities Superannuation Act
1987;
13.5.4 the
State Authorities Non-contributory
Superannuation Act 1987; or
13.5.5 the
First State Superannuation Act 1992,
the employee's department or
agency must ensure that the amount of any additional employer superannuation
contributions specified in subclause 13.1 of this clause is included in the
employee's superannuable salary which is notified to
the New South Wales public sector superannuation trustee corporations.
13.6 Where, prior to
electing to sacrifice a portion of his/her salary to superannuation, an employee
had entered into an agreement with his/her department or agency to have
superannuation contributions made to a superannuation fund other than a fund
established under legislation listed in subclause 13.5 of this clause, the
department or agency will continue to base contributions to that fund on the
salary payable under clause 4 to the same extent as applied before the employee
sacrificed portion of that salary to superannuation. This clause applies even
though the superannuation contributions made by the department or agency may be
in excess of superannuation guarantee requirements after the salary sacrifice
is implemented.
14. Deduction of
Unions' Membership Fees
14.1 The unions shall
provide the employer with a schedule setting out unions' fortnightly membership
fees payable by members of the unions in accordance with the unions' rules.
14.2 The unions shall
advise the employer of any change to the amount of fortnightly membership fees
made under its rules. Any variation to the schedule of unions' fortnightly
membership fees payable shall be provided to the employer at least one month in
advance of the variation taking effect.
14.3 Subject to 14.1
and 14.2 above, the employer shall deduct union fortnightly membership fees
from the pay of any employee who is a member of the union in accordance with
the unions' rules, provided that the employee has authorised the employer to
make such deductions.
14.4 Monies so
deducted from employees' pay shall be forwarded regularly to the unions
together with all necessary information to enable the unions to reconcile and
credit subscriptions to employee's union membership accounts.
14.5 Unless other
arrangements are agreed to by the employer and the unions, all unions'
membership fees shall be deducted on a fortnightly basis.
14.6 Where an employee
has already authorised the deduction of union's membership fees from his or her pay prior to this clause
taking effect, nothing in this clause shall read as requiring the employee to
make a fresh authorisation in order for such deductions to continue.
15. No Further Claims
15.1 Except as
provided by the Industrial Relations Act
1996, prior to 31 December 2019, there shall be no further claims by the
parties to this award for changes to salaries, rates of pay, allowances or
conditions of employment in relation to matters expressly contained in this
Award.
16. Hours of Work
16.1 The core paid
hours of work for examiners shall be seven hours a day. Hours of work for
examiners shall be scheduled by the State Manager between the bandwidth hours
of 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. on any day week. However, Sunday work shall also be
subject to examiner availability.
16.2 Examiners shall
be entitled to a one-hour unpaid meal break between the hours of 12 noon and
2.00 p.m.
16.3 Examiners shall
be entitled to a morning and afternoon tea break often minutes each, which
shall count as time worked.
16.4 The rates
specified in Table I - Base Rates of Part B, Monetary Rates incorporate
loadings for casual engagement, sick leave and pro rata holidays, excepting the
extended leave provisions of the Government
Sector Employment Act 2013.
16.5 Work scheduled
after the examiner has worked the core paid hours of work from Monday to
Saturday and all work scheduled on a Sunday shall be paid at the appropriate
rate as set out in Table 1 - Base Rates
of Part B, Monetary Rates loaded by 50 per cent.
16.6 With the
exception of the home to the first scheduled examining venue and the return
home from the final examining venue travelling time between scheduled examining
venues on the same day shall be paid at the rate applicable to the scheduled
hours of work.
17. Conditions of
Examining and Marking
17.1 Examiners and
assessors shall strictly adhere to the official timetable, other than in circumstances
recognised by the State Manager as being beyond their control.
17.2 The State Manager
shall ensure that all examination centres have adequate facilities and that all
occupational health and safety requirements are met. Where facilities are identified
as inadequate, examiners are to assist by reporting to the State Manager to
ensure remedial action can be initiated.
17.3 The AMEB (NSW)
shall supply appropriate identification to examiners to be worn during their
hours of work.
18. Examination
Procedures
18.1 The examination
procedures shall be in accordance with the Handbook for Examiners, issued
annually by the AMEB (NSW), after consultation between the parties.
19. Recruitment of
Examiners and Assessors
19.1 The AMEB (NSW)
selection criteria for the recruitment of examiners and assessors include:
19.1.1 relevant
music and/or speech and drama qualifications;
19.1.2 developed skills
in teaching and performance;
19.1.3 excellent
interpersonal skills;
19.1.4 communications
skills and ability to articulate concepts clearly;
19.1.5 constructive,
supportive and analytical report writing skills;
19.1.6 sound
understanding of the stylistic elements essential to performance;
19.1.7 demonstrated
knowledge of the AMEB {NSW) repertoire, syllabus requirements and regulations;
19.1.8 demonstrated
a professional understanding of the standards obtainable at each grade level
within the syllabus and availability to examine.
19.2 Successful
applicants shall be required to undertake mandatory induction training as
appropriate and approved by the AMES (NSW). Such training shall be paid at the
base rate as set out in Table 1 - Base Rates of Part B, Monetary Rates.
20. Performance
Development
20.1 The performance
development scheme already agreed by the parties for examiners and assessors
addresses three objectives and shall:
20.1.1 ensure
that Chief Examiners and examiners and assessors engage in an appraisal process designed to improve the quality of
examinations, and to focus it on the teaching and learning objectives of the
AMEB {NSW);
20.1.2 provide
work reports to examiners and assessors who need these for employment purposes;
20.1.3 assist
examiners and assessors whose performance is causing concern.
20.2 The parties are
to monitor the implementation of the performance development scheme and agree
to appropriate refinements if required.
20.3 Training and
Development - The annual training and development meeting of examiners and
assessors shall continue to be conducted by the relevant adviser. Participating
examiners and assessors shall continue to be considered to be on duty for this
session.
21. System
Improvements
21.1 The AMEB (NSW)
acknowledges its continuing obligation to:
21.1.1 provide
appropriate training to assist examiners in dealing with teachers, parents and
candidates and in preparing examination reports;
21.1.2 ensure
teachers, parents and candidates are aware of the appropriate avenues of securing feedback from examiners on candidate
performance.
21.2 Implementation of
Revised Procedures - The parties agree to consult and co-operate in the
development and implementation of operational and examination and assessment
procedures.
22. Dispute Resolution
Procedures
22.1 Subject to the
provisions of the Industrial Relations
Act 1996, the following procedures shall apply:
22.1.1 Should any dispute
(including a question or difficulty) arise, discussions shall be held between
the State Manager and the person(s) concerned and/or a representative of the
unions. They shall discuss the dispute with a view to resolving the dispute, or
by negotiating an agreed method and timeframe for proceeding.
22.1.2 If the dispute is
not resolved at this level, the matter shall be referred to the Chief Executive
Officer, NSW Education Standards Authority or nominee, to enable discussions at
this level with the person(s) concerned and/or a representative of the unions.
They shall discuss the dispute with a view to resolving the dispute, or by
negotiating an agreed method and timeframe for proceeding.
22.1.3 Should the above
procedures not lead to a resolution, then either party may make application to
the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales.
23. Duties as Directed
23.1 The State Manager
or delegate may direct an employee to carry out such duties which are within
the limits of the employee's skill, competence and training, consistent with
the classifications covered by this
award and provided that such duties do not promote deskilling.
23.2 Any directions
issued by the State Manager pursuant to subclause 23.1 of this clause shall be
consistent with the State Manager's responsibility to provide a safe and
healthy working environment.
24. Work Health and
Safety
24.1 For the purposes of
this clause, the following definitions shall apply:
24.1.1 A "labour
hire business" is a business (whether an organisation, business
enterprise, company, partnership, co-operative, sole trader, family trust,
corporation and/or person) which has as its business function, or one of its
business functions, to supply staff employed or engaged by it to another
employer for the purpose of such staff performing work or services for that
other employer.
21.1.2 A "contract business" is a business (whether
an organisation, business enterprise, company, partnership, co-operative, sole
trader, family trust, corporation and/or person) which is contracted by another
employer to provide a specified service or services or to produce a specific outcome or result for that employer which
might otherwise have been carried out by the other employer's own employees.
24.2 Any employer
which engages a labour hire business and/or a contract business to perform work
wholly or partially on the employers premises shall do the following (either
directly, or through the agency of the labour hire or contract business):
24.2.1 consult
with employees of the labour hire business and/or contract business regarding
the workplace occupational health and safety consultative arrangements;
24.2.2 provide employees
of the labour hire business and/or contract business with the appropriate health and safety induction training
including the appropriate training required for such employees to perform their
jobs safely;
24.2.3 provide employees of
the labour hire business and/or contract business with appropriate personal
protective equipment and/or clothing and all safe work method statements that
they would otherwise supply to their own employees; and
24.2.4 ensure
employees of the labour hire business and/or contract business are made aware
of any risks identified in the workplace
and the procedures to control those risks.
24.3 Nothing in this
clause 24 is intended to affect or detract from any obligation or
responsibility upon a labour hire business under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 or the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998.
24.4 Where a dispute
arises as to the application or implementation of this clause, the matter shall
be dealt with pursuant to the disputes settlement procedure of this award.
This clause has no application in respect of
organisations which are properly registered as Group Training Organisations under the Apprenticeship and Traineeship
Act 2001 (or equivalent interstate legislation) and are deemed by the
relevant State Training Authority to comply with the national standards for
Group Training Organisations established by the ANTA Ministerial Council.
24.5 This clause
operates from 21 March 2006.
25. Termination of
Services
25.1 Any examiner is
entitled to two weeks' notice of termination of scheduled services, or payment
for the hours scheduled as an examiner, except where termination of services is
on account of misconduct of any kind or any unsatisfactory standard of work, or
voluntary withdrawal by the examiner.
26. Area, Incidence
and Duration
26.1 This award covers
all persons employed by the NSW Education Standards Authority as AMEB (NSW)
Examiners, Assessors and Chief Examiners.
26.2 This award is made
following a review under section 19 of the Industrial
Relations Act 1996 and rescinds and replaces the Crown Employees (Australian Music Examinations
Board (New South Wales) Examiners, Assessors and Advisers) Award 2014
published 5 May 2017 (381 I.G. 199),
as varied.
26.3 The changes made
to the award pursuant to the Award Review pursuant to section 19(6) of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 and
Principle 26 of the Principles for Review of Awards made by the Industrial
Relations Commission of New South Wales on 28 April 1999 (310 I.G. 359) take
effect on and from 24 July 2019.
26.4 This award
remains in force until varied or rescinded, the period for which it was made
having already expired.
PARTB
MONETARY RATES
Table 1 - Base Rates
|
Amount Per Hour
|
|
$
|
Base rate on and from 1 January 2017
|
81.37
|
Base rate on and from 1 January 2018
|
83.40
|
Base rate on and from I January 2019
|
85.49
|
Table 2 - Allowances for Chief Examiners
Chief Examiners
|
2.5%
|
2.5%
|
2.5%
|
per annum allowance
|
On and from 1/1/17
|
On and from 1/1/18
|
On and from l/1/19
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
Level I: candidature
|
|
|
|
O to 100
|
960
|
984
|
1009
|
Level 2: candidature
|
|
|
|
101 to 3,000
|
1927
|
1975
|
2024
|
Level 3: candidature
|
|
|
|
3,001 to 15,000
|
2887
|
2959
|
3033
|
Level 4: candidature
|
|
|
|
Over 15,001
|
3846
|
3942
|
4041
|
Table 3 - Other Rates and Allowances
Item No.
|
Clause No.
|
Brief Description
|
On and from 1/1/17
|
On and from 1/1/18
|
On and from 1/1/19
|
|
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
1
|
8.1
|
Metropolitan travel allowance to AMES(NSW) examination
|
|
|
|
|
|
headquarters
|
10.56
|
10.56
|
10.56
|
2
|
8.
|
Travel allowance per km outside metropolitan area:
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
-Up to 8,000 km per annum
|
0.660
|
0.660
|
0.660
|
|
|
-Over 8,000 km per annum
|
0.264
|
0.264
|
0.264
|
P. M. KITE, Chief Commissioner
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