Crown
Employees (Tipstaves to Justices) Award 2007
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Public
Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of
New South Wales, Industrial Organisation of Employees.
(No. IRC 220 of 2011)
Before The Honourable
Mr Justice Staff
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17 March 2011
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VARIATION
1. Insert in the
Arrangement of the award, published 14 March 2008 (365 I.G. 127), the following
new clause number and subject matter:
9A. Leave for
Matters Arising from Domestic Violence
2. Insert after
subclause 2.5, of clause 2 Definitions, the following new subclause:
2.6 Domestic
Violence means domestic violence as defined in the Crimes (Domestic and
Personal Violence) Act 2007.
3. Insert after
clause 9, Leave for Special Purposes, the following new clause:
9A. Leave for Matters
Arising from Domestic Violence
9A.1 The definition of
domestic violence is found in subclause 2.5, of clause 2 Definitions of this
award;
9A.2 Leave entitlements
provided for in clause 7 Sick Leave and subclause 9.11, Personal Carers Leave,
may be used by employees experiencing domestic violence;
9A.3 Where the leave
entitlements referred to in subclause 9A.2 are exhausted, the employer shall
grant up to five days Special Leave per calendar year to be used for absences
from the workplace to attend to matters arising from domestic violence
situations;
9A.4 The employer will
need to be satisfied, on reasonable grounds, that domestic violence has
occurred and may require proof presented in the form of an agreed document
issued by the Police Force, a Court, a Doctor, a Domestic Violence Support
Service or Lawyer;
9A.5 Personal
information concerning domestic violence will be kept confidential by the
agency;
9A.6 The employer,
where appropriate, may facilitate flexible working arrangements subject to
operational requirements, including changes to working times and changes to
work location, telephone number and email address.
4. This variation
shall take effect on and from 15 February 2011.
C.G.
STAFF J
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Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.