ANIMAL WELFARE, GENERAL (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Review of Award pursuant to Section 19 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996.

 

(No. IRC 5662 of 2003)

 

 

REVIEWED AWARD

 

1.          Delete subclause (iii) of clause 22, Bereavement Leave of the award published 23 February 2001 (322 I.G. 531) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(iii)       Bereavement leave shall be available to the employee in respect to the death of a person prescribed for the purposes of personal/carer’s leave as set out in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of subclause (1) of clause 12, Personal Carer’s Leave, provided that, for the purpose of bereavement leave, the employee need not have been responsible for the care of the person concerned.

 

2.          Delete subclause (i) of clause 28, Anti-Discrimination and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

(i)         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 ground of race, sex, marital status, disability, homosexuality, transgender identity age and responsibilities as a carer.

 

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 on NSW on 28 April 1999 (310 I.G. 359) and shall take effect on 5 February 2004.

 

This award remains in force until varied or rescinded, the period for which it was made having already expired.

 

 

 

J. P. GRAYSON  D.P.

 

 

 

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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.