PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS (PRIVATE INDUSTRY) (STATE) AWARD

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

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

 

(No. IRC 1779 of 2004)

 

 

REVIEWED AWARD

 

1.          Delete clause 16 of subclause 1.2 of clause 1, Title of Contents, of the award published 12 January 2001 (321 I.G. 569) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

16.       Personal/Carer's Leave

 

2.          Delete subclause 4.5 of clause 4, Salaries and Classifications, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

4.5        The rates of pay in this award include the adjustments payable under the State Wage Case 2004.  These adjustments may be offset against:

 

(a)        any equivalent over-award payments; and/or

 

(b)        award wage increases since 29 May 1991 other than safety net, State Wage Case, and minimum rates adjustments.

 

3.          Delete paragraphs 11.4.6 and 11.4.7 of subclause 11.4 of clause 11, Redundancy, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

11.4.6               Notice to Centrelink - Where a decision has been made to terminate the employment of employees, the employer shall notify Centrelink thereof as soon as possible, giving relevant information, including the number of categories of the employees likely to be affected and the period over which the terminations are intended to be carried out.

 

11.4.7               Centrelink Employment Separation Certificate - The employer shall, upon receipt of a request from an employee whose employment has been terminated, provide to the employee an Employment Separation Certificate in the form required by Centrelink.

 

4.          Delete the title of clause 16, State Personal/Carer's Leave Case - August 1996, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

16.  Personal/Carer's Leave

 

5.          Delete the reference to State Personal/Carer's Leave Case - August 1996 in subclause 17.3 of clause 17, Bereavement Leave, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Personal/Carer's Leave

 

6.          Insert after subclause 23.4 of clause 23, Anti-Discrimination and Harassment, the following new subclause:

 

23.5

 

(a)        Employers and employees may also be subject to Commonwealth anti-discrimination legislation that may prohibit unlawful discrimination on grounds other than those identified in subclause 23.1 above.

 

(b)        Section 56(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 provides:

 

“Nothing in this Act affects … any other act or practice of a body established to propagate religion that conforms to the doctrines of that religion or is necessary to avoid injury to the religious susceptibilities of the adherents of that religion.”

 

7.          Insert the following new paragraph at the end of clause 24, Duration of Award:

 

The changes made to the award pursuant to the Award Review under 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 28 July 2004.

 

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

 

8.          Delete Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

Table 1 - Salaries

 

The minimum weekly salaries payable for the performance of surveying duties shall be:

 

(a)        from the first full pay period commencing on or after 17 August 2004:

 

Classification	Total Award Rate	Hourly Rate
	Per Week
	($)	($)
Group A Graduate Surveyors
1st Year	632.50	16.64
2nd Year	655.40	17.25
3rd Year	676.20	17.79
4th Year	697.10	18.34
5th Year	717.90	18.89
Registered Surveyors
1st Year	738.80	19.44
2nd Year	757.70	19.94
3rd Year	776.50	20.43
4th Year	818.20	21.53
Group B Professional Surveyors	860.00	22.63
Group C Professional Surveyors	985.10	25.92

 

(b)        from the first full pay period commencing on or after 17 August 2005:

 

Classification	Total Award Rate	Hourly Rate
	Per Week
	($)	($)
Group A Graduate Surveyors
1st Year	651.50	17.14
2nd Year	674.40	17.75
3rd Year	695.20	18.29
4th Year	716.10	18.84
5th Year	736.90	19.39
Registered Surveyors
1st Year	757.80	19.94
2nd Year	776.70	20.44
3rd Year	795.50	20.93
4th Year	837.20	22.03
Group B Professional Surveyors	879.00	23.13
Group C Professional Surveyors	1004.10	26.42

 

 

 

R. W. HARRISON  D.P.

 

 

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