Crown Employees (Fire and Rescue NSW
Firefighting Staff Death and Disability) Award 2017
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Fire and Rescue NSW and New South Wales Fire Brigade Employees Union,
Industrial Organisation of Employees.
(Case Nos. 2016/35190 &
2017/125817)
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Before Commissioner
Murphy
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31 May 2018
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VARIATION
1. Delete paragraph
4.2.4, of subclause 4.2 in clause 4, Health and Fitness Program of the award
made on 20 December 2017 and insert in lieu thereof the following:
4.2.4 the health and fitness standards will not distinguish
between ranks and will apply to all firefighters.
Where a firefighter is found to have a medical issue,
the health risk will be assessed against the inherent requirements of that firefighter’s ordinary duties; and
2. Delete the
table in subclause 9.5 of clause 9, "On Duty" Death Benefits and insert
in lieu thereof the following:
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Age
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Benefit as a
multiple of the Deemed annual salary
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59 and under
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4.8
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60
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4.2
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61
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3.6
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62
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3.0
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63
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2.4
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64
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1.8
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65
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1.2
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66
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0.6
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67
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0.0
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3. Delete the table
in subclause 11.3 of clause 11, "Off Duty" Death and Total and
Permanent Incapacity Benefits and insert in lieu thereof the following:
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Age
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Benefit as a
multiple of the Deemed annual salary
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59 and under
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4.8
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60
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4.2
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61
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3.6
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62
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3.0
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63
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2.4
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64
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1.8
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65
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1.2
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66
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0.6
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67
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0.0
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4. Delete the
table in subclause 13.3 of clause 13, Partial and Permanent Incapacity Benefits
and insert in lieu thereof the following:
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Age
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Benefit as a multiple
of the Deemed annual salary
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for permanent firefighters
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for retained firefighters
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52 and under
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3.08
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0.308
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53
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2.81
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0.281
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54
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2.53
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0.253
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55
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2.25
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0.225
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56
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1.95
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0.195
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57
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1.65
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0.165
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58
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1.34
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0.134
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59
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1.02
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0.102
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60
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0.69
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0.069
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61
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0.35
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0.035
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62
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0
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0
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5. This
variation will take effect on and from 30 May 2018.
J.
MURPHY, Commissioner.
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