Crown Employees (Australian Music Examinations Board (NSW) Examiners, Assessors and Chief Examiners) Award 2020

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by New South Wales Education Standards Authority.

 

(Case No. 159318 of 2020)

 

 

VARIATION

 

1.        Insert after subclause 2.4 of clause 2, Dictionary, of the award published 29 May 2020 (388 I.G. 727), the following new subclauses and renumber existing subclauses accordingly:

 

2.5      “Covid-19” means the infectious disease also known as Novel Coronavirus.

 

2.6      “Covid-19 Restrictions” means restrictions imposed by the New South Wales or Federal government that prevent face-to-face AMEB (NSW) practical examinations from occurring.

 

2.7      “Covid-19 Video Examinations” means AMEB (NSW) practical examinations that take place during Covid-19 Restrictions and are conducted externally and on-screen.

 

2.        Insert after subclause 2.10 of clause 2, Dictionary, the following new subclause and renumber existing subclauses accordingly:

 

2.11    “ICT” means Information and Communications Technology, including, but not limited to, internet capabilities, software, and computers.

 

3.        Insert after clause 3, Anti-Discrimination, the following new clause and renumber the existing clauses accordingly:

 

4.  Covid-19 Video Examinations

 

4.1      During Covid-19 Restrictions, examiners shall view and assess AMEB (NSW) practical examinations externally and on-screen by way of a video that is submitted by the person undertaking the exam.

 

4.2      Examiners who are engaged to assess Covid-19 Video Examinations will be provided with mandatory induction training as appropriate and approved by the AMEB (NSW). Such training shall be paid at the base rate as set out in Table 1 - Base Rates of Part B, Monetary Rates.

 

4.3      Examiners will be required to use their own ICT facilities, including internet, to view and assess Covid-19 Video Examinations.

 

4.4      The Parties agree that these arrangements are a temporary measure and do not set a precedent for any future negotiations for external on-onscreen marking on a long-term basis. These arrangements remain in force during and until the cessation of COVID-19 Restrictions or subsequently until and including a date agreed by the Parties.

 

4.        Delete subclause 7.1 of clause 7, Examining Rates (Practical) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

7.1      The rate for face-to-face practical examining for examiners shall be the base rate specified in Table 1 - Base Rates of Part B, Monetary Rates.

 

5.        Insert after clause 7, Examining Rates (Practical), the following new clause 8 and renumber existing clauses accordingly:

 

8.  Examining Rates (Covid-19 Video Examinations)

 

8.1      The rate for the marking of Covid-19 Video Examinations shall be the base rate specified in Table 1 - Base Rates of Part B, Monetary Rates. 

 

8.2      Examiners will be entitled to a one hour minimum payment when assessing Covid-19 Video Examinations.

 

The hours of work shall otherwise be calculated based on the elapsed time of each individual examination and will include one minute additional paid time for each examination in recognition of the time required to transition between each video.

 

8.3      Examiners assessing Covid-19 Video Examinations will be paid an External Onscreen Marking Allowance in line with that paid to Higher School Certificate markers engaged in external onscreen marking, specified in Table 4 of the Higher School Certificate Marking and Related Casual Employees Rates of Pay and Conditions Award 2019.

 

6.        Insert after subclause 9.1 of clause 9, Meal Allowance, the following new subclause:

 

9.2      Meal allowances are not payable to examiners conducting Covid-19 Video Examinations.

 

7.        Delete subclause 13.1 of clause 13, Minimum Payment, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

13.1    No examiner scheduled to conduct face-to-face examinations on any day shall be paid for less than three hours, calculated in accordance with this award, from the time examining commences.

 

8.        Delete subclauses 18.2 and 18.3 of clause 18, Hours of Work, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

18.2    Examiners shall be entitled to a one-hour unpaid meal break between the hours of 12 noon and 2.00p.m, except in the case of examiners conducting Covid-19 Video Examinations in which case the Hours of Work provisions of clause 8.2 apply.

 

18.3    Examiners shall be entitled to a morning and afternoon tea break of ten minutes each, which shall count as time worked, except in the case of examiners conducting Covid-19 Video Examinations in which case the Hours of Work provisions of clause 8.2 apply.

 

9.        This variation shall take effect on and from 3 June 2020.

 

 

 

J.V. MURPHY, Commissioner

 

 

____________________

 

 

Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.