Application for Crown Employees (School Psychologists – Department of Education) Salaries Award [2023] NSWIRComm 1051

Industrial Relations Commission New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Application for Crown Employees (School Psychologists – Department of Education) Salaries Award [2023] NSWIRComm 1051 Hearing dates: 8 and 22 March 2023, final submissions received 16 May 2023 Date of orders: 24 May 2023 Decision date: 24 May 2023 Jurisdiction: Industrial Relations Commission Before: Chief Commissioner Constant, Commissioner Sloan and Commissioner Webster Decision: The Full Bench orders that matter number 2022/00119423 be dismissed. Catchwords: EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIAL LAW – Awards – application for new award for school psychologists – no controversy award should be made – consensus as to many of the terms of the proposed awards – resolution of matters in contention, including the process for determination of starting salary and the basis of salary progression Legislation Cited: Industrial Relations Act 1996 ss 3, 10, 146, 146C Industrial Relations (Public Sector Conditions of Employment) Regulation 2014 cll 6, 6A Interpretation Act 1987 s 9 Cases Cited: Applications for Variations to Crown Employees (Police Officers – 2017) Award and Paramedics and Control Centre Officers (State) Award [2021] NSWIRComm 1040 Re Health Employees Pharmacists (State) Award (2003) 132 IR 244; [2003] NSWIRComm 453 Re Public Hospital Nurses (State) Award (No 3) (2002) 121 IR 28; [2002] NSWIRComm 325 State Wage Case 2022 [2022] NSWIRComm 1081 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: Secretary of the Department of Education (Applicant) Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: A Britt (Applicant) F Anwar (Respondent) Solicitors: Crown Solicitor (Applicant) Public Service Association and Professional Officers' Association Amalgamated Union of New South Wales (Respondent) File Number(s): 2021/00356548 and 2022/00119423 Publication restriction: No