Health and Community Employees Psychologists (State) Award, Re [2001] NSWIRComm 302

Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales

CITATION : Health and Community Employees Psychologists (State) Award, Re [2001] NSWIRComm 302 APPLICANT The Health and Research Employees' Association of New South Wales PARTIES : RESPONDENT Health Administration Corporation FILE NUMBER: IRC 3376 of 1998 CORAM: Wright J President; Hungerford J; Sams DP; McKenna C CATCHWORDS : Award - Application for new award for psychologists in public hospitals - Special case - Wage fixation principles - Salaries - Classification structure - Definitions - Grading committee - Private practice rights - Allowances - Training, education and conference leave - First arbitrated award - Agreements previously made - Approach to apply - Award made. LEGISLATION CITED : Industrial Relations Act 1996 s 3(e) s 10 s 23 Pt 1 of Ch 2 Crown Employees (Scientific Officers - Division of Science Services, Department of Agriculture) Award, Re [1962] AR (NSW) 250 Health and Research Employees' Association of New South Wales v Public Service Association of New South Wales (1997) 92 IR 158 Pastoral Industry (State) Award, Re (2001) 104 IR 168 Pay Equity Inquiry, Re (unreported, Glynn J, 97/6320, 14 December 1998) CASES CITED : Public Hospital Social Workers Award, Re (unreported, Full Bench, 86/264, 20 December 1988) Public Service Association of New South Wales v Health and Research Employees' Association of New South Wales (1996) 92 IR 122 State Wage Case 1999 (1999) 88 IR 363 State Wage Case 2000 (2000) 97 IR 93 State Wage Case 2001 (2001) 104 IR 438 HEARING DATES: 02/19/2001; 02/20/2001; 03/05/2001; 03/28/2001; 03/29/2001; 05/04/2001 DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/29/2001