WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION PARTIES CIVIL SERVICE ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA INCORPORATED, APPLICANT v. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR PATHOLOGY AND MEDICAL RESEARCH, RESPONDENT CORAM COMMISSIONER P E SCOTT PUBLIC SERVICE ARBITRATOR DELIVERED WEDNESDAY, 23 JANUARY 2002 FILE NO. P 48 OF 2001 CITATION NO. 2002 WAIRC 04690 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Result Award varied _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 82 W.A.I.G. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 229 Order HAVING heard Mr G Wauhop on behalf of the applicant and Mr D West and with him Ms A Davison on behalf of the respondent, and by consent, the Commission, pursuant to the powers conferred on it under the Industrial Relations Act, 1979, hereby orders— THAT the Public Service Allowances (Mortuary Staff) Award 1985 (No. 3 of 1985) be varied in accordance with the following Schedule and that such variation shall have effect from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after the 18th day of January 2002. (Sgd.) P. E. SCOTT, [L.S.] Commissioner. Public Service Arbitrator. _________ SCHEDULE 1. Clause 4. – Disabilities Allowance: Delete this Clause and insert the following in lieu thereof— Officers covered by this Award are hereby granted an allowance of $1,458 per annum, payable by fortnightly instalments. This allowance is compensation for the following matters— (i) the disabilities involved in the handling of and autopsy work associated with decomposed, obnoxious, vermin infested and infected bodies; and (ii) the need to perform work in refrigerated and other low temperature storage areas of the Mortuary. ____________________ 2002 WAIRC 04691 PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD 1992 No. PSA A4 of 1989