WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION. Industrial Relations Act 1979. Civil Service Association of Western Australia (Incorporated) and Joint House Committee of the Parliament of Western Australia. No. P 27 of 1991. Electorate Officers Award 1986 No. A18 of 1986. COMMISSIONER J.A. NEGUS. 20 December 1991. Order. HAVING heard Mr K.H. Dodd with him Mr D.A. Robinson on behalf of the Applicant and Ms S. McHale 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 Electorate Officers Award 1986 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 20th day of November 1991. (Sgd.) J.A. NEGUS, [L.S.] Commissioner. Schedule. 1. Clause 2. — Arrangement: After "16. —Tem Award" of this clause add the following: 17. Wage Fixing Principles 18. Establishment of Consultative Mechanisms 19. Award Modernisation 252 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIAL GAZETTE 72 W.A.I.G. 2. Clause 6. —Salary Range: Delete subclause (1) of this clause and insert in lieu thereof the following: (1) The annual salaries applicable to employees covered by this award shall be as follows: 30,696 31,571 32,473 33,399 3. Clause 16. —Term of Award: Following this clause insert 3 new clauses as follows: 17. —Wage Fixing Principles. It is a term of this award or agreement that the Union undertakes for the duration of the Principles determined by the Commission in Court Session in Application No. 704 of 1991 not to pursue any extra claims, award or overaward except when consistent with the State Wage Principles. 18. —Establishment of Consultative Mechanisms. The parties to this award or agreement are required to establish a consultative mechanism/s and procedures appropriate to their size, structure and needs, for consultation and negotiation on matters affecting the efficiency and productivity of the Public Sector. 19. —Award Modernisation. (1) The parties are committed to modernising the terms of the Award so that it provides for more flexible and efficient working arrangements, en- hances productivity, improves the quality of working life, skills and job satisfaction and assists positively in the restructuring process. (2) In conjunction with testing the current Award/ Agreement structure the Parties are prepared to discuss all matters raised by the Parties for increased flexibility and efficiency. As such, any discussions between the Parties must be premised on the understanding that: (a) the majority of employees employed in the section, branch or division must genuinely agree; (b) no employee will suffer a reduction in ordinary earnings as a result of the change; (c) the Association must be party to the agree- ment, in particular, where the employees at any section, branch or division are holding discussions which would require any award variation. The Association shall be invited to participate; (d) the Association shall not unreasonably op- pose any agreement; (e) subject to the provision of this award, any agreement reached may require ratification by the Commission. (3) Should an agreement be reached pursuant to subclause (2) hereof and that agreement requires an award variation, no party will oppose the award variation. (4) There shall be no limitation on any award matter being raised for discussion.