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CROWN EMPLOYEES
(AUDIT OFFICE)

2004 AWARD














TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART A ..........................................................................................................................3
ARRANGEMENT................................................................................................................. 3
1. TITLE ....................................................................................................................... 3
2. DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................... 3
3. STATEMENT OF INTENT ................................................................................................. 4
4. PARTIES.................................................................................................................... 4
5. REMUNERATION .......................................................................................................... 4
5.1 BASIS FOR CALCULATING REMUNERATION ................................................................................... 4
5.2 BROAD REMUNERATION BANDS ............................................................................................. 4
5.3 VARIATIONS TO REMUNERATION BANDS ..................................................................................... 5
5.4 APPOINTMENT AND PROGRESSION........................................................................................... 5
5.5 CORPORATE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF ........................................................................................ 5
6. TRANSITION ............................................................................................................... 5
6.1 GENERAL.................................................................................................................. 5
6.2 TRANSITION REMUNERATION................................................................................................ 5
6.3 PROGRESSION ............................................................................................................. 7
7. ANNUAL REMUNERATION ASSESSMENT - AUDIT PROFESSIONALS LEVELS B AND C, CORPORATE
PROFESSIONALS A, B AND C............................................................................................ 7
7.1 GENERAL 7
7.2 REVIEW OF ASSESSMENT.................................................................................................... 8
8. PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT ......................................................................................... 9
8.1 PRACTICE ................................................................................................................. 9
9. FLEXIBLE WORK PRACTICES............................................................................................ 9
9.1 FLEXIBLE WORKING HOURS ................................................................................................ 9
9.2 OTHER FLEXIBLE WORK PRACTICES........................................................................................10
10. OVERTIME ............................................................................................................... 10
11. TRAVEL TIME AND EXPENSES 11
11.1 EXCESS TRAVEL...........................................................................................................11
11.2 TRAVEL EXPENSES ........................................................................................................11
11.3 COUNTRY TRAVEL11
12. STUDY SUPPORT 12
13. ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ................................................................................................. 12
14. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROCEDURE.................................................................. 12
15. DEDUCTION OF ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP FEES................................................................. 13
16. AREA, INCIDENCE AND DURATION................................................................................... 14
PART B ........................................................................................................................ 15
MONETARY RATES........................................................................................................... 15
TABLE 1 - REMUNERATION BANDS........................................................................................ 15
TABLE 2 - AUDIT PROFESSIONAL LEVEL A PAY POINTS ............................................................... 15
ANNEXURE 1.................................................................................................................. 16
PROGRESSION IN ANALYST 1 – 4 FINANCIAL AUDIT.................................................................... 16
ANNEXURE 2 17
APPOINTMENT OF STAFF TO POSITIONS IN THE NEW STRUCTURE ON TRANSITION ............................. 17
ANNEXURE 3 18
REMUNERATION BANDS WITH COMPETENCY ZONES................................................................... 18
ANNEXURE 4.................................................................................................................. 19
OTHER FLEXIBLE WORK PRACTICES...................................................................................... 19

PART A

ARRANGEMENT


1. TITLE

This Award shall be known as Crown Employees (Audit Office) 2004 Award.


2. DEFINITIONS

“Act” means the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002.

“Association” means the Public Service Association and Professional Officers’ Association
Amalgamated Union of New South Wales.

“Auditor-General” refers to the person appointed to the position of Auditor-General as
specified by the Public Finance and Audit Act, 1983.

“Benchmarking” means the regular independent process of reviewing remuneration levels
for each classification against market information from similar levels in the relevant
market.

“Board” means the Board of Management of the Audit Office.

“Business Unit Leader” means an employee whose role is to lead a Business Unit of the
Audit Office as determined by the Auditor-General.

“Classification” means a group of positions with common remuneration arrangements.

“Commission” means the NSW Industrial Relations Commission.

“Competency Zones” means the structure that will apply within each remuneration band
for Audit Professional employees and Corporate Professional employees.

“Conditions Award” means the Crown Employees (Public Sector Conditions of
Employment) Award 2002 as varied or replaced.

“Corporate Professional” means employees who are employed at Corporate Professional
Levels A, B or C.

“Employee” means a person permanently or temporarily employed either as a full time or
part time employee, in any capacity under the provisions of this Award, and includes a
person on probation.

“Market Review” means the review of remuneration bands against market information
based on information and analysis provided by an independent expert.

“Pay Points” means incremental remuneration levels within the Audit Professional Level A
remuneration band.

“Percentile” means a point within a remuneration band expressed as a percentage of that
band.

“Position Description” means the list of responsibilities and accountabilities attributed to
each position.

“Professional Qualifications” means full membership of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in Australia or CPA Australia.

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“Remuneration Assessment” means the process for determining remuneration levels for
individual employees on a basis that fairly reflects their performance and contribution.

“Remuneration Band” means the range of remuneration between the minimum and
maximum levels for a particular classification.

“Remuneration Committee” means a committee established by the Auditor-General to
assess annual remuneration recommendations.

“Role” means the title given to groups of employees having similar responsibilities and
accountabilities.

“Salaries Award” means the Crown Employees (Public Sector Salaries) Award 2002, as
varied or replaced.

“Service” means continuous service for remuneration purposes.

“Transition” means the processes involved in moving from positions and classifications
immediately prior to the commencement of this Award to those positions and
classifications described in this Award.


3. STATEMENT OF INTENT

3.1 The purpose of the Award is to provide a framework that allows the Audit Office to meet
its specific business needs as well as the needs of its employees. It also enables those
employees to be appropriately rewarded for their contribution and provides flexibility in
their employment arrangements and conditions. The Award was developed using a co-
operative and consultative approach to negotiations by the parties.


4. PARTIES

4.1 The parties to this Award are:

• The Audit Office of New South Wales.

• The Public Service Association and Professional Officers’ Association Amalgamated
Union of New South Wales (Association)