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CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
Question No 153
Government Service - Workplace Bargaining
Mr Kaine: To ask the Chief Minister -
(1) Is the ACT Government considering a proposal which is
currently before the Commonwealth Public Service to allow
Government Departments and Agencies to negotiate their own wage
levels and other employee conditions; if so, what mechanisms have
been put in place to consider the proposal.
(2) What consultations have taken place or are taking place to
accommodate this proposal.
(3) Has the Public Sector Union put any submission before the
Government on this matter.
(4) Have any negotiations commenced with employees on this
proposal.
Ms Follett: The answer to the members question is as follows:
(1) The ACT Government has been advised that recommendations are
likely to go before the Federal Government in late June on the
application of workplace bargaining in the Australian Public
Service. ACT Government Service transitional staff continue to
be employed under the Commonwealth Public Service Act and
therefore a Federal Government decision on this matter would have
implications for ACT Government employees.
The recent proposal by the Commonwealth for the establishment of a separate ACT public service adds a wider dimension to the consideration of workplace bargaining in the ACT public sector.
In developing its position on enterprise bargaining the Government will be undertaking the appropriate consultations with the public sector unions.
(2) and (4) In accordance with arrangements agreed upon at the
ACT Joint Council on 12 May 1992, agency heads and union
representatives met on 16 June 1992 to discuss a range of general
issues that will be addressed if workplace bargaining is to be
introduced in the ACT public sector. An issues paper is now
being prepared as the basis of further discussion.
(3) NO
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