Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts After section 10
insert:
10A. Tribunal to have regard to government
financial matters
(1) In this
section —
Government Financial Projections Statement means
whichever is the most recent of the following —
(a) the
most recent Government Financial Projections Statement that is —
(i)
released under the
Government Financial Responsibility Act 2000 section 12(1); and
(ii)
made publicly available in the budget papers tabled in
the Legislative Assembly under the title “Economic and Fiscal
Outlook” or, if the regulations prescribe another part of the budget
papers, that other part;
(b) the
most recent Government Mid-year Financial Projections Statement that
is —
(i)
released under the
Government Financial Responsibility Act 2000 section 13(1); and
(ii)
made publicly available under section 9 of that Act;
Public Sector Wages Policy Statement
means —
(a) the
Public Sector Wages Policy Statement 2014 issued by the State government that
applies to industrial agreements expiring after 1 November 2013; or
(b) if
any Public Sector Wages Policy Statement is issued in substitution for that
statement, the later statement.
(2) In making a
determination under section 6(1)(a), (ab), (d) or (e) the Tribunal
must take into consideration the following —
(a) any
Public Sector Wages Policy Statement, irrespective of whether or not the
statement applies to a person or office in respect of whom or which the
determination is made;
(b) the
financial position and fiscal strategy of the State as set out in the
following —
(i)
the most recent Government Financial Strategy Statement
released under the Government Financial Responsibility Act 2000
section 11(1) and made publicly available under section 9 of that Act;
(ii)
the Government Financial Projections Statement;
(iii)
any submissions made to the Tribunal on behalf of the
State government.
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