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23.8 If a decision is made under paragraph 23.6(a) or paragraph 23.6(b) the Employee may appeal
where the increment has been deferred for greater than the period in sub-clause 23.6 (a) on
the basis of one or more of the following reasons:
(a)
(b)
(c)
This clause has not been adhered to; or
The decision was made to punish or harass the Employee; or
Natural justice has not been afforded to the Employee.
23.9 Any appeal under sub-clause 23.8 will be heard and determined by a panel constituted in
accordance with the guidelines for constituting a Promotion Appeal Board.
23.10 In all cases where an increment is deferred, the date to which it is deferred will become the
anniversary date for the purposes of the next increment.
23.11 The Commissioner will notify the Union of the acceptance of any performance management
system for the purposes of sub-clause 23.3 prior to that system being used for deferral of
increments.
24. Professional Development Allowance
24.1 An Employee, excluding casuals, who has been employed with the Department for the
required qualifying period will be paid a Professional Development Allowance annually to
offset approved professional development costs. The qualifying period and amounts are as
specified in the following table:
Qualifying period
1 year up to 3 years continuous service as
an Employee
3 years or more continuous service as an
Employee
$512
Amount payable per annum
(effective from August 2011)
$1535
24.2 The allowance amounts outlined in sub clause 24.1 will be adjusted from 1 January each
year by the Darwin Consumer Price Index based on the September quarter for the previous
year.
24.3 The allowance does not count as salary for any purpose.
24.4 The qualifying period of continuous service as a nurse for the allowance will be determined
as at 30 August of each year with payment of the allowance to be made as soon as
practicable after that date.
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NTPS NURSES AND MIDWIVES’ 2011-2014 Enterprise Agreement