Crown Employees (Fire and Rescue NSW Retained
Firefighting Staff) Award 2023
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Application by Industrial Relations Secretary.
(Case No. 466506 of 2024)
|
Before Commissioner McDonald
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15 January 2025
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VARIATION
1. Delete Schedule
1 – Rates of Pay of the award published 10 November 2025 (395 I.G. 881) and
insert in lieu thereof the following:
Schedule 1 – Pay Rates & Allowances
Table 1 – Retainers
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Clause
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Retainers per fortnight
|
Retainer Level
|
Code
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26 February 2024 $
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|
Firefighters (all)
|
Base
|
A
|
80.63
|
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50%
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B
|
161.26
|
|
75%
|
C
|
241.89
|
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100%
|
D
|
322.52
|
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Deputy Captains (all)
|
Base
|
E
|
134.39
|
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50%
|
F
|
179.19
|
|
75%
|
G
|
268.78
|
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100%
|
H
|
358.37
|
|
Captains (all)
|
Base
|
I
|
150.52
|
|
50%
|
J
|
200.69
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75%
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K
|
301.04
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100%
|
L
|
401.38
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Table 2 – Rates of Pay
|
Clause
|
Description
|
Code
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26 February 2024 $
|
|
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Recruit
Firefighter
|
1st hour
|
M
|
34.14
|
|
Each further ½ hour or
part
|
N
|
17.07
|
|
Firefighter
|
1st hour
|
O
|
38.41
|
|
Each further ½ hour or
part
|
P
|
19.20
|
|
CFR
Firefighter
|
1st hour
|
Q
|
41.09
|
|
Each further ½ hour or
part
|
R
|
20.55
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|
Deputy
Captain
|
1st hour
|
S
|
42.67
|
|
Each further ½ hour or
part
|
T
|
21.34
|
|
CFR Deputy
Captain
|
1st hour
|
U
|
45.66
|
|
Each further ½ hour or
part
|
V
|
22.83
|
|
Captain
|
1st hour
|
W
|
47.79
|
|
Each further ½ hour or
part
|
X
|
23.90
|
|
CFR Captain
|
1st hour
|
Y
|
51.14
|
|
Each further ½ hour or
part
|
Z
|
25.57
|
|
Relief
Duties, all ranks
|
1st three hours
|
RD3
|
214.58
|
|
Each further hour
|
RDH
|
85.85
|
|
Royal
Easter Show
|
Firefighters
(all) per hour
|
RASF
|
59.40
|
|
Deputy Captains (all) per
hour
|
RASDC
|
63.67
|
|
Captains (all) per hour
|
RASC
|
68.79
|
|
|
ComSafe
Duties
|
Per Hour
|
COMS
|
91.10
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Table 3 – Allowances
|
Item
|
Clause
|
Description
|
Unit
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26 February 2024
$
|
1 July 2024
|
|
1
|
|
RTAAS Allowance
|
Per Fortnight
|
18.05
|
|
|
2
|
|
KM Allowance
|
Per Kilometre
|
1.46
|
|
|
3
|
|
Meal Allowance
(MA)
|
Per meal
|
36.72
|
37.65
|
|
4
|
|
Refreshment
Allowance (RA)
|
Per meal
|
18.39
|
18.83
|
|
12
|
|
Court Attendance
Stand-By Rate
- Periods of less
than 24-hours
- Periods of 24
hours
|
$
|
18.42
27.61
|
|
Table 4 – Travelling Compensation Allowances
|
Item
No.
|
Clause
No.
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Description
|
Unit
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On
and from 1 July 2024
|
|
1
|
|
Breakfast
|
Per meal
|
##
$33.90
|
^^
$30.35
|
|
2
|
|
Lunch
|
Per meal
|
##
$38.10
|
^^
$34.65
|
|
3
|
|
Dinner
|
Per meal
|
##
$64.95
|
^^
$59.75
|
|
4
|
|
Accommodation first 35 days
(includes all meals)
|
Per day
|
$358.90 Sydney
$318.90 Adelaide
$341.90 Brisbane
$338.90 Canberra
$380.90 Darwin
$336.90 Hobart
$333.90 Melbourne
$340.90 Perth
|
|
- Capital Cities
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|
- High Cost
Country Centres
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$326.90 Armidale
$344.90 Bourke
$321.90 Broken Hill
$330.90 Dubbo
$325.90 Goulburn
$321.90 Gosford
$329.90 Grafton
$319.90 Griffith
$327.90 Gunnedah
$323.90 Lismore
$347.90 Maitland
$348.90 Mudgee
$317.90 Muswellbrook
$355.90 Newcastle
$363.90 Norfolk Island
$328.90 Nowra
$362.90 Orange
$350.90 Port Macquarie
$337.90 Wagga Wagga
$341.90 Wollongong
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|
- Tier 2 Country Centres
- Other Country Centres
|
$303.70 Albury
$303.70 Bathurst
$303.70 Bega
$303.70 Cobar
$303.70 Coffs Harbour
$303.70 Cooma
$303.70 Cowra
$303.70 Inverell
$303.70 Narrabri
$303.70 Queanbeyan
$303.70 Tamworth
$303.70 Taree
$303.70 Tumut
$289.70
|
|
5
|
|
Actual Necessary Expenses -
all locations
|
Per day
|
$23.95
|
|
6
|
|
Accommodation – after first
35 days and up to 6 mths
|
Per day
|
50% of the appropriate
location rate
|
|
7
|
|
Incidental Expenses
|
Per day
|
$23.95
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Legend:
Effective Dates are with effect from the first pay period to
commence on or after the date.
## = Capital Cities & High Cost
Country Centres.
^^ = Tier 2 Country Centres & Other Country Centres.
J. McDONALD,
Commissioner
____________________
Printed by
the authority of the Industrial Registrar.