Christmas/New Year Period With the upcoming Christmas and New Year break, we wish to provide reminders to members so they can enter the holiday season with confirmation of entitlements, awareness of policy/ procedures, and contacts for support should they need. Pay Matters We remind members that there will be no change to scheduled paydays over the Christmas/New Year period. However, please note the following timeframes need to be met if allowances and penalties are to be paid. Pay day 22nd December 2022: Amendments to DFAT Allotments need to be received by 4pm AEDST Monday [...]

We would once again like to encourage members to reach out to us as soon as reasonably possible for any assistance they may require for industrial/legal advice and assistance. This places us in the best position to assist you in relation to your matter. We especially encourage members to be aware of certain timeframes for specific matters. With this in mind, we provide the following information regarding common deadlines: Comcare While they are no time limits to lodge a Comcare claim for psychological or physical injury, we strongly advise members, as a rule of thumb, to do so sooner [...]

Prior to submitting any claims for Workers’ Compensation, it is important that members contact the AFPA for advice and assistance. We can provide invaluable assistance to members when they are preparing a claim. Claims for Workers’ Compensation for injuries or illnesses are not always straightforward. The burden of proof of injury remains with the worker who must be able to prove their employment is a significant contributing factor to their injury or disease. For a Comcare claim to be accepted, claimants must show that they are a ‘worker’ as defined in the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation [...]

Your Legal and Industrial (L&I) Team want you to get the most out of our service and for your matter to be dealt with as promptly and efficiently as possible The Cardinal Rule The most important request we have for you is to notify us as soon as possible if either an issue has arisen, or you anticipate that an issue may arise! It is better to pre-empt an issue and to engage us right away rather than leave it to the last minute. Examples of this may include: reaching out to us before you submit [...]

Members may recall that in our dispatch on 16 June 2021, we relayed advice received from AFP Industrial Relations regarding how Policing Experience is determined and members’ ability to have previous roles recognised as Policing Experience. Policing Experience is recognised under section 8(XLIV) of the EA and is defined as: “time spent in a role that is restricted to police due to the requirement to exercise police powers and/or police experience, knowing and training. This can include Police Experience from another policing organisation or any role determined by the Commissioner.” The decision to have previous employment classified as Policing [...]

The end of the current averaging period is nearly upon us! This Three-Month Averaging Period is due to end on 31 August 2022. In preparation for this, we urge members to be mindful of their obligations at the end of an averaging period. Operations Working Pattern Members are required to work an average of 40 hours per week over a Three-Month Averaging Period. Time Recordings Members must ensure their time recordings are submitted to their supervisors for approval within a maximum of seven days from the completion of duty. If this is not possible due to [...]