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2013-2014

Authorised Alex Scott Together Secretary

ANNUAL REPORT

Annual Report 2013-14

Contents

President’s message 3

Membership report 4

Member Support report 5

Collective Bargaining & Campaign reports 6

Award Modernisation 6

Bargaining – what’s in, what’s out? 7

Pollies pay rise 8

Core collective agreement 9

Housing 12

Health 13

Corrections 16

Universities bargaining 17

TAFE under threat 18

Private sector 19

Working for Queenslanders 20

Qld Community Alliance 21

Ombudsman’s report 22

Women in Together 23

Together supports NRW and NAIDOC 24

Training report 25

List of Council delegates 26

Summary of Council meetings 27

Council committees list 31

Together Executive list 32

Executive attendance 33

AGM 2013 minutes 34

Awards 36

Staff list 38

Financial statements 2013-2014 39

Financial disclosure 45

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We are less than 12 months away from the next Queensland state election, and the Queensland government is much closer to having to pay the price for broken promises, attacks on jobs and services, and privatisations.

In last year’s annual report I mentioned the strength and resilience of union members in the face of an unprecedented attack. It has been hard – we have lost thousands of good colleagues across the state, workloads are increasing, and conditions are being targeted. But the activism and strength of Together members has made a huge difference.

In 2012, before being elected, Campbell Newman made promises not to privatise, to respect the independent umpire and existing agreements, and not to cut jobs or wages. Each one of these promises has been broken – and Queenslanders know this. The politicians have not been able to escape accountability, because union members are so determined to hold them to account for their broken promises.

The two massive by-election defeats for the government are only a small sample of how much the community supports hardworking public servants, not the spin of the Newman government.

Facing this hostile environment with so many colleagues and friends suffering from the effects of cuts in jobs and wages, I am once again extremely proud of the work union members have done to protect wages, protect conditions and protect the public services that Queenslanders need.

Doctors were threatened with individual contracts but banded together to face them down – an amazing achievement. The work to preserve conditions for doctors and for other workers in Health is not over, however. Even after the Assistant Health Minister, Dr Chris Davis, resigned from Parliament in protest against the government’s misguided actions, the attacks on health staff pay and conditions continue.

After more than two years Campbell Newman still has to deliver the above-inflation pay increase that he promised public servants – and that he continues to claim his government has offered, even when it hasn’t. It was only through the action of Together members that the government delivered 2.2% in December 2013, but this was less than inflation and with no back dating – something that the politicians didn’t have to worry about when they received their own backdated increases. The campaign for fair pay is increasing in size and strength as we move towards an election.

Despite the government attempting to silence union members through legislation, Together members have been campaigning actively over the last twelve months to great effect. Door-knocking, letterboxing, and advertising on TV, radio and online have all been possible thanks to the contribution that so many thousands of you have made. Each of these has caused the government to be more fearful of Queenslanders’ disapproval.

Even though the Newman government was elected in one of the largest landslides in Australian history, it is now being forced to justify itself to sceptical Queenslanders. The public campaigning that union members have done to highlight the real impacts of cuts to jobs and services is a great demonstration of what we can achieve as a collective and we are proud to be a part of it.

Public services matter to all of us, and as union members we must work hard to protect them.

Once again I want to pay tribute to the hard work and good spirits of Together members, delegates and staff all across Queensland. We’re still all protecting jobs, campaigning for wages, securing services for the future. And we’re not going to give up – we’re going to win.

President’s Report

Vivienne Doogan

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The 2012/13 financial year saw a continuation of the challenging environment the public sector has faced since the Newman government came to office. Not only did the final tranche of the government’s job cuts program flow through to our membership early in the financial year, but the public sector recruitment freeze in operation across large parts of our coverage areas continued to impact on membership levels.

Combined with an ageing public sector workforce where 20% of public sector workers are now in the retirement zone, and new government workplace policies that actively inhibit membership recruitment - we faced the challenging task of losing members through both retrenchment and retirement.

Over the previous 12 months, the average age of our membership has continued to increase slightly as a broader consequence of the Newman government’s austerity program, reversing a relatively long term trend. While member retirements from the ageing of the public service, and recruiting new members acts to push down the average age of our membership, these downward influences are currently being more than offset by the consequences of the recruitment freeze in operation across large parts of our coverage areas, combined with the natural ageing of our existing members.

The long term trend of our membership becoming increasingly female continued through the 2013/14 financial year, but at a much slower pace than we have seen in previous years – with women now making up 66.5% of all members.

The previous two years have been the most difficult and challenging environment ever faced, not just by our union, but by the entire Queensland public service. Despite the decline in our member numbers, the largest public sector austerity program in Qld history and the accelerated ageing of the Qld public service - our membership levels remain at least 1700 higher than would have been expected under a “business as usual” case based on the size of the job cuts and the ageing demography of the Qld public sector.

Membership Report

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Call Activity

Total calls answered for the period for the annual report = 16,116

Advocacy and Case Management

The figures below relate to the data collected from our electronic filing system for the annual period, which speak to the individual industrial matters of members assisted by industrial staff.

The total number of individual cases created in this period was 1298

The total number of individual cases closed in this period was 1278

Discipline trends

The nature of the individual matters is increasingly more complex and, by nature, they are requiring attendance at discipline and other interviews out of the office.

*Except for the first period of this report, where redundancies and redeployment featured predominantly, there has been a prevalence of matters involving directed medical examinations, discipline investigations, show causes and performance/absence management processes.

Interestingly workplace harassment has been in the top four industrial matters categories across all quarters of the reporting period.

Reported in June 2013 to the Industrial Committee was advice regarding sick leave audits occurring across the public sector. It is reasonable then to assume the increase in absence management matters and directed medical assessment has arisen from that action, and will continue.

Member Support Report

*See note below, call data for July-Sept period reflects significant activity across the public sector.

Average calls answered per day

Calls per quarter

Average length of calls (min:secs)

July-Sept 2013

92

6006

2mins :48secs

Oct-Dec 2013

58

3478

3mins :29secs

Jan-Mar 2014

51

3508

3mins :22secs

Apr-Jun 2014

51

3124

3mins :19secs

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Award Modernisation

Our rights and Conditions campaign fights against Award stripping

The government’s ‘award modernisation’ process rolls on with unseemly haste in an attempt to meet the Attorney-General’s unrealistic timeframes. In the face of overly harsh legislative provisions made by this Government we have made some good progress.

The Full Bench decision on the first major public sector Award – the new “Public Service Officers and Other Employees Award” is testament to this and gives us a good indication as to what we should expect in other new Awards.

Thanks to the actions of Together members across the state, the government has not been able to rush through another process designed to strip away members rights. Thanks to the actions of those thousands of members who signed postcards, held meetings, spoke with their local MPs, and pressured the politicians, the resulting Award has been much better than initially seemed likely.

However, because the government’s legislation was designed specifically to take away your rights, it is inevitable that some have been lost in this new Award. Valuable rights enjoyed by every other worker in Australia have been legislated away, like:

•therighttobeconsultedoverchangesinyour workplace before they are decided

•employmentsecurityofanykind

•therighttospeaktoyourunionrepresentatives in the workplace.

However, the action of thousands of members has been instrumental in ensuring the retention of key entitlements at work. Here are some of the real wins and provisions that have been retained:

•RetentionoftheConcessionalday(atChristmastime)

•Individualdisputeresolutionprocedurestoresolvegrievances at the workplace

•RecognitionofService(forthepurposesofleaveaccrualsand increments etc)

•Automaticannualincreasesinexpenseallowancesinlinewith CPI

• Anti-Discriminationprovisions

•FamilyLeaveprovisionsincludingtheright for pregnant employees to request Part Time work.

The campaign to protect and strengthen rights is not over. At a workplace

level we need to keep focused on preserving rights and pressuring

politicians.

The next awards in the government’s sights cover

employees of TAFE, Education and Cultural

Centres as well as those Operational Officers

not already under the Public Service Award.

In the meantime, the recent State

Wage Case where the Industrial Commission

decided to raise wages by 3% means that the so-called “modern” awards are already outdated. In yet another sign of what a farce this whole rushed process is the government was forced again to rush through another amendment to the Industrial Relations Act to correct their mistake.

No doubt it won’t be the last time.

Collective Bargaining & Campaign Reports

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Bargaining – what’s in, what’s out?

In another attack on workers’ rights, the Newman Government changed the laws in late 2013 to try and restrict workers ability to secure important working conditions in their collective agreements, by prohibiting a range of matters from being allowed to be included in collective agreements.

What’s out?

•Anythingthatprohibitstheemployer’sability to contract out jobs (or anything that demands contractors be paid at certain rates) (s71O)

•Anythingaboutemploymentsecurityor maximising permanent employment (including restrictions requirements to convert temporary or casual employees to permanent status) (s71OA)

•Anythingthatrestrictsthetypeofemployees that can be engaged e.g limits the use of casual or temporary employees

•Anythingthatprescribesalevelofstaffingor funding (s71OAC)

•Anythingthatrequirestheemployertoprovideaccessto the workplace for union officials or other “union encouragement” provisions (s71OB and s71OG)

•AnythingthatrequirestheemployertoconsultwithaUnion about organisational change (s71OC)

•Anythingthatpreservesoradoptsanexistingpolicy,orprovides that a policy can only be amended by agreement of the parties with whom the agreement is made (ie. Nothing that allows union members to object to policy changes by management) (s71OD) Note: it is arguable elements of policies can be replicated in Collective Agreements

•Anythingthatrequirestheemployertoallocatefundingtoa program or scheme not directly related to entitlements or benefits for employees. (s71OF)

•Anythingthatrestricts“flexiblerosteringarrangements”(71OJ)

•Anythingthatisaboutaccidentpayorotheramountspayable because an employee sustains an injury

•Anythingthatprovidesforanewclassificationstructurethat are inconsistent with Awards (s71OL(b))

•Anythingthatrequirestheemployertomanageworkloadsin a particular way (s71OL(d))

•Anythingthatrestrictsaccesstotrainingarrangements(s71OL(e))

•Anythingthatimprovesaworkersentitlementupondismissal or termination of employment other than the basic entitlements in the Act (s71Ol(2)

What’s in?

•Wagesandwagerelatedmattersi.e.overtime,penaltyrates, allowances

•Arrangementsforwhenworkisperformedincludinghoursof work, rostering, weekend

work, shift work, meal and rest breaks and variations to working hours.

•Othermattersrelatingtotheemploymentrelationshipother than non-permitted matters.

The meaning of “employment relationship” is very legalistic but means terms must relate directly to employment matters. For example a provision requiring the employer to donate money to charity would not be permissible..

Collective Bargaining & Campaign Reports (continued)

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Pollie pay rise

Massive pollie pay rise fuels campaign for fair pay justice

In 2013 politicians received massive backdated pay increases, at the same time as the government was delaying fair pay for tens of thousands of public servants.

The state government announced in 2013 that politicians would receive a massive pay increase because they had received “legal advice” that politicians were underpaid. The Cabinet rushed through massive increases – over 40% in the case of some politicians – to a response of public outrage from Queenslanders.

The angry response from the community was led by Together members, who were quick to take action to highlight the hypocrisy of politicians who claimed they had “no choice” but to boost their entitlements after months of legislation that attacked the pay and conditions of public servants.

The Premier, who was overseas when the initial announcement was made, realised he had to “fix” the situation. The first announcement of the pay rise was overturned and instead new legislation was rushed through Parliament to create a new “independent” tribunal to set Queensland politicians’ pay.

Together members flooded the tribunal with submissions. The overwhelming majority of submissions to the new tribunal indicated that politicians’ pay should be linked to pay increases for public servants – this is a clear community expectation.

Despite this, the tribunal recommended an initial increase, followed by subsequent “determinations” that recommended more increases for senior ministers, including a backdated increase to account for cost of living increases. The end result has been that Campbell Newman received a pay increase similar to the 40% increase that had initially been announced in July.

The law creating the politicians’ pay tribunal doesn’t require it to take account of Queensland’s “financial position and

fiscal strategy”, unlike the law changes that the government introduced to reduce the power of the Industrial Relations Commission in dealing with public sector pay.

The entire process – from the government’s legislation, creating the “independent” tribunal, to the determination that delivered backdated increases – took around three months. At time of writing it

has been over 2 years since public servants’ core agreement expired and public servants are still waiting for a backdated pay increase that keeps pace with inflation.


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Core Collective Agreement

The biggest collective agreement in our union membership area is the State Government Departments Certified Agreement (commonly known as the Core Agreement), covering 52,000 workers.

The Core agreement nominally expired on 31 July 2012. Since then the government has persisted in using delaying tactics and legal challenges to prevent finalization of this agreement. After a long period of negotiations and conciliation in the QIRC, Deputy President Swan determined to send the agreement to arbitration in August 2012.

In accordance with usual practice in arbitration of agreements, Together representatives sought an interim wage increase for employees covered by the agreement. This was opposed by the government, triggering a lengthy series of legal arguments as to whether the Commission can order the government to pay an interim pay increase.

The government steadfastly opposed granting an interim wage rise, to the point where they lodged an appeal in the Supreme Court against a decision that the Commission has the power to grant an increase.

Members maintained the pressure on the Premier to play fair and pay fair and grant an interim pay rise for members. Following a concerted campaign by Together members signing Christmas cards to demand a pay increase before Christmas and days before the hearing at the Supreme Court of the government’s own legal appeal, the Premier did a back flip and implemented a pay increase of 2.2%, dating only from 1 December, and still lower than his own pay increase of 3% backdated to 1 July.

Together members resolved to continue the arbitration and the Supreme Court hearing.

Together members won! The Supreme Court issued their decision on 6 June 2014, 11 months after the Government appealed the issue to the Supreme Court. The decision confirmed that the QIRC had the power to award an interim wage increase and the Government was wrong to seek to delay it. The decision did not mean an automatic pay-rise for members; however it opened the door for a further back-dated increase. Our initial argument over 12 months ago was

for the Commission to grant a 2.35% wage increase while they determined what the final result

would be – 2.35% was what the Government was offering at the time.

The decision of the Court means members can continue to push the issue and seek a further fair pay rise and a fair hearing on the other important issues that are outstanding.

Together members are still asking for (1) a higher increase and (2) an earlier date for the

increase. Given the hypocrisy of the politicians in awarding themselves large backdated increases,

it is even more important that the hard-working public servants who deliver for Queensland every day receive a fair increase.

Immediately after the Supreme Court decision, Together members launched the Fair Pay for All petition to the Premier to “stop delaying, start paying.” The campaign for Fair Pay For All continues.

The Core Arbitration Oversight Committee of elected Council delegates was established once the agreement was sent to arbitration. They have met regularly since then to provide guidance for all the key decisions. Their contribution and commitment has been outstanding, none more so than when Ian Maynard, the Public Service Commissioner, met with the committee to try to persuade them to accept the government’s offer in August 2013. They firmly but politely told Mr Maynard repeatedly that they did not have the authority to do this and would instead hold a ballot of members.


FOR ALL!

FAIR PAY––

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Timeline (since June 2013)

24 June 2013: In the first set of legal argument Together members win! The President of Industrial Court says the Commission should be able to give an interim wage increase.

5 July: STOP! The government steps in and appeals the decision of the Industrial Court to the Supreme Court of Queensland, saying the Industrial Court didn’t have jurisdiction. A ridiculous next step to stop public servants getting a fair go, yet again.

10 July: Government then argues that the whole arbitration cannot proceed until the Supreme Court case is over. Another delay. This is contested by Together.

23 July Government writes to Together to request discussions of a settlement based on a 2.2% wage increase. Meetings take place over the following days.

26 July After 5:00 pm on Friday afternoon, Public Service Commission chief Ian Maynard writes to Together Secretary Alex Scott, offering an agreement with 2.2% dated from 1 July 2013. The timeframe for acceptance is 9:00 am Monday morning. Alex responds letting him know that union members must vote on all offers and this is not enough time. Maynard says they can’t wait 2 weeks for a member vote.

30 July: Instead PSC launch an informal online “survey” of employees on whether to accept a 2.2% wage increase from 1 July 2013 or continue with arbitration.

30-31 July: Discussions between PSC and union representatives happen in the Commission, with progress being made. PSC representatives advise that they will need to consider some parts of a potential new offer. On the afternoon of 31 July, the PSC suddenly advise that all matters discussed are withdrawn, stopping again any chance of a fair deal and a fair vote of public servants.

31 July: PSC put forward an “offer” of 2.2% wage rise, with significant cuts to working conditions, dated from 1 April 2013, conditional on immediate acceptance by the union office without balloting of members. This was an offer already rejected by members in ballots.

1 August: The PSC’s staff survey closes. 19,590 employees voted (approximately 35% of total employees covered by the agreement). 54% vote NO to the “offer” that doesn’t address critical issues and is not fair.

1 August: Together members announce they will stand strong and rally outside Parliament House to protest an over 40% wage increase being given to politicians while they go without a fair deal.

2 August: Ian Maynard meets with union delegates, Together Secretary Alex Scott and the QIRC’s Commissioner Fisher. Maynard reiterates the 2.2% offer, conditional on acceptance by the Core delegates committee. Delegates stand firm and outline they do not have the authority to do this and will instead hold a ballot of members.

2 August: Late on Friday afternoon, the PSC file for orders in the Commission. They want: a ballot of employees, to ban any ballot of union members on the same, forced removal of the material that refers to politicians’ pay increases from the Together website, and a gag on any “adverse public comment” by Together officials or the Together office about the government’s offer. An urgent conference is held before the QIRC, extending late into the night.

5 August: Further conference before the QIRC is held.

6 August QIRC’s decision is released rejecting the PSC’s application. Thousands of union members rally outside Parliament House in support of fair wages and in opposition to politicians’ pay increase. The politicians backflip and set up an ‘independent’ tribunal to decide their remuneration.

12 August: Together ballot of members in relation to the offer is launched.

20 August: Again, the Government try and delay fair process and a fair hearing for public servants arguing in the Commission that no dates should be scheduled for the Core arbitration prior to the Supreme Court hearing on an interim wages increase.

6 September: Together ballot of members closes. Outcome of ballot is 87% voting in favour of continuing in arbitration. Members always decide as a union group.


Core Collective Agreement (continued)

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13 September: The Commission announces that the arbitration cannot proceed until after the Supreme Court hearing in December.

17 October: Government rush through legislation trying to firm up their case for the Supreme Court. A complete act of dishonesty and abuse of power.

11 December 2013: Following a concerted campaign by Together members signing Christmas cards to demand a pay increase before Christmas and days before the hearing at the Supreme Court of the government’s own legal appeal, the Premier does a U-turn and implements a pay increase. His increase is 2.2%, dating only from 1 December, and still lower than his own pay increase of 3% backdated to 1 July. Together members resolve to continue the arbitration and the Supreme Court hearing.

13 December 2013: Supreme Court hearing. Together members put their case.

6 June 2014: Supreme Court issues their decision. Together members win! The QIRC should have been able to award an interim wage increase and the Government was wrong to seek to delay it.

11 June 2014: Together launches the Fair Pay for All petition to the Premier to “stop delaying, start paying.” The campaign for Fair Pay For All continues.


Core Collective Agreement (continued)

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Housing – contestability

The Newman Government has introduced an agenda of ‘contestability’—privatisation by another word — which means that services previously provided by the government will now be put to tender and delivered by non-government organisations (NGOs) or private providers.

This can mean many different things for the workers who provide these public services, depending on the arrangement between the government and the new provider.

In Housing, it appears likely that staff will be subject to the ‘transmission of business’ provisions of the Fair Work Act, the federal industrial relations legislation. While this legislation guarantees the continuation of some of the current conditions of members, it does not guarantee all of them – specifically, those conditions contained in Directives are not included. That’s why Together has developed a ‘Statement of Claim’ document that seeks to ensure all employment conditions, including those in Directives, are included in any new arrangements.

Following amendments to the Fair Work Act brought in by the last federal government there are new employer obligations when State Government services are outsourced to the private sector.

Where there is a transfer of business from a state public sector employer to a non-government employer, the following applies:

•thetransferofcertaintermsandconditionsofemploymentare guaranteed, specifically Awards and Collective Agreements (EBs)

•therelevantAwardorEBistheoneapplicabletoemployees on the day before the transfer occurs

•thecopiedAwardwillapplyfor5years,orlongeriftheFairWork Commission orders

•recreationleaveandlongserviceleavebalanceswillbe carried over to the new employer except where an

employee has elected to have these paid out. Sick leave balances also carried over

•servicewithinthepublicsectorwillcountasservicewiththe NGO when qualifying periods are required for the purposes of long service leave, parental leave, etc.

In addition to their legislated duties regarding Awards, EBs, and leave accruals, the statement of claim also asks the parties to agree to copy the conditions gained through whole-of-government Directives and departmental Policies and Procedures. A lot of the current conditions public servants are entitled to are contained within these documents and not in Awards or EBs, so essentially this claim is to ensure that conditions are not eroded away through the process of outsourcing public services.

The Newman government won’t simply agree to this document, so we have to make sure that they know members won’t back down on protecting their conditions.


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Health

The pace of change, specifically the transition to the HHS model, cuts to services, ongoing job cuts and restructuring have been very challenging in public health. What this government is trying to do will fundamentally change the way health care is provided in Queensland, to the detriment of each and every Queenslander. That’s why it is so important that Together members have stood up to these challenges time and time again, fighting for their rights while always maintaining their focus on delivering quality health services for Queenslanders.

In the face of these challenges, members have stood together collectively and achieved key wins – the Keep our Doctors campaign, retaining the Health Practitioners (HP) stream and securing the new HP Award against the government’s wishes and retaining key services such as the preventative health program, Good Start.

Keep our doctors

Queensland’s senior doctors led a strong campaign against unfair and draconian individual contracts in a fight for the future of our state’s public healthcare, and it’s not over yet.

The government signed a certified agreement with medical officers in 2012 – a document they promptly tore up after passing new IR legislation with the aim of forcing senior doctors onto unfair individual contracts.

Thousands of doctors from across Queensland engaged as a collective in the campaign against individual contracts that threatened public health by cutting conditions and forcing experienced clinicians out of the system.

The government’s initial attitude was dismissive towards doctors’ concerns, with sham “consultation” with a select few people that took no account of doctors’ deep and genuine issues. Things like clauses in the contract that said the “profitability of the Health Service” was to be the Medical Officers primary concern, not the welfare of their

patients. The proposed contracts stripped all rights to unfair dismissal and any dispute resolution outside of the Supreme Court. Imagine thinking ‘if I stand up for the rights of my patients against a hospital administrator I could be sacked and have nowhere to go.’

In the face of this seemingly unbreakable legislation and this government with its massive majority, the medical workforce in Queensland did something it hasn’t done in a long time. The doctors stood together and fought back, and they won.

It started small – meetings of craft groups, individual staff meetings and small union meetings. Then hundreds of Senior Medical Officers and Visiting Medical Officers used the “feedback email line” from Queensland Health. A dispute or two later lodged by the union office and “negotiations” were back on, this time, with union delegates in the room.

But Queensland Health called a halt to the negotiations without warning and put the contracts out. So the medical

workforce responded. The Keep our Doctors campaign was launched. Thousands attended rallies around the state, letterboxed their neighbourhoods, held community stalls and visited MPs and, importantly, no one signed the contracts.

At the same time doctors’ planned resignations were being collected. “Pineapple”


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meetings – named for the Pineapple Hotel where they began – grew bigger and bigger with thousands of doctors in attendance. The government started naming names of union delegates in every paper they could corral and then they named doctors in Parliament. But that did not stop the solidarity of the medical workforce. Thousands of new doctors joined their unions and stood together as one under

the Keep our Doctors banner.

In the face of vicious attacks these committed members stood firm not only to protect their rights but importantly to protect the rights of their patients, their co-workers and the community. And they had some big wins. They got rid of the “profitability” clause, they got unfair dismissal reinstated in the contracts and several other clauses were changed. At the end of the day these contracts still aren’t perfect but this group has done something amazing – they have stood firm and fought back and they will do so again and again.

Dr Chris Davis, the former Assistant Minister for Health, was so disgusted with the way his own government handled doctors’ contracts that he not only spoke out against them forcefully during the dispute in a truly heroic fashion, he eventually quit Parliament and forced a by-election in Stafford which the Newman government overwhelmingly lost.

Mater Hospital

Medical and HP Bargaining, an award modernisation process, organisational change and the transition to the new Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital have been key issues at the Mater Hospital.

Medical and Health Practitioner delegates have negotiated replacement agreements with Mater management. In both cases the Mater delayed the start of negotiations and then used the back-pay owing to staff as a bargaining chip to put pressure on staff to accept reduced conditions and low wage offers. The Mater said that the cuts to conditions and low

wage offers were a direct result of reduction in funding to the Mater from the Queensland government.

Together Medical Officers made the decision to make some sacrifices to support the entitlements of doctors moving to the new children’s hospital and were able to improve the Mater’s offer to a point that it was acceptable to staff. They secured a guarantee for back-pay to doctors leaving for the LCCH. Bargaining for medical officers begins again in only a few months so doctors have another chance to seek to improve their conditions.

HP delegates ran a strong “vote no” campaign, working tirelessly to talk to members, handout flyers and make phone calls in an effort to make sure all HPs understood what was at stake. The Mater also ran very hard in support of a “yes” vote, using back-pay to pressure staff to accept cuts. They sent daily emails with dollar value scenarios, guaranteed back-pay to all staff currently employed, while threatening no back-pay in any future offers. The Mater even refused to accept a delivery of mail from Australia Post from Together delegates to HPs at the Mater. Your comrades in Australia Post were deeply concerned by this tactic and contacted us to work out how to get this mail delivered – but it was too late to affect the ballot.

Unfortunately these tactics from the Mater and the entitlements owed to staff were enough that the majority (60%) of Mater HPs chose to accept these changes to their conditions in order to receive their accrued entitlements and ensure their children’s hospital colleagues were able to do the same.

Our Mater members however, should all be very proud of their efforts to protect members’ wages and conditions. They stood up for their fellow workers and refused to give up conditions without a fight.

The negotiating delegates Sagie, Brendan, Andrew and Lynne and the broader committee of delegates who have been pivotal in this process deserve particular thanks. The Mater know that we will not give up conditions without a fight.

Administrative and Operational Officers are bargaining next and they now know what to expect.

Mater members have campaigned for fair processes and no job losses at the Mater, who are significantly restructuring due to the loss of children’s hospital activity and funding cuts from the Queensland government.


Health (continued)

Mater Values Beyond 2014Authorised Alex Scott Together

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Despite the Mater’s mission to remove employment security from industrial instruments Mater members have succeeded in a “no redundancy” promise from management in this process.

Lady Cilento Childrens Hospital Intergration Of Royal Childrens Hospital And Mater Childrens Public Hospital

The Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital brings together the Royal Children’s Hospital and Mater Children’s Public Hospital to create a hospital designed with the needs of children, young people and families in mind.

The opening is scheduled for 29 November 2014.

The key issues facing members are competing for their own jobs between the staff of the two hospitals and potential job losses; inconsistencies between roles and levels at the two facilities; significant delays and heightened anxiety particularly for administrative officers who had not had their employment offers confirmed less than two weeks from the opening date; and the last minute negotiation of doctors contracts.

Together delegates have set up a joint committee of members from the Mater and the Royal Children’s Hospital to facilitate better consultation with members and provide advice and make decisions in respect of issues that arise out of this process., as well as using their considerable expertise to help the LCCH be the best hospital possible.

Pathology Queensland and BTS contestability

Together members have managed to fight off privatisation of pathology and BTS services for over 2 years - signing and promoting petitions, meeting and lobbying local health boards, and writing to the Minister about what privatization of these services would mean to the diagnosis and treatment of Queenslanders.

In 2012 Pathology Queensland management first raised the spectre of privatization. What is now Health Service Queensland became a “commercialised business unit” required to increase efficiency and effectiveness by June 2013, and be “contestable” with private providers. During 2012 and 2013 members saw staff transfers, redundancies, job modification, staff re-classification and non-urgent test redesign.

The Health Blueprint released in 2013 then spelt out the statewide contestability process, contracting out, stripping of awards and the potential removal of the HP stream. HPs managed to protect their stream and Pathology QHSS and BTS staff met with Minister Springborg seeking commitments to fulfil the LNP’s election promises and not privatise QHSS

(currently QHS). The outcome of the pressure placed on Qld health and the minister was the following commitments from him:

• therewillbenocherrypickingofservices,

• Togetherwillbeconsultedpriortodecisionsbeingtakenregarding future provision of service,

• heisnotweddedtoeitherpublicorprivateprovisionofservice, just value for money.

While the privatisation of Pathology, BTS and other clinical support services is still on the governments agenda, Together members have managed to hold it off time and time again by taking action in their workplaces and their communities. The next state election will be the next opportunity for members to have their say about health privatization by talking to the community about these issues and by exercising their own vote.


Health (continued)

Authorised Alex Scott Together Secretary

URGENT MEETING NOTICE

GCH PATHOLOGY/BTS

Following discussions with Together delegates and contacts from Pathology and BTS, a meeting has been arranged to discuss the threat to jobs and services posed by privatisation.

Where: Gold Coast Hospital Conference Room. When: Tuesday 30th July.Time: 12:00pm.Contact: Bronwyn 0404 467 434.

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Corrections

The last twelve months has seen a 16% increase in prisoner numbers across Queensland, forcing the Government to allocate $60 million dollars over the next two years to open up more prisons and cells. At the same time there has been a spike in incidents in jails, including escapes, assaults and offensive behaviour.

It’s no coincidence that this has occurred at the same time that prisoners are being locked away for longer each day, forced to sleep on the floor and had their access to diversionary activities and support services cut. Topping this off was a statewide smoking ban earlier this year.

Together delegates and industrial staff have been kept very busy throughout the year standing up for member’s rights. This spans individual representation for disciplinary matters through to roster arbitrations and submissions to the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee’s Inquiry on strategies to prevent and reduce criminal activity in Queensland.

Roster Arbitrations

The Department’s push to introduce 11 hour shifts for over 59 rosters across Queensland prisons was heard in the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission during the last week in July.

Despite being universally rejected by Custodial Corrections Officers (CCOs) in ballots conducted for Centres across the state the government has continued to seek to impose the rosters through arbitration, even while acknowledging the significant impact it could have on Correctional Officers’ family life and take-home pay.

Delegates and members gave evidence to the Commission that the roster changes will be operationally unworkable and have a huge impact on the work life balance of CCOs. The Commission also heard evidence, conceded by the Department, that roster changes will result in the loss of thousands of dollars to a CCO’s annual income and will have a devastating impact on many CCOs.

The Commission will make a decision once final submissions are made.

Parliamentary Inquiry

Never shy when it comes to beating the Law and Order drum, the Newman Government has set up a Parliamentary Committee Inquiry into strategies to prevent and reduce criminal activity in Queensland.

Delegates from centres around the state made written submissions to the Inquiry stressing the importance of considering the vital part Queensland Corrective Services plays in the justice system.

Evidence was given to the inquiry regarding the significant budget cuts to activities and industry programs undertaken by prisoners as part of their rehabilitation, as well as cuts to the support systems offered by psychologists and other professionals to prepare prisoners to eventually re-enter society.

Further evidence was provided regarding the surge in incidents that have occurred in the last two years as well as what would appear to be deliberate underreporting and under-classification of the severity of incidents.

Delegates called on the Inquiry to recommend reinvestment into the programs designed to prevent prisoners reoffending when they are eventually released. Reverting to the system where prisoners had the opportunity to have more time out of their cells being active and engaged benefits the prisoners, the prison staff and society. Idle prisoners are dangerous prisoners.


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Universities

At a time when federal government attacks are threatening funding, Together delegates at universities are continuing to work hard to bring about positive change for members in their workplaces.

A recommendation from Together Council was to establish a state wide network of Higher Education delegates. The Higher Education Sector Organising Committee is now meeting monthly, discussing what deregulation means for our universities and community and tracking the impacts to our community from Tony Abbott and Christopher Pyne’s Higher Education legislation. Together is joining forces with GetUp!, the NTEU and the National Union of Students (NUS) to campaign about CUTS to Higher Education and $100,000 degrees.

University of Queensland (UQ)

After a lengthy period of negotiations by Together representatives, the UQ Enterprise Agreement covering both professional and academic staff was approved with wage increases of 0.5% on 1 July 2014 and 3% on 1 January in 2105, 2016 and 2017.

Outside of the bargaining environment there have been many organizational change management proposals put forward which Together delegates are dealing with. Some significant organizational changes include the sale and transition of Ipswich Campus to the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), and the library restructure.

University of Southern Queensland (USQ)

USQ staff recently voted in favour of a replacement collective agreement. Key outcomes achieved are wage increases of 3% in June 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Additionally, USQ made a strong commitment to supporting employees who may be impacted by domestic and family violence.

Griffith University

The General Staff Consultative Committee (GSCC) has continued to meet on a monthly basis, to discuss implementation issues arising from the Enterprise Agreement or issues of a collective nature that are identified by members. One such proposal is the Planning Finance Sector Structural Change Proposal which eventuated following an Ernst & Young Review. Staff raised many concerns with the future proposed staff structure given that it has been identified as only the start, and staff are unclear about future impacts to their roles and their workloads. ASU/Together will continue to discuss with members and potential members in all affected areas.

Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

QUT delegates are powering on in their representation of members, including through the Professional Staff Consultative Committee (PSCC).

Following a Staff Opinion Survey which was undertaken by QUT, the University has identified 5 key priority areas and which have been endorsed for action from QUT Council which was discussed in the PSCC. The areas are parking at Kelvin Grove; Faculty and Divisional restructures; academic workload; career planning for professional staff; and improvement of bureaucratic processes. Delegates are committed to ensuring the University meets their commitments to improvements in the areas identified for action so that union members’ lives are better at QUT.


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TAFE

Bargaining

With the TAFE Educational Employees Agreement set to expire on 30 June 2013 delegates and representatives from Together and the Queensland Teachers Union met with the Department to negotiate a new agreement. The government put an ‘offer’ to teachers and tutors on 19 April 2013, which was nothing short of extreme in its attacks on the wages and conditions contained in the existing collective agreement and award. These attacks included abolishing the Teacher role entirely, drastic cuts to conditions and extending ordinary hours.

When it became clear there was no possibility of reaching agreement on this proposal, the government decided to try a new tactic. They used the changing status of TAFE to a statutory authority as an excuse to attempt to restart bargaining to cover all TAFE employees under one agreement. This would have removed non-teaching staff from the ongoing arbitration for the State Government Departments Certified Agreement (Core) and merged them into an agreement with the teaching staff. The idea behind a single agreement was that the greater number of non-teaching staff would be used to outvote teaching staff in a ballot on an agreement that would slash teaching conditions.

At the time, the Commissioner ruled that this could not occur and referred the teachers’ agreement to arbitration on 30 July 2013. The government then appealed the Commissioner’s decision in the Industrial Court.

On 20 May 2014, nearly eight months later, the Industrial Court finally upheld the government’s appeal. Since then DETE has continued to push for a new agreement covering the whole of TAFE – but still slashing teacher’s conditions. All the Together and QTU representatives have agreed that there is still no prospect of reaching a fair agreement and have again asked for the matter to be arbitrated.

Currently this is back before the QIRC to decide whether arbitration is even possible given the government’s legislative changes to fast track their other attacks on conditions through Award “Modernisation”.

Stop TAFE Cuts – why do we care?

More people have gained an education in TAFE than in universities and for many of society’s disadvantaged or ‘forgotten’ people, TAFE isn’t just an opportunity to get ahead, it offers a second chance at education. For some, TAFE has been a lifesaver restoring their self-confidence and helping them achieve a positive future.

Yet Campbell Newman’s government is slashing TAFE funding. Campuses are closing, hundreds of TAFE teachers and support staff have lost their jobs, and courses are moving or being dropped altogether. Even when courses are available, the cost to students has rocketed putting training

out of reach for many students and workers. This means the economy suffers because training is not happening in areas of need or skills shortages, but in areas which make the most money for private colleges. Many TAFE campuses have been forced to close. Hundreds of TAFE teachers and support staff are losing their jobs.

TAFE no longer own the buildings and grounds that house the work they do. Campbell Newman set up the Queensland Training Assets Management Authority (QTAMA) to manage and operate vocational education and training infrastructure in

Queensland. Access to this infrastructure is open to public, private and not-for-profit training organisations. QTAMA is asking exorbitant rental fees for TAFE to use the buildings that they have worked in for years. For example, South West TAFE has been told that they will be charged around $4.1 million per year for the site in Toowoomba and $3.3 million per year for Bundamba from July 2015. There is no way that TAFE will be able to afford that. The only other choice is moving to a cheaper rental site. During Campbell Newman’s time in government campuses in Ithaca, Maryborough, Gympie and Gayndah have all either closed or are closing.

Collectively, members are focusing on building community support for TAFE and targeting the LNP through rallies and letterboxing.


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Private Sector

Offshoring is a stark reality for members working in federal jurisdictions

Qantas and Qld Motorways are just two of the workplaces directly affected.

Qantas members were faced with a CEO decision to place a wages freeze on employees and a demand each of the individual companies within the Qantas Group to find savings which would have a direct impact on the numbers of employees across the country.

Despite statements by Qantas management to declare Qantas Telesales jobs would remain on shore, the company have determined to close the Brisbane and Melbourne call centres, reduce the number of jobs being moved to the Hobart centre and shift a number of positions to the New Zealand Qantas call centre.

Qantas members have also taken a direct hit in a number of areas including airports, safety, engineering, and catering with a significant number of jobs being made redundant.

Despite these pressures, Qantas members have continued to fight injustice in the workplace with a number of disputes resolved either through the assistance of the Fair Work Commission or through local negotiations.

Delegate numbers have increased and the commitment, particularly that of Telesales Delegates to continue to represent members whilst facing the closure of their workplace has been commendable.

Qld Motorways members learnt this year that their company which had started life as a government owned corporation was being sold off. The ultimate purchaser was a consortium which included AustralianSuper and Transurban. The consortium has considerable off shore interests and significant parts of the businesses are operated off shore leaving members very

uncertain for their futures.

Collective bargaining and industrial disputation affecting either national companies or collectives of local members have been a focus over the past year.

Examples of agreements which have been negotiated or continue to be negotiated in the federal jurisdiction include: Jetstar, Sunstate, Tourism Holdings (Kea Campers), Slater and Gordon, Australian Air Express, Startrack, Yellow Cabs, Health Communication Network, BUPA, Suncorp, GJ Glass, Greyhound, Auscript, Spark and Cannon, Toll Dnata Passenger Services and Menzies Aviation.


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A year of wins – Working for Queenslanders

The Working for Queenslanders movement faced the challenges of the 2013-14 year and emerged stronger, protecting the voice that people in the community should have when it comes to jobs and public services.

There had already been a number of successful Working for Queenslanders campaigns in 2013, such as protecting Brisbane’s bus routes, which involved petitions, flyers, and community action. But there was a lot more to come.

February 2014 saw the Redcliffe state by-election. Working for Queenslanders supporters volunteered their time in doorknocking, handing out how to vote cards and talking to voters in that electorate, highlighting the importance of protecting public services and jobs, particularly in Health.

Doctors who were being forced onto unfair individual contracts were enthusiastic campaigners in Redcliffe and were received positively by voters in the electorate, despite the government trying to claim that those who had volunteered to campaign weren’t “real”.

The result of the election was a massive swing against the Newman government and a vindication of the campaign by community members and union members against the government’s cuts. The massive result also showed what volunteers taking action on the ground can achieve.

Unfortunately, after promising voters that it had heard their message, the Newman government demonstrated the opposite was true by continuing with its attacks on health workers and its privatisation plans.

A repeat of this performance in July 2014 saw an even bigger by-election swing against the government in Stafford, with a large contingent of Working for Queenslanders knocking on doors, letterboxing, holding street stalls and talking to voters. In Stafford health was once again a massive issue, particularly given the attacks on resigning MP Dr Chris Davis for standing up for health services and doctors in their campaign. Once again, the Working for Queenslanders message in support of public hospitals and public ownership of state assets was positively received and in line with the community rather than an out-of-touch and extreme government.

Working for Queenslanders supporters weren’t only talking about job cuts, health services or privatisation of public assets: some of the other campaigns run both online and offline included emphasising transparent and accountable government, like newspaper ads supporting Tony Fitzgerald QC’s comments against the Newman government’s trashing of legal protections and the independence of the crime and misconduct watchdog.

These successes by Working for Queenslanders supporters – community members from all backgrounds and walks of life from all over Queensland – are only just the beginning. In the lead-up to 2015’s state election there will be more and bigger events involving more and more people.

Outside of Brisbane, dozens of Working for Queenslanders campaigners have been active in Townsville and Cairns, with large meetings, door-knocking weekends, and other actions.


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It’s one year since the launch of the Qld Community Alliance and Together members are demonstrating our commitment to our communities:

•MembershaveattendedateachFoundationsofCommunity Organising training run by the Alliance

•Trainedmembersareparticipatingintrainingasfacilitatorsand group leaders

•MembersareparticipatinginlocaleventsinLoganandinIpswich.

Not heard about the Qld Community Alliance?

The Queensland Community Alliance has been formed to help revitalise community life for the common good, so that people can act together to ensure our needs are balanced with business needs and decision makers are held accountable for policy and actions that impact on people and our communities. The Queensland Community Alliance are:

People of faith: Uniting Church Presbyteries of Bremmer, Moreton Rivers and South Moreton, Catholic Archdiocese, Sisters of Mercy, Multicultural Uniting Church Logan;

People in unions: Together, United Voice, The Services Union, Queensland Teachers’ Union, Independent Education Union, Queensland Nurses’ Union, Rail Tram and Bus Union, Transport Workers’ Union, Queensland Council of Unions;

People in community organisations: Multi-Cultural Development Association, MICAH Projects, Ethiopian Community Association of Queensland, Amnesty International

… and we are growing.

What we do

This is a people process; it is about building real community relationships and people-power to take action on the issues we share in common. It is not quick, but it is solid. From the 20 members who went to the inaugural Alliance event in October 2013, 65 Together members are now involved in the Alliance.

Being in the Alliance involves:

•Meetingpeopleandgettingtoknowwhatwehaveincommon;

•Learningaboutcommunityorganizing;and

•Organisingwithotherpeopletobuildpowertoeffectchange

Sign up to get involved through http://www.together.org.au/what-we-re-doing/community-alliance/

Find the Queensland Community Alliance on-line on our website and facebook.

Queensland Community Alliance

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By Together Ombudsman, Alan Snow

I am again proud to have been appointed as Union Ombudsman and have great pleasure in presenting this report of the past 12 months to the Together Union.

Summary of Complaints

No of cases received during the financial year 4

No of cases within jurisdiction 0

Whether Union was at fault 0

Complaint 1

Complainant 1 major concern was lack of representation for a reinstatement case. The key facts were that the member had resigned from the union in 2008 and was seeking assistance in 2013. Irrespective of this fact, there was not a case to answer.

Complaint 2

The complainant had left the employ of a department and moved to the UK. She attempted to resign as she should have but periodic deductions continued. Her emails were not acknowledged or responded to. Investigations revealed that the complainants emails had got caught up in a spam filter at the union office and were therefore not received. This has been fixed and the issue with Complainant 2 has been satisfactorily resolved.

Complaint 3

This was a very complex issue. Complainant 3 initially sought advice regarding a rehabilitation matter; however before that was reconciled a separate discipline matter and subsequent dismissal ensued. Complainant 3 major issues were that the union did not attend a meeting which led to her dismissal. She was summarily dismissed at that point. Investigations revealed a sequence of information and misinformation about the facts and the communication between the member and the industrial officer. The issue was further compounded by the fact that Complainant 3 sought and engaged independent legal advice. This meant that the union could no longer act on the complainant’s behalf.

A very lengthy investigation took place which led to a recommendation of improvements to union procedures. The investigation showed that the industrial staff made the correct decisions and recommendations based on the evidence that they had before them at the time.

Complaint 4

Complainant 4 made a complaint to the union about the lack of response from the Ombudsman. The major issue was that the complainant had never contacted the Ombudsman at any time. I immediately contacted complainant 4 who ignored all correspondence. There was therefore nothing to investigate.

Recommendations for Improvement

A number of procedural improvements have been recommended and implemented.

A key implementation arising from Complaint 3 was that the complainant had cut and copied several emails which completely misconstrued the context of the original email. I have recommended that all correspondence of a substantive nature from the industrial staff be in PDF format to minimize the opportunities for this to happen.

Ombudsman’s Report

Together Ombudsman, Alan Snow

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The Together Women’s Network is open to all women members of Together and is an opportunity to engage with women from a broad range of occupations and employers.

The Women’s Committee has participated in key women’s events, made submissions on behalf of women members and supported rallies and petitions. Together women members participated in the International Women’s Day fun run supporting Chicks in Pink, supported the candlelit vigil for rape and murder victim Sophie Collombet in Brisbane’s King George Square and Kurilpa Park and joined hundereds of other women at the Reclaim the Night rally and march in Brisbane.

Together contributed to and represented members’ interests at a hearing of the Pregnancy and Return to Work National Review being conducted by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick, on behalf of the Australian Human Rights Commission. Key issues identified and raised were a lack of understanding of rights; return to work issues; and, dispute resolution processes.

Women members currently fill approximately 50% of all elected positions in Together. Given that Together membership is currently 66% women, the Women’s committee is keen to encourage more women activists to get involved.

Emma Miller Award 2013

Michelle Byard, the Together winner of the Emma Miller Award for 2013, was presented with her award at an evening celebration at the QCU in October 2013. Emma

Miller was a strong advocate for workers and women’s rights in Queensland during the last century. The awards recognise rank and file members for their commitment to and achievements for their union and its members. Michelle won the award for her outstanding activism at all levels of our union.

Three Words – calm, caring, organised - describe Michelle Byard.

Michelle, a social worker at the Prince Charles Hospital (TPCH) has a long history of union activism. She has been a key delegate in the fight for proper recognition of

Health Practitioners (HP) in Qld Health through the creation of the HP classification structure in the HP Enterprise Bargaining Agreement. Michelle was a lead delegate in the last two rounds of collective agreement negotiations representing HPs and in particular, Social Workers on the Delegates Steering Committee and as part of the negotiating team, achieving the inclusion of specific clauses for social workers in EB2.

Michelle has also fought for and won the 9 day fortnight for her department, assisting many workers to achieve some work life balance. She has supported many members, both HP and administration (and even the odd nurse!) through bullying complaints.

Achieving over 90% member density in TPCH social work department clearly demonstrates Michelle’s commitment to building her union and having a workplace that is union. Michelle has been involved in many campaigns to achieve positive industrial outcomes for workers. She is always available to assist members with individual issues including negotiating with management. Through her involvement the local Workplace Organising Committee now adapts rapidly and flexibly to a changing industrial environment.

Michelle has been involved in broader community campaigns, with her most recent including door knocking and running street stalls during the 2013 Federal election.

Anna Stewart Project 2013

The Anna Stewart Project is an affirmative action strategy run by the Qld Council of Unions (QCU) aimed at assisting rank and file women to become more active in their union and in the union movement generally. Participants receive an initial day of training and then spend time working with staff in their own union and a second week in another union. Our participant for 2013, Kerry Celledoni, from Teachers Union Health, worked with organizers in the Together office for several days and with the Rail, Tram and Bus Union in October. Together also hosted Liz Cooper from the Electrical Trades Union for a week. Both participants gave very positive feedback about the program.

Women’s Report

Michelle Byard

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National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is an annual celebration held from 27 May to 3 June. It is a time to celebrate and build on the respectful relationships shared by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians.

NRW is marked by two key events in Australia’s history, which provide strong symbols for reconciliation. May 27 marks the anniversary of the 1967 referendum when Australians voted to remove clauses in the Australian Constitution that discriminated against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. June 3 marks the historic 1992 Mabo decision in which the High Court of Australia recognised native title.

As part of NRW, Together staff created two paintings under the supervision and guidance of local Aboriginal artist, Stephen Hogarth. Stephen created the framework for the paintings based on two different themes. The first theme was about Together as a collective of members coming together from different occupations and from different locations across Queensland. The second painting reflected ‘our mob’ within Together – the employees. All members of staff were invited to contribute to the ‘dot work’ of the paintings and to talk to Stephen about his own background and culture. As one staff member said ‘ That was a great experience – our best NRW activity ever.’

NAIDOC week is a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and to recognize the contributions that Indigenous Australians have made and continue to make to our society. NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. NAIDOC week has grown significantly since its origins in the 1920s when Aboriginal groups began to fight for increased awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Indigenous Australians.

To celebrate NAIDOC week Together members joined other unions at the Qld Council of Unions stall at the Brisbane NAIDOC family day in Musgrave Park, to promote unionism and raise awareness of the Stolen Wages campaign, the Not4Sale campaign and our own campaigns.

Together members were encouraged to join in NAIDOC celebrations throughout Queensland. Together was also a proud sponsor of the Rockhampton NAIDOC celebrations.

Together Supports NRW and NAIDOC

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Education Development Unit (EDU) Delegate Training Program:

Due to the removal of paid Training leave in Public Sector Agreements we have seen the predicted decline in the number of Delegates participating in formal training courses. Like other Unions with large numbers of members in the public sector the Together Training department has shifted our focus from large scale formal classroom style training courses to supporting informal training and activists and Delegate development activities in the workplace. This process is expanded in the latter part of this report.

Delegate training courses:

Brisbane 2013

Number of Delegates trained:

June – 101 training – 8

September – 101 Training 7

October 101 Training – 13

October Qantas Delegates training – 8

November 101 training – 4

Brisbane 2014

March – ASU Delegates Conference - 90

June - Member Education training – 8

Total trained: 138

EDU Role- other than delivering scheduled new member and delegates courses.

Key Focus Areas: The EDU has given greater focus to working more closely with team leads and organisers on an ongoing basis, assisting with designing and delivery of organising plans and a variety of organising tools as outlined below. EDU has also assisted with the development of organisers out in the field “On the Road”, and is working with organisers to develop delegates and activists focusing on their local work area plans and needs.

Team Planning Days: Throughout the year the EDU has assisted with team planning days by providing advice on agenda structure and related development activities and facilitating sessions as requested.

Working with Lead Organisers and Organisers: The EDU has been assisting with development of lead organisers through weekly 1:1 briefings, and development sessions; designing of organising plans and related strategies, designing communications and organiser development strategies and related organising tools.

The EDU has also supported organiser development through assisting with designing and implementing of organising plans, providing support and advice at weekly briefings and debriefings; undertaking field work “on the roads” e.g. attending workplace member meetings and providing feedback to leads and organisers on key development areas. Conferences -assisting with the program design and helping facilitate conferences E.G. Health Delegates Conference June 27- facilitating session “delegates recruitment skills”.

Supporting Regional Organisers to train Delegates: The EDU provided support to regional organisers with delegate development and member education through designing short tailored courses to meet the particular needs of regional delegates.

Training Report

Bundaberg weekend delegates training

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List of Council Delegates (as at 30 June 2014)

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Summary of the Together Council meeting 15 July 2013

Together Council met on Monday 15 July 2013. In attendance were the President, Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, delegates, and o bservers.

Council met at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Cen tre, South Brisbane.

The meeting was chaired by President Vivienne Doogan w ho acknowledged the traditional owners of the land, the Turrbul and Yuggera peoples.

Commission of Audit

Delegates discussed the recommendations of the Costello Commission of Audit and its effect on the delivery of public services in Queensland.

Delegates resolved to correspond with the Public Service Commission relating to the Audit recommendations and the government response.

Politicians’ Pay

Council delegates voted to reject the proposed 5 point plan on politicians’ pay and to ask the government for a backdated pay increase for public servants. Politicians’ pay should be linked to those of public servants.

Governance matters

Delegates were briefed on corporate governance matters and future Council meeting dates for 2013 and 2014. The proposed dates for Council meetings were put to a poll of Council members.

Council delegates decided that, in future, decisions on a variety of key matters including membership subscriptions, rules changes, subdivisions, salaries for office bearers, honorariums, and the formation of council committees would be determined by postal ballots of all Council delegates.

IR laws amendments

Council delegates received a briefing regarding state industrial relations law changes and what they will mean for union operations.

Financial statements

Together financial statements were received by the meeting.

Summary of the Together Council meeting 4 November 2013

Together Council met on Monday 4 November 2013. In attendance were the President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, delegates, and observers. Council met at the Mercure Hotel, North Quay Brisbane.

The meeting was chaired by President Vivienne Doogan who acknowledged the traditional owners of the land, the Turrbul and Yuggera peoples.

IR legislation changes

Delegates were briefed on the Newman government’s latest changes to industrial relations law in Queensland. The effect of the proposed changes is to strip conditions out of awards and reduce the powers of the independent umpire, the Industrial Relations Commission, in direct violation of the

Newman government’s election promises.

Workcover Delegates received a briefing on changes to WorkCover legislation that adversely affect the rights of workers to claim for injuries and sickness.

Financial statements

Council delegates received the financial statements of the period April-June 2013.

Governance and rules changes

After discussing a number of questions relating to union governance Council delegates voted for a postal ballot of all Council members to be held in relation to proposed rules changes recommended by the Rules Committee.

AGM Motions and Life Memberships

Council delegates voted to recommend to the Annual General Meeting that Len Haigh be retained as Returning Officer, that BDO be endorsed as union Auditors for the period 2014-2015, and that Peter Cattach and Kerry Muston be granted Life Memberships of the union.

Council Survey

Council delegates voted for a survey to be conducted of all members of Union Council to gain information about their views on the union’s democratic structures.

Summary of Council Meetings

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Together is a counterpartorganisation of the ASU


Summary of the Together Council meeting 31 March 2014

Together Council met on Monday 31 March 2014. In atten dance were the President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, delegates, and observers. Council met at the Mercure Hotel, North Quay Brisbane.


Award stripping and Our Rights and Conditions – Here to Stay!

Delegates received a briefing on the government’s program of award modernisation and the response by union members and delegates. The campaign to protect rights and conditions from being removed by the government’s attacks is called Our Rights and Conditions – Here to Stay!

Delegates were briefed by the President on the strategy for this campaign and where it can go.

Keep Our Doctors dispute

Assistant Secretary Kate Flanders provided a briefing on the campaign by doctors in Queensland’s public hospitals resisting the government’s attempts to impose grossly unfair individual contracts.

Legislative changes and the Social Services Investment Framework

The Secretary briefed delegates on the government’s legislative changes affecting public servants since being elected in March 2012. Council delegates declared the union’s official position on the Social Services Investment Framework by formal motion. The principles are:

•Socialservicesrequireproperinvestmentin order to provide the best outcomes for Queenslanders ;

•Itistheresponsibilityofgovernmenttoensure appropriate services are provided to protect the most vulnerable members of our society;

•Contestabilityisnottheappropriateframework to apply when making investment decisions in social services, because the value and long term benefits are difficult to easily quantify

•Theseservicesarevitaltosecuringthefutureprosperity of Queensland, including the individual benefits for the most vulnerable members of our community;

•SincetheNewmangovernmentwaselected

there have been significant cuts and de-funding of both governmental and nongovernment social service providers and this is having a negative impact on the ability of service providers to deliver positive outcomes for Queenslanders;

•Affectedmembers,aswellasthebroadercommunity,will be encouraged to voice their concerns about the government’s approach to investment in the social services sector through participation in the government’s online survey.

Reports and governance matters

Council delegates voted to receive reports relating to co rporate governance, and union membership. Council also received a report relating to the union’s lease at 27 Peel Street. Council voted to endorse the President’s report on rules changes and postal ballots.

Financial Statements

Together financial statements were received by the meeting. Council delegates endorsed the conduct of a postal ballot to set the membership fees for the 2014/2015 financial year.

President

Council delegates voted to revise the remuneration for the President to be in line with that of the Assistant Secretaries for the remainder of the current term.

Council meeting dates and Annual General Meeting

After discussion Council delegates supported a motion to investigate holding a Council meeting on a Monday or a Friday in June 2014 subject to the availability of a suitable venue, and agreed to meet on Friday 12 September 2014 at the Mercure Hotel, North Quay.

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Together is a counterpartorganisation of the ASU


Summary of the Together Council Meeting 20 June 2014

Together Council met on Friday 20 June 2014. In attendance were the President, Secretary, Assistant Secretaries, delegates, and observers. Council met at the Mercure Hotel, North Quay Brisbane.


Current Political Environment

Delegates were briefed on the upcoming 2015 state election and how we as a union are approaching the election.

Delegates were presented with polling data and briefed by the Secretary on the strategy for the political and community campaigns leading up to the next state election.

Putting Patients First Campaign

Assistant Secretary Kate Flanders gave a PowerPoint presentation in relation to the Putting Patients First Campaign, which will be a major focus leading up to the 2015 state election. Kate discussed our history in engaging with members and the broader community during election campaigns and how health is an important issue to the majority of the community.

Qantas Dispute

Delegates were briefed by the Acting Branch Assistant Secretary, Irene Monro, on the Qantas Dispute and how it is affecting our members and the community. A flyer was d istributed and Council delegates were encouraged to sign it to support the campaign.

Life Membership

The President presented Peter Cattach with his Life Membership Certificate and badge.

Deputy Secretary Retirement

It was noted that the Deputy Secretary, Kevin Place, had retired and returned to South Australia.

Amalgamation

The Secretary briefed delegates on the continuation towards finalization of the integration of Together and the ASU.

Council delegates were told that a number of decisio ns would need to be made at the September Council meeting

including consideration of rules changes. Council delegates were advised that full documentation would be provided to Council delegates prior to the September meeting.

Lease on 27 Peel Street, South Brisbane

The Secretary spoke to the Heads of Agreement document between Together and United Voice (landlord) provided to Council delegates and highlighted key outcomes of the renewed lease. This includes a significant saving over the term of the lease. Executive has already endorsed the signing of the Heads of Agreement.

Financial Statements

Together quarterly financial statements were received by the meeting. The Secretary briefed the Council on the service income and the planned mid-year budget review.

Industrial Committee

Delegates endorsed an industrial claim around outsourcing – with the claim aiming to maintain conditions for members who might be moved from the State jurisdiction to the Federal Fair Work jurisdiction through outsourcing or sale.

Core Arbitration Committee

The President, Vivienne Doogan, gave a report noting the win in the Supreme Court and that we are waiting to see if the government will appeal the Supreme Court decision.

Community Engagement Committee

Delegates endorsed a statement by the committee outlining the types of organisations and causes the Community Engagement Committee can consider engagement with and examples of activities the committee may recommend.

Council Meeting Dates

Delegates were advised that the first Council meeting of 2015 is likely to be in February to ensure this fits timeframes of elections and integration. Delegates endorsed that the February 2015 Council meeting be held on a Saturday with the date to be confirmed by Executive and determined based on venue availability.


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Annual General Meeting

The President advised that the starting time for the 2014 AGM needed to be changed to enable access to the venue.

The Together AGM will now be held on Thursday 27th November at the QCU building, Level 2, 16 Peel St, South Brisbane - 5.30pm for a 5:45pm meeting commencement.

Delegate Motions

In response to a motion from a delegate, Council endorsed the principle of an independent review process for member complaints as part of the Union’s Complaints-Governance and Financial Management policy. Council agreed the independent review should be conducted by an individual selected by Executive from an approved shortlist.

Council further agreed that the Union’s Complaints-Governance and Financial Management policy should be amended to reflect this process.


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Committee Names Position

Industrial Vivienne Doogan Chair Angie Saville-Balsamo Deputy Deb Green Sandy Donald Ray Booker Jo O’Shanesy Christine Collyer Lyn Payne

2015 Peter Cattach Chair Eva Foster Deputy Julie Bignell Angie Saville-Balsamo Deb Green Sharon Abbott Paul O’Driscoll Chris Fox

Community Christine Collyer ChairEngagement Jo O’Shanesy Deputy Shanti Thompson Josephine Peat Chris Fox Sharon Abbott Ray Booker Jim Davies

Regional Issues Ruth McFarlane Chair Cameron Brown Deputy Syliva Whittaker Deb Green Angie Saville-Balsamo Sandy Donald Lachlan Rich

Finance & Audit Peter Devey Chair Gordon Murray Deputy Julie Bignell Mark Starkey Errold Bryant Greg Walters Paul O’Driscoll Peter Cattach

Rules Paul O’Driscoll Chair Jason Hunt Deputy Cameron Brown Julie Bignell Rod Miles Danielle Wilson Elected 2014 Sandy Donald Peter Cattach

Committee Names Position

Awards Gordon Murray Chair Maureen McKirdy Deputy Cameron Brown Peter Keys Angie Saville-Balsamo Rod Miles Michele Bailey Dominic Ginley

Ombudsman Vivienne Doogan Chair Barry Stark Deputy Kayleen Dwyer Peter Keys Rod Miles Mark Starkey Jo O’Shanesy Christine Collyer Alan Snow Ombudsman

Corporate Sharon Abbott ChairGovernance Mark Starkey Deputy Julie Bignell Rachel Barley Josephine Peat Simon Gideon Paul O’Driscoll Peter Devey

Women’s Vivienne Doogan Chair Beth Barnes Deputy Shanti Thompson Julie Bignell Emma Tovell Elected 2014 Eva Foster Christine Collyer Sharon Abbott

Core Vivienne Doogan ChairArbitration Jo O’Shanesy Deputy Shanti Thompson Sharon Abbott Dominic Ginley Eva Foster Stephen Louwrens Lyn Payne

ATSI Kevin McNulty ChairCommittee Elise Wall Simon Costello Derek Willie Nancy Collins Debbie Young Cameron Brown

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PRESIDENT

Vivienne Doogan

SECRETARY

Alex Scott

ASSISTANT SECRETARIES

Julie Bignell

Kate Flanders

DEPUTY SECRETARY

Kevin Place

SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENTS

Peter Cattach

Ruth McFarlane

TREASURER

Peter Devey

ASSISTANT TREASURER

Gordon Murray

JUNIOR VICE-PRESIDENTS

Sharon Abbott

Christine Collyer

Paul O’Driscoll

Angela Walsh

OTHER MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE

Elizabeth Barnes

Cameron Brown

Eva Foster

Jason Hunt

Maureen McKirdy

Rod Miles

Jo O’Shanesy

Angie Saville-Balsamo

Barry Stark

Mark Starkey

Sandy Donald

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MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF TOGETHER QUEENSLAND, INDUSTRIAL UNION OF EMPLOYEES HELD AT QLD COUNCIL OF UNIONS, LEVEL 2, 16 PEEL STREET, SOUTH BRISBANE ON FRIDAY 29TH NOVEMBER, 2013 AT 1.00 P.M

The President acknowledged the traditional owners of the land on which this meeting was being held, namely the Turrubul and Yuggera people, and said she wished to pay her respects to the elders past and present of the traditional owners.

PRESENT:

The President noted that the meeting did not start at 1pm, however at 1.15pm quorum was present and the meeting was opened.

The President acknowledged the Secretary, the Assistant Secretaries, Life Members, delegates and members and thanked them for attending this 2013 Annual General Meeting of Together.

Sam Johnson from BDO Auditors was also in attendance.

The Secretary requested that there be a change to the order of the Agenda.

It was moved A Scott, seconded S Waugh;

“That the Agenda order be amended to move the Consideration of Annual Statement of Accounts to after the Appointment of life members/ auditor and returning officer.” CARRIED

1.APOLOGIES

The listed apologies were NOTED by the meeting.

R Laing; P Devey; P O’Driscoll; D Cohen; D Ralston; A Saville–Balsamo; K Place

2. RECEPTION AND CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE TOGETHER ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY 21ST NOVEMBER, 2012

It was moved by B Peacock, Seconded by S Lambert–

“That the minutes of the Together Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday 21st November 2012 are received.”

CARRIED

It was moved by B Peacock, Seconded by S Lambert–

“That the minutes of the Together Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday 21st November 2012 are confirmed.”

CARRIED

3. BUSINESS ARISING

Mr T. Collins asked a question about the cost of settlement as a result of legal proceedings by a former staff member and if insurance premiums had increased referring to item 3 (Business arising) in the minutes. The Secretary noted that with regard to the legal proceedings there was a confidentiality clause in the settlement and in terms of the costs there was $5000 paid by the union with the remainder having been settled by the insurer. No further costs or increase in premiums have been incurred.

T Collins further questioned has something been put in place at the union office to prevent this happening in the future?

The President ruled that this is not business arising from the minutes of the previous meeting.

4. APPOINTMENT OF AUDITOR

It was moved by A Scott, seconded by K Flanders,

“That BDO are appointed the Together auditor for the period 1 July, 2013 to 30 June, 2014.”

CARRIED

5. APPOINTMENT OF RETURNING OFFICER

It was moved B Peacock and seconded by K Flanders -

“That this Annual General Meeting appoint Leonard Haigh as the Returning Officer for the period 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014.”

CARRIED

The President acknowledged and thanked the returning officer, Len Haigh, for his work in this honorary role and noted that it is not an easy task.

6. CONSIDERATION OF LIFE MEMBERSHIP

PETER CATTACH

It was moved by A. Scott, seconded by P Carswell –

“This Annual General Meeting of Together awards Peter Cattach Life Membership of Together.”

Vivienne Doogan gave a summary of the activism and achievements of Peter Cattach as a delegate in the public service and in the community.

CARRIED

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KERRY MUSTON

It was moved A Scott and seconded by T Collins -

“This Annual General Meeting of Together awards Kerry Muston Life Membership of Together.”

The Secretary gave a brief history of the activism and achievements of Kerry Muston.

CARRIED

7. CONSIDERATION OF THE ANNUAL STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUDITOR

The Secretary presented the accounts and noted that they have been circulated to all members.

It was moved by A Scott, Seconded P Cattach;

“That the Together statement of accounts and the report of the auditor for the period 1 July 2012 to 30 June, 2013 are received.”

CARRIED

The Secretary spoke to the financial statements for the year ending 30 June 2013, highlighting that the statements show a significant loss for the year.

The Secretary then answered questions from T Collins regarding the financial statements including questions about the Public Sector Defence Fund and the leases of 27 Peel Street.

The Secretary noted that the costs associated with the Public Sector Defence Fund are listed in the financial statements and further noted that Executive are currently reviewing the leases.

It was moved by A Scott, Seconded P Cattach;

“That the Together statement of accounts and the report of the auditor for the period 1 July, 2012 to 30 June, 2013 are adopted.”

CARRIED

8. 2013 REPORT BY THE PRESIDENT, VIVIENNE DOOGAN

The President advised that the annual report is available on the Together website and then played a video summarising events of 2012/2013.

Questions were only taken from the floor in relation to the report.

It was moved by V Doogan, Seconded P Cattach;

“That the Together Annual General Meeting notes the 2013 President’s Annual Report.”

CARRIED

9. GENERAL BUSINESS

T Collins asked more questions around the settlement of the legal action by a former employee. The Secretary responded advising that Executive had been consulted and had authorised the settlement and, as mentioned previously, the settlement deed has a confidentiality clause, thus preventing him from providing further details.

J Bignell asked questions around the Commission of Audit report. The Secretary and President both responded saying service delivery would be affected with privatisation.

Further questions came from the floor in relation to the loss of members from the public service areas of coverage and the impact this has had on the running of the union office.

At this time the President announced quorum was lost and thanked everyone for attending the Annual General Meeting.

10. MEETING CLOSE

The Meeting Closed at 2pm.

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New Life Members

Two wonderful delegates, Peter Cattach and Kerry Muston, were awarded life membership of Together in 2013.

Kerry Muston

Kerry Muston has a proud history of activism at all levels within our union – at the local level, state-wide level, politically, on Council and on Executive as well as part of the broader union movement.

Kerry joined the Queensland Public Service in 1994 and immediately became a member of our union and an active delegate. Right from the start and throughout her career in TAFE, Kerry put the concerns of members and colleagues before herself.

In her role as TNTAFE Librarian, Kerry became involved in front line union activities as she grew union membership around her in Innisfail. Kerry took the opportunity to build our union in FNQ by forming a new union Branch in Innisfail

and was President of the Branch for 10 years. During this time Kerry’s commitment was demonstrated through recruitment of new members, assisting and representing individual members, leading campaigns and building the profile of our union in the local community. While at Innisfail Kerry was elected to union Council and continued to be a Council delegate until she left TAFE in 2013.

When Kerry moved to Cairns in 2004 she continued her involvement as a delegate at all levels of our union. She was an active local workplace delegate involved in campaigns such as the SAVE TAFE campaign. As part of this campaign Kerry helped organise and participated in strike action when the government wanted to introduce individual EBs for each TAFE Institute. For many years, Kerry represented TAFE workers on the Local Consultative Committee and at state level on the TAFE Consultative Committee. She has always been prepared to stand up to management on behalf of her members at every level of TAFE management. Kerry always worked closely with the Cairns Organiser on recruitment drives, workplace meetings and campaigns.

Kerry became President of Cairns Branch of our union and became Treasurer of the North QLD Branch of the Qld Council of Unions. Her passion to get involved on behalf of union members saw many successful outcomes including several ‘Save TAFE campaigns.

At the peak of her union activism within the public sector, Kerry was elected for two terms to the union Executive. Her role as executive member enabled her business acumen and member sensitivity to come to the fore, with successful input into policy formation.

Kerry was a tireless worker during the Your Rights at Work campaign. Her input included helping to organise rallies and speakers, spreading the campaign message in public forums, months running street stalls and door knocking, meeting with local MPs, and working with other unions through the local QCU branch.

Not only did Kerry attend the Labour Day celebrations every year, she also helped to organise the events and led local union members in the march. Kerry was an obvious choice and was prepared to step up to the take on the role of the Cairns organiser during a period prior to the appointment of the permanent organiser.

Kerry has been elected to a range of Union Council committees over the years such as the Regional Issues Committee, Branding Committee, Women’s Committee and the Individual Issues Committee. Her contribution to the work of these committees was always positive and insightful. Kerry was committed to furthering the cause of women in the union movement through her participation in the regular Women’s Conferences.

The following comments from members illustrate the esteem in which Kerry is held:

“Her commitment to members resounded with energy, passion and determination. A friend, colleague and comrade – Kerry Muston deserves this award.” “Kerry is truly missed and a fond place in Union hearts is always hers”.

Peter Cattach

Peter Cattach is an outstanding unionist. Peter worked for Queensland Health at Prince Charles Hospital as a Senior Cardiac Physiotherapist and has been a member since 1990 apart from a couple of years when he worked overseas.

When Peter joined Qld Health he quickly became a union activist taking the fight up to management regarding exclusion of physiotherapy staff from decisions that impacted on their day-to-day work. Peter ‘gradually morphed’ into being a local delegate.

Peter has represented Queensland Health members on Union Council since 2004. Peter’s demonstrated leadership in

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Qld Health led to him being elected to the Union Executive in 2005 so he had a meteoric rise through the ranks from Council. He was then elected to the Senior Executive as Junior Vice-President in 2008 and held that position until being elected as Senior Vice-President in 2012/2013. Peter’s broader commitment to Together is demonstrated by his involvement in a range of Council committees for many years, both as Chair and as an active member.

Gaining appropriate recognition for Health Practitioners in Queensland Health has been a major focus of Peter’s union work for many years. He was seconded into the union office as an Organiser from 2007 to 2010 to drive the Health Practitioners EB campaign. The success of this campaign can be measured in many ways - substantial increase in membership and activism of HPs and creation of the HP scale which resulted in substantial pay rises and improvements in conditions for the majority of HPs.

Peter has been involved in EBs for many rounds, attending lots of meetings and taking time off work for working through logs of claims etc. Peter has worked effectively to increase membership density and activism to increase and maintain power for members in workplaces across the state.

Peter has an endless supply of energy and a determination to assist members to improve working conditions. Peter’s major focus has been to educate members how to increase and sustain collective power in the workplace to force management to resolve issues positively. The majority of this fantastic work has been done in his own time. This serves as a constant inspiration to all.

The culture of Peter’s workplace has changed from that of disempowered employees to an empowered union membership with increasing strength and a demonstrated commitment to collective action.

As a delegate, Peter has always lead by example. He has participated in the organisation of state wide phone blitzes, visits of members to MPs, surveys, and stop work meetings. He has developed other activists, developed effective state wide communication structures and has been directly involved with negotiations with management as well as representing our union in the QIRC in EB negotiations and disputes. He has represented members at a variety of Health consultative forums, made direct representation to Managers at both local and state level on many occasions and participated in industrial actions around a succession of agreement negotiations;

Peter was a work place hero in the Your Rights at Work campaign and worked tirelessly on the Fight for Jobs Campaign that defeated the Springborg led opposition in 2009. When the call goes out for volunteers for doorknocking and running street stalls, Peter will be there.

Peter deserves this award because he has remained a committed unionist through adversity.

He has always acted with the utmost integrity, honesty, strength, and genuine empathy for the plight of others. It is his character that has elevated him to an exceptional delegate and to a leader in our executive team, taking our union forward.

In the words of a fellow activist “We thank him and there is no other way to honour him for his activism than to award him a Lifetime Membership in Together… and in awarding him this award, we are in fact awarding the Together Members an activist for life.”

Activist Awards

Darren Roach

Members at Brisbane Correctional Centre (BCC) nominated delegate Darren Roach for an Activist Award. He is an outstanding delegate for members at BCC, who regularly gives up his own free time to promote Together and encourage members to be involved and to stand together to protect and improve conditions. He is very professional in his manner and is always there for people to talk to regardless of time and place.

He attends all meetings with enthusiasm and cheerfulness and is seen by members at BCC as the union official who can and will help. Darren’s contributions include representing members with management, recruiting members, representing Corrections Officers on Union Council and on Corrections Consultative committees, negotiating for the EB agreement and helping organise protected action ballots and industrial action.

To quote one of his members “He always takes the opportunity to make a difference in the workplace, push the strength in numbers and an opportunity for collective action as a soap box line.”

Peter Jenner

The members at State Government Security took the time to nominate their delegate, Peter Jenner, for an Activist Award, to recognise his dedication to a ‘fair go’ for all workers at his workplace.

Peter has fought to maintain and improve working conditions for State Security workers through his work on the consultative committee for over 10 years and his representation of members’ interests in 3 rounds of enterprise bargaining negotiations. Peter is also widely recognised and appreciated for the support he has consistently provided to individual members needing assistance in matters such as discipline and pay issues and job evaluation processes.

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Paul Beaton

Jess Beaton

Jon Bentley

Julie Bignell

Drew Blackmore

Tom Bounxokvan

Joanne Buder

Kaylee Campradt

Billy Colless

John Connor

Glen Conroy

Danny Cummings

Megan Denny

Vivienne Doogan

James Douglas

Kayleen Dwyer

Shannon Ellis

Ella Feinberg Large

Allison Finley-Bissett

Kate Flanders

Dan Goldman

Valda Graham

David Hannah

Mitch Hart

Kerrie Harth

Heather Hayes

Nicole Hipkin

Jeremy Hore

Jo Justo

Lena Kake

Roslyn Laing

Steve Lambert

Madeline Landman

Richard Leong

Dolph Lossberg

Melissa Lumsden

Suzy MacDonald

Sharon Marshall

Sharon Martin

Angela May

Jo McConnell

Caroline McKay

Ken McKay

Aaron McLachlan

Fekada Meresne

Tracey Mogno

Irene Monro

Remi Muller

Chris O’Regan

Kevin O’Sullivan

Scott Parrington

Deb Pearson

Anna Pickering

Kevin Place

Taegan Prewett

Ty Prior

Mitch Rogers

Amanda Ross

Rob Rule

Leah Sanderson

Ashleigh Saunders

Alex Scott

Jan Sheppard

Jenny Sleba

Alex Smith

Christina Snowdon

Dee Spink

Scott Steel

Michael Thomas

Rana Watson

Sean Waugh

Donna Webster

Carly Willoughby-Rolls

Margaret Young

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esid

ent

Trea

sure

r

Con

solid

ated

Sta

tem

ent o

f Pro

fit o

r Los

s an

d O

ther

Com

preh

ensi

ve In

com

e

for t

he y

ear e

nded

30

June

201

4

n

ote

201

4

201

3

$

$

Revenue

4

9,71

6,84

8 1

1,58

7,21

0 O

ther

income

5

3,03

4,57

9

3,58

3,39

7 Em

ploy

ee e

xpen

ses

8

(10,

853,

641)

(1

1,52

4,10

2)

Affiliation

expe

nses

6

(33

0,50

1)

(3

14,1

21)

Com

puter e

xpen

ses

(18

1,71

4)

(89,

329)

C

onfe

renc

es, s

emin

ars

and

func

tions

cos

ts

(14,

727)

(1

8,56

3)Delegate

expe

nses

(

219,

488)

(202

,908

)D

epre

ciat

ion

and

amor

tisat

ion

expe

nse

14

(16

2,82

0)

(2

11,8

88)

Industrial e

xpen

ses

(76

7,22

8)

(2,6

49,9

49)

Insu

ranc

e ex

pens

e

(

145,

023)

(136

,270

)M

embe

rshi

p ex

pens

es

(25

4,69

4)

(57,

259)

M

otor

vehicle

exp

ense

(

114,

134)

(139

,219

) Office

supplies

(9

0,88

4)

(97,

624)

O

ther

exp

ense

s

7

(30

8,40

9)

(2

02,2

47)

Postal

com

munications

(17

0,23

1)

(2

39,4

57)

Professional

exp

ense

s

(

415,

321)

(261

,409

)Pr

omot

iona

l exp

ense

s

(20,

407)

(116

,460

) Pr

oper

ty e

xpen

ses

(68

8,93

6)

(1,2

06,2

03)

Subscription collection costs

(6

4,62

8)

(72,

931)

Telephone

expe

nses

(

204,

626)

(209

,644

) W

eb, U

-mail and

Webinar

Exp

ense

s

(10

0,69

0)

(1

74,0

42)

Loss

bef

ore

finan

cing

inco

me

(2,

356,

675)

(2

,753

,018

)

Financial incom

e

10

2

61,4

81

1,

797,

713

Fina

ncia

l exp

ense

s

10

-

(70,

706)

Net

fina

ncin

g in

com

e

261

,481

1,72

7,00

7

loss

bef

ore

tax

(

2,09

5,19

4)

(1,

026,

011)

Inco

me

tax

expe

nse

1(

m)

-

-

loss

for t

he y

ear

(2,0

95,1

94)

(1,

026,

011)

Oth

er c

ompr

ehen

sive

inco

me

Item

s th

at w

ill b

e re

clas

sifie

d to

pro

fit o

r los

s

C

hang

e in

fair

valu

e of

available-for-sale financial

assets

18

(4,0

00)

-

Item

s th

at w

ill n

ot b

e re

clas

sifie

d to

pro

fit o

r los

s

Change

in fair value

of land

and

buildings

18

4

09,0

00

-

Oth

er c

ompr

ehen

sive

inco

me

/ (lo

ss)

405

,000

-

tota

l com

preh

ensi

ve lo

ss fo

r the

yea

r

(

1,69

0,19

4)

(1,

026,

011)

The Consolidated

Statement o

f Profit

or loss and

Oth

er C

ompr

ehen

sive

Income

is to

be read

in conjunction

with

the accompanying

note

s to

the financial

statements.

con

solid

ated

Sta

tem

ent o

f Fin

anci

al P

ositi

on

as

at 3

0 Ju

ne 2

014

ass

ets

Cash and cash

equivalents

11

3,3

26,1

35

4,

672,

294

Trade and

othe

r receivables12

6

09,5

80

1,

363,

448

H

eld-

to-m

atur

ity in

vest

men

ts

13

6,5

24,0

34

505,

560

tota

l cur

rent

ass

ets

1

0,45

9,74

9

6,54

1,30

2

Tr

ade

and

othe

r rec

eiva

bles

12

-

6,76

0,31

5

Available-for-sale financial

asse

ts

13

71

,100

7

5,10

0

Pr

oper

ty, plant

and

equipment14

2,4

85,7

34

2,

197,

036

tota

l non

-cur

rent

ass

ets

2,5

56,8

34

9,

032,

451

tota

l ass

ets

13,

016,

583

15,

573,

753

con

solid

ated

Sta

tem

ent o

f Fin

anci

al P

ositi

on

as

at 3

0 Ju

ne 2

014

(con

tinue

d)

n

ote

201

4

201

3

$

$

liab

ilitie

s

Tr

ade

and

othe

r pay

able

s 15

1,8

78,4

47

2,4

61,4

73

Pr

ovis

ions

17

1

,232

,870

1

,440

,342

tota

l cur

rent

liab

ilitie

s

3,

111,

317

3,9

01,8

15

Prov

isio

ns

17

2

05,6

54

2

82,1

32

tota

l non

-cur

rent

liab

ilitie

s

2

05,6

54

2

82,1

32

tota

l lia

bilit

ies

3

,316

,971

4

,183

,947

n

et a

sset

s

9

,699

,612

11,3

89,8

06

equi

ty

Accumulated

funds

9,2

94,6

12

11

,389

,806

Oth

er re

serv

es

18

405

,000

-

tota

l equ

ity

9,6

99,6

12

11

,389

,806

The Consolidated

Statement o

f Financial

Pos

ition

is to

be read

in conjunction

with

the accompanying

note

s to

th

e financial

statements.

con

solid

ated

Sta

tem

ent o

f cas

h Fl

ows

For t

he y

ear e

nded

30

June

201

4

Cas

h flo

ws

from

ope

ratin

g ac

tiviti

es

C

ash

rece

ipts

from

cus

tom

ers

14,1

03,7

12

16

,464

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Cash paid

to suppliers

and

employees

(17

,084

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) (1

8,92

5,68

6)

cas

h ge

nera

ted

from

ope

ratio

ns

(2,9

80,7

87)

(2,4

60,9

51)

Inte

rest

pai

d

-

(70

,706

)

Net

cas

h ou

tflow

from

ope

ratin

g ac

tiviti

es 2

5

(2,9

80,7

87)

(2,5

31,6

57)

Cas

h flo

ws

from

inve

stin

g ac

tiviti

es

In

tere

st and

distributions

received

1

92,0

44

666

,717

Ac

quis

ition

of p

rope

rty, p

lant

and

equ

ipm

ent

(65,

784)

(54

,136

)Pr

ocee

ds fr

om s

ale

of n

on c

urre

nt a

sset

s

1

5,38

0

- O

ther

withdraw

als

– Q

IC in

vest

men

ts

-

425

,469

Redem

ption

of in

vest

men

ts

-

12,

395,

486

Tran

sfer

to A

MAC

SU C

& S

Q B

ranc

h 12

(a)

-

(7,5

00,0

00)

Tran

sfer

from

AM

ACSU

C &

SQ

Bra

nch

7,

511,

461

-

Paym

ents

for i

nves

tmen

ts

(6

,018

,474

)

(39

,030

) N

et c

ash

inflo

w fr

om in

vest

ing

activ

ities

1

,634

,627

5

,894

,506

Cas

h flo

ws

from

fina

ncin

g ac

tiviti

es

N

et c

ash

inflo

w/(o

utflo

w) f

rom

fina

ncin

g ac

tiviti

es

-

-

Net

increase

in cash and cash

equivalents

(1,3

46,1

59)

3,3

62,8

49

Cash and cash

equivalents

at 1

July

4,6

72,2

94

1,3

09,4

45

Cash and cash

equivalents

at period end

11

3

,326

,135

4,6

72,2

94

The Consolidated

Statement o

f Cash Flow

s is

to b

e read

in conjunction

with

the accompanying

note

s to

the

financial

statements.

con

solid

ated

Sta

tem

ent o

f cha

nges

in e

quity

Fo

r the

yea

r end

ed 3

0 Ju

ne 2

014

at 1

Jul

y 20

12

12

,623

,621

(

207,

804)

-

12,4

15,8

17

tota

l com

preh

ensi

ve in

com

e fo

r the

yea

r

Profit/(loss) f

or th

e year

(1

,026

,011

)

-

-

(1,0

26,0

11)

Oth

er c

ompr

ehen

sive

inco

me

Reclassification

– ne

t gain/(loss) o

n disposal

of

available-for-sale financial

assets

(2

07,8

04)

20

7,80

4

-

-

tota

l com

preh

ensi

ve in

com

e fo

r the

yea

r (1

,233

,815

)

207,

804

- (1

,026

,011

)

acc

umul

ated

Fu

nds

$

avai

labl

e-fo

r-

sale

Res

erve

$

ass

et

Rev

alua

tion

Su

rplu

s $

tota

l eq

uity

$

Year

end

ed J

une

30, 2

014

PAGE 39


Toge

ther

Que

ensl

and,

Indu

stria

l Uni

on o

f Em

ploy

ees

and

Con

trol

led

Entit

y A

BN

44

901

734

369

— N

OTE

S TO

TH

E FI

NA

NC

IAL

STAT

EMEN

TSPa

ge 2

Con

solid

ated

Sta

tem

ent o

f Cha

nges

in E

quity

Fo

r the

yea

r end

ed 3

0 Ju

ne 2

014

(con

tinue

d)

At 3

0 Ju

ne 2

013

11

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Tota

l com

preh

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ve in

com

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r the

yea

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Profi

t/(lo

ss) f

or th

e pe

riod

(2

,095

,194

)

-

-

(2,0

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Oth

er c

ompr

ehen

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Cha

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in fa

ir va

lue

of la

nd a

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sets

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(4,0

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preh

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201

4

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000

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The

Con

solid

ated

Sta

tem

ent o

f Cha

nges

in E

quity

is to

be

read

in c

onju

nctio

n w

ith th

e ac

com

pany

ing

note

s to

th

e fin

anci

al s

tate

men

ts.

Not

es to

the

finan

cial

sta

tem

ents

Cor

pora

te In

form

atio

n

Toge

ther

Que

ensl

and,

Indu

stria

l Uni

on o

f Em

ploy

ees

(the

“Uni

on”)

is d

omic

iled

in A

ustra

lia.

The

Uni

on’s

pr

inci

pal p

lace

of b

usin

ess

is L

evel

1, 2

7 Pe

el S

treet

, Sou

th B

risba

ne Q

ld 4

101.

The

finan

cial

sta

tem

ents

of t

he U

nion

wer

e au

thor

ised

for i

ssue

by

the

exec

utiv

e co

mm

ittee

on

the

Twen

ty-N

\ni

nth

Day

of O

ctob

er 2

014

and

cove

rs th

e co

nsol

idat

ed e

ntity

con

sist

ing

of T

oget

her Q

ueen

slan

d, In

dust

rial

Uni

on o

f Em

ploy

ees

and

its s

ubsi

diar

y.

Toge

ther

Que

ensl

and,

Indu

stria

l Uni

on o

f Em

ploy

ees

is a

not

-for-p

rofit

ent

ity fo

r the

pur

pose

s of

pre

parin

g th

ese

finan

cial

sta

tem

ents

.

The

finan

cial

sta

tem

ents

are

pre

sent

ed in

Aus

tralia

n do

llars

.

1. S

umm

ary

of S

igni

fican

t Acc

ount

ing

Polic

ies

(a)

Stat

emen

t of c

ompl

ianc

e

Th

e fin

anci

al s

tate

men

ts a

re g

ener

al p

urpo

se fi

nanc

ial s

tate

men

ts w

hich

hav

e be

en p

repa

red

in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith A

ustra

lian

Acco

untin

g St

anda

rds,

oth

er a

utho

ritat

ive

pron

ounc

emen

ts o

f the

Aus

tralia

n Ac

coun

ting

Stan

dard

s Bo

ard

and

the

Indu

stria

l Rel

atio

ns A

ct 1

999.

(b) B

asis

of p

repa

ratio

n

Th

e fin

anci

al s

tate

men

ts a

re p

repa

red

on a

his

toric

al c

ost b

asis

, exc

ept f

or a

vaila

ble-

for-s

ale

finan

cial

as

sets

that

hav

e be

en m

easu

red

at fa

ir va

lue.

Th

e pr

epar

atio

n of

fina

ncia

l sta

tem

ents

in c

onfo

rmity

with

Aus

tralia

n Ac

coun

ting

Stan

dard

s re

quire

s m

anag

emen

t to

mak

e ju

dgem

ents

, est

imat

es a

nd a

ssum

ptio

ns th

at a

ffect

the

appl

icat

ion

of p

olic

ies

and

repo

rted

amou

nts

of a

sset

s an

d lia

bilit

ies,

inco

me

and

expe

nses

. Th

e es

timat

es a

nd a

ssoc

iate

d as

sum

ptio

ns a

re b

ased

on

hist

oric

al e

xper

ienc

e an

d va

rious

oth

er fa

ctor

s th

at a

re b

elie

ved

to b

e re

ason

able

und

er th

e ci

rcum

stan

ces,

the

resu

lts o

f whi

ch fo

rm th

e ba

sis

of m

akin

g th

e ju

dgem

ents

abo

ut

carry

ing

valu

es o

f ass

ets

and

liabi

litie

s th

at a

re n

ot re

adily

app

aren

t fro

m o

ther

sou

rces

. Ac

tual

resu

lts

may

diff

er fr

om th

ese

estim

ates

. Th

ese

acco

untin

g po

licie

s ha

ve b

een

cons

iste

ntly

app

lied

by th

e U

nion

.

Th

e es

timat

es a

nd u

nder

lyin

g as

sum

ptio

ns a

re re

view

ed o

n an

ong

oing

bas

is.

Rev

isio

ns to

acc

ount

ing

estim

ates

are

reco

gnis

ed in

the

perio

d in

whi

ch th

e es

timat

e is

revi

sed

if th

e re

visi

on a

ffect

s on

ly th

at

perio

d, o

r in

the

perio

d of

the

revi

sion

and

futu

re p

erio

ds if

the

revi

sion

affe

cts

both

cur

rent

and

futu

re

perio

ds.

Ju

dgem

ents

mad

e by

man

agem

ent i

n th

e ap

plic

atio

n of

Aus

tralia

n Ac

coun

ting

Stan

dard

s th

at h

ave

sign

ifica

nt e

ffect

on

the

finan

cial

sta

tem

ents

and

est

imat

es w

ith a

sig

nific

ant r

isk

of m

ater

ial a

djus

tmen

t in

the

next

yea

r are

dis

cuss

ed in

Not

e 3.

Th

e ac

coun

ting

polic

ies

set o

ut b

elow

hav

e be

en a

pplie

d co

nsis

tent

ly to

all

perio

ds p

rese

nted

in th

e fin

anci

al s

tate

men

ts.

(c)

Bas

is o

f con

solid

atio

n

Su

bsid

iarie

s Th

e co

nsol

idat

ed fi

nanc

ial s

tate

men

ts c

ompr

ise

the

finan

cial

sta

tem

ents

of T

oget

her Q

ueen

slan

d,

Indu

stria

l Uni

on o

f Em

ploy

ees

and

its s

ubsi

diar

y at

30

June

eac

h ye

ar (“

the

Gro

up”).

Sub

sidi

arie

s ar

e en

titie

s (in

clud

ing

spec

ial p

urpo

se e

ntiti

es) o

ver w

hich

the

Gro

up h

as th

e po

wer

to g

over

n th

e fin

anci

al a

nd

oper

atin

g ac

tiviti

es.

C

onso

lidat

ed fi

nanc

ial s

tate

men

ts in

clud

e al

l sub

sidi

arie

s fro

m th

e da

te th

at c

ontro

l com

men

ces

until

the

date

that

con

trol c

ease

s. T

he fi

nanc

ial s

tate

men

ts o

f sub

sidi

arie

s ar

e pr

epar

ed fo

r the

sam

e re

porti

ng

perio

d as

the

pare

nt, u

sing

con

sist

ent a

ccou

ntin

g po

licie

s.

1. S

umm

ary

of S

igni

fican

t Acc

ount

ing

Polic

ies

(con

tinue

d)

Al

l int

erco

mpa

ny b

alan

ces

and

trans

actio

ns h

ave

been

elim

inat

ed.

N

on-c

ontro

lling

inte

rest

s in

the

resu

lts a

nd e

quity

of s

ubsi

diar

ies

are

show

n se

para

tely

in th

e co

nsol

idat

ed

stat

emen

t of p

rofit

or l

oss

and

othe

r com

preh

ensi

ve in

com

e an

d st

atem

ent o

f fina

ncia

l pos

ition

re

spec

tivel

y.

(d) P

rope

rty,

pla

nt a

nd e

quip

men

t

La

nd a

nd b

uild

ings

are

mea

sure

d at

fair

valu

e le

ss a

ccum

ulat

ed d

epre

ciat

ion.

Any

acc

umul

ated

de

prec

iatio

n at

reva

luat

ion

date

is e

limin

ated

aga

inst

the

gros

s ca

rryin

g am

ount

of t

he a

sset

and

the

net a

mou

nt is

rest

ated

as

the

reva

lued

am

ount

of t

he a

sset

. A re

valu

atio

n su

rplu

s is

cre

dite

d to

oth

er

com

preh

ensi

ve in

com

e (R

eval

uatio

n su

rplu

s) u

nles

s it

reve

rses

a re

valu

atio

n de

crea

se o

n th

e sa

me

asse

t pr

evio

usly

reco

gnis

ed in

pro

fit o

r los

s. A

reva

luat

ion

defic

it is

reco

gnis

ed in

pro

fit o

r los

s un

less

it d

irect

ly

offs

ets

a pr

evio

us re

valu

atio

n su

rplu

s on

the

sam

e as

set i

n th

e as

set r

eval

uatio

n su

rplu

s. O

n di

spos

al, a

ny

reva

luat

ion

surp

lus

rela

ting

to s

old

asse

ts is

tran

sfer

red

to re

tain

ed e

arni

ngs.

Inde

pend

ent v

alua

tions

are

pe

rform

ed re

gula

rly to

ens

ure

that

the

carry

ing

amou

nts

of la

nd a

nd b

uild

ings

do

not d

iffer

mat

eria

lly fr

om

that

fair

valu

e at

the

end

of th

e re

porti

ng p

erio

d.

Al

l oth

er p

lant

and

equ

ipm

ent i

s st

ated

at h

isto

rical

cos

t, in

clud

ing

cost

s di

rect

ly a

ttrib

utab

le to

brin

ging

the

asse

t to

the

loca

tion

and

cond

ition

nec

essa

ry fo

r it t

o be

cap

able

of o

pera

ting

in th

e m

anne

r int

ende

d by

m

anag

emen

t, le

ss d

epre

ciat

ion

and

any

impa

irmen

t.

Le

ased

ass

ets

Le

ases

in te

rms

of w

hich

the

Uni

on a

ssum

es s

ubst

antia

lly a

ll th

e ris

ks a

nd re

war

ds o

f ow

ners

hip

are

clas

sifie

d as

fina

nce

leas

es. L

ease

pay

men

ts a

re a

ccou

nted

for a

s de

scrib

ed in

acc

ount

ing

polic

y (l)

.

Su

bseq

uent

cos

ts

The

Uni

on re

cogn

ises

in th

e ca

rryin

g am

ount

of a

n ite

m o

f pro

perty

, pla

nt a

nd e

quip

men

t the

cos

t of

repl

acin

g pa

rt of

suc

h an

item

whe

n th

at c

ost i

s in

curre

d if

it is

pro

babl

e th

at th

e fu

ture

eco

nom

ic b

enefi

ts

embo

died

with

in th

e ite

m w

ill flo

w to

the

Uni

on a

nd th

e co

st o

f the

item

can

be

mea

sure

d re

liabl

y. A

ll ot

her

cost

s ar

e re

cogn

ised

in th

e st

atem

ent o

f com

preh

ensi

ve in

com

e as

an

expe

nse

as in

curre

d.

D

epre

ciat

ion

Dep

reci

atio

n is

cha

rged

to th

e st

atem

ent o

f com

preh

ensi

ve in

com

e on

bot

h a

stra

ight

-line

and

dim

inis

hing

ba

sis

over

the

estim

ated

use

ful l

ives

of e

ach

part

of a

n ite

m o

f pro

perty

, pla

nt a

nd e

quip

men

t. La

nd is

not

de

prec

iate

d. T

he e

stim

ated

use

ful l

ives

in th

e cu

rrent

and

com

para

tive

perio

ds a

re a

s fo

llow

s:

• b

uild

ings

25

yea

rs

• fur

nitu

re a

nd fi

tting

s 4

– 12

yea

rs

• offi

ce e

quip

men

t 2

- 10

year

s

• mot

or v

ehic

les

6

year

s

The

resi

dual

val

ue, i

f not

insi

gnifi

cant

, is

reas

sess

ed a

nnua

lly.

(e)

Inve

stm

ents

and

oth

er fi

nanc

ial a

sset

s

Al

l inv

estm

ents

and

oth

er fi

nanc

ial a

sset

s ar

e in

itial

ly s

tate

d at

cos

t, be

ing

the

fair

valu

e of

con

side

ratio

n gi

ven

plus

acq

uisi

tion

cost

s. P

urch

ases

and

sal

es o

f inv

estm

ents

are

reco

gnis

ed o

n tra

de d

ate

whi

ch is

the

date

on

whi

ch th

e U

nion

com

mits

to p

urch

ase

or s

ell t

he a

sset

. Acc

ount

ing

polic

ies

for e

ach

cate

gory

of

inve

stm

ents

and

oth

er fi

nanc

ial a

sset

s su

bseq

uent

to in

itial

reco

gniti

on a

re s

et o

ut b

elow

.

H

eld-

to-m

atur

ity in

vest

men

ts

H

eld-

to-m

atur

ity in

vest

men

ts a

re n

on-d

eriv

ativ

e fin

anci

al a

sset

s w

ith fi

xed

or d

eter

min

able

pay

men

ts a

nd

fixed

mat

uriti

es th

at th

e U

nion

has

the

posi

tive

inte

ntio

n an

d ab

ility

to h

old-

to-m

atur

ity a

nd a

re m

easu

red

at

amor

tised

cos

t sub

sequ

ent t

o in

itial

reco

gniti

on u

sing

the

effe

ctiv

e in

tere

st m

etho

d. If

the

Uni

on w

ere

to s

ell

othe

r tha

n an

insi

gnifi

cant

am

ount

of h

eld-

to-m

atur

ity in

vest

men

ts, t

he w

hole

cat

egor

y is

then

recl

assi

fied

as a

vaila

ble-

for-s

ale.

Av

aila

ble-

for-s

ale

finan

cial

ass

ets

Av

aila

ble-

for-s

ale

finan

cial

ass

ets

com

pris

e in

vest

men

ts in

list

ed e

ntiti

es a

nd a

re c

lass

ified

as

non-

curre

nt

asse

ts (u

nles

s m

anag

emen

t int

ends

to d

ispo

se o

f the

inve

stm

ent w

ithin

12

mon

ths

of th

e en

d of

the

repo

rting

per

iod)

. Af

ter i

nitia

l rec

ogni

tion,

thes

e in

vest

men

ts a

re m

easu

red

at fa

ir va

lue

with

gai

ns o

r lo

sses

reco

gnis

ed in

oth

er c

ompr

ehen

sive

inco

me

(ava

ilabl

e-fo

r-sal

e in

vest

men

ts re

serv

e). W

here

ther

e is

a

sign

ifica

nt o

r pro

long

ed d

eclin

e in

the

fair

valu

e of

an

avai

labl

e-fo

r-sal

e fin

anci

al a

sset

(whi

ch c

onst

itute

s ob

ject

ive

evid

ence

of i

mpa

irmen

t) th

e fu

ll am

ount

incl

udin

g an

y am

ount

pre

viou

sly

char

ged

to o

ther

co

mpr

ehen

sive

inco

me

is re

cogn

ised

in p

rofit

or l

oss.

Pur

chas

es a

nd s

ales

of a

vaila

ble-

for-s

ale

finan

cial

as

sets

are

reco

gnis

ed o

n se

ttlem

ent d

ate

with

any

cha

nge

in fa

ir va

lue

betw

een

trade

dat

e an

d se

ttlem

ent

date

bei

ng re

cogn

ised

in o

ther

com

preh

ensi

ve in

com

e. O

n sa

le, t

he a

mou

nt h

eld

in a

vaila

ble-

for-s

ale

rese

rves

ass

ocia

ted

with

that

ass

et is

reco

gnis

ed in

pro

fit o

r los

s as

a re

clas

sific

atio

n ad

just

men

t. In

tere

st

on c

orpo

rate

bon

ds c

lass

ified

as

avai

labl

e-fo

r-sal

e is

cal

cula

ted

usin

g th

e ef

fect

ive

inte

rest

rate

met

hod

and

is re

cogn

ised

in fi

nanc

e in

com

e in

pro

fit o

r los

s.

In

mea

surin

g fa

ir va

lue,

reva

luat

ion

incr

emen

ts a

re re

cogn

ised

in th

e fa

ir va

lue

rese

rve

exce

pt th

at

amou

nts

reve

rsin

g a

decr

emen

t pre

viou

sly

reco

gnis

ed a

s an

exp

ense

are

reco

gnis

ed a

s re

venu

es.

Rev

alua

tion

decr

emen

ts a

re o

ffset

aga

inst

reva

luat

ion

incr

emen

ts.

1. S

umm

ary

of S

igni

fican

t Acc

ount

ing

Polic

ies

(con

tinue

d)

(f) T

rade

and

oth

er re

ceiv

able

s

Tr

ade

and

othe

r rec

eiva

bles

are

sta

ted

at th

eir c

ost l

ess

impa

irmen

t los

ses

(see

acc

ount

ing

polic

y (h

)).

(g) C

ash

and

cash

equ

ival

ents

Fo

r the

pur

pose

s of

the

Con

solid

ated

Sta

tem

ent o

f Cas

h Fl

ows,

cas

h an

d ca

sh e

quiv

alen

ts in

clud

es

cash

on

hand

and

at b

ank,

dep

osits

hel

d at

cal

l with

fina

ncia

l ins

titut

ions

, oth

er s

hort

term

, hig

hly

liqui

d in

vest

men

ts w

ith m

atur

ities

of t

hree

mon

ths

or le

ss, t

hat a

re re

adily

con

verti

ble

to k

now

n am

ount

s of

cas

h an

d w

hich

are

sub

ject

to a

n in

sign

ifica

nt ri

sk o

f cha

nges

in v

alue

and

ban

k ov

erdr

afts

.

(h) I

mpa

irmen

t

Th

e ca

rryin

g am

ount

s of

the

Uni

on’s

ass

ets

are

revi

ewed

at e

ach

bala

nce

shee

t dat

e to

det

erm

ine

whe

ther

th

ere

is a

ny in

dica

tion

of im

pairm

ent.

If an

y su

ch in

dica

tion

exis

ts, t

he a

sset

’s re

cove

rabl

e am

ount

is

estim

ated

(see

bel

ow).

An

impa

irmen

t los

s is

reco

gnis

ed w

hene

ver t

he c

arry

ing

amou

nt o

f an

asse

t or i

ts c

ash-

gene

ratin

g un

it ex

ceed

s its

reco

vera

ble

amou

nt. I

mpa

irmen

t los

ses

are

reco

gnis

ed in

the

stat

emen

t of c

ompr

ehen

sive

in

com

e, u

nles

s an

ass

et h

as p

revi

ousl

y be

en re

valu

ed, i

n w

hich

cas

e th

e im

pairm

ent l

oss

is re

cogn

ised

as

a re

vers

al to

the

exte

nt o

f tha

t pre

viou

s re

valu

atio

n w

ith a

ny e

xces

s re

cogn

ised

thro

ugh

profi

t or l

oss.

Im

pairm

ent l

osse

s re

cogn

ised

in re

spec

t of c

ash-

gene

ratin

g un

its a

re a

lloca

ted

first

to re

duce

the

carry

ing

amou

nt o

f any

goo

dwill

allo

cate

d to

cas

h-ge

nera

ting

units

(gro

up o

f uni

ts) a

nd th

en, t

o re

duce

the

carry

ing

amou

nt o

f the

oth

er a

sset

s in

the

unit

(gro

up o

f uni

ts) o

n a

pro

rata

bas

is.

W

hen

a de

clin

e in

the

fair

valu

e of

an

avai

labl

e-fo

r-sal

e fin

anci

al a

sset

has

bee

n re

cogn

ised

dire

ctly

in

equ

ity a

nd th

ere

is o

bjec

tive

evid

ence

that

the

asse

t is

impa

ired,

the

cum

ulat

ive

loss

that

had

bee

n re

cogn

ised

dire

ctly

in e

quity

is re

cogn

ised

in p

rofit

or l

oss

even

thou

gh th

e fin

anci

al a

sset

has

not

bee

n de

reco

gnis

ed. T

he a

mou

nt o

f the

cum

ulat

ive

loss

that

is re

cogn

ised

in p

rofit

or l

oss

is th

e di

ffere

nce

betw

een

the

acqu

isiti

on c

ost a

nd c

urre

nt fa

ir va

lue,

less

any

impa

irmen

t los

s on

that

fina

ncia

l ass

et

prev

ious

ly re

cogn

ised

in p

rofit

or l

oss.

R

ever

sals

of i

mpa

irmen

t An

impa

irmen

t los

s in

resp

ect o

f a h

eld-

to-m

atur

ity s

ecur

ity o

r rec

eiva

ble

carri

ed a

t am

ortis

ed c

ost i

s re

vers

ed if

the

subs

eque

nt in

crea

se in

reco

vera

ble

amou

nt c

an b

e re

late

d ob

ject

ivel

y to

an

even

t occ

urrin

g af

ter t

he im

pairm

ent l

oss

was

reco

gnis

ed.

An

impa

irmen

t los

s in

resp

ect o

f an

inve

stm

ent i

n an

equ

ity in

stru

men

t cla

ssifi

ed a

s av

aila

ble

for s

ale

is

not r

ever

sed

thro

ugh

profi

t or l

oss.

If th

e fa

ir va

lue

of a

deb

t ins

trum

ent c

lass

ified

as

avai

labl

e-fo

r-sal

e in

crea

ses

and

the

incr

ease

can

be

obje

ctiv

ely

rela

ted

to a

n ev

ent o

ccur

ring

afte

r the

impa

irmen

t los

s w

as re

cogn

ised

in p

rofit

or l

oss,

the

impa

irmen

t los

s sh

all b

e re

vers

ed, w

ith th

e am

ount

of t

he re

vers

al

reco

gnis

ed in

pro

fit o

r los

s.

An

impa

irmen

t los

s is

reve

rsed

onl

y to

the

exte

nt th

at th

e as

set’s

car

ryin

g am

ount

doe

s no

t exc

eed

the

carry

ing

amou

nt th

at w

ould

hav

e be

en d

eter

min

ed, n

et o

f dep

reci

atio

n or

am

ortis

atio

n, if

no

impa

irmen

t lo

ss h

ad b

een

reco

gnis

ed.

(i) E

mpl

oyee

ben

efits

D

efine

d co

ntrib

utio

n pl

ans

Obl

igat

ions

for c

ontri

butio

ns to

defi

ned

cont

ribut

ion

retir

emen

t pla

ns a

re re

cogn

ised

as

an e

xpen

se in

the

stat

emen

t of p

rofit

and

loss

and

oth

er c

ompr

ehen

sive

inco

me

as in

curre

d.

Lo

ng-te

rm s

ervi

ce b

enefi

ts

The

Uni

on’s

net

obl

igat

ion

in re

spec

t of l

ong-

term

ser

vice

ben

efits

is th

e am

ount

of f

utur

e be

nefit

that

em

ploy

ees

have

ear

ned

in re

turn

for t

heir

serv

ice

in th

e cu

rrent

and

prio

r per

iods

. The

obl

igat

ion

is

calc

ulat

ed u

sing

exp

ecte

d fu

ture

incr

ease

s in

wag

e an

d sa

lary

rate

s in

clud

ing

rela

ted

on-c

osts

and

ex

pect

ed s

ettle

men

t dat

es, a

nd is

dis

coun

ted

usin

g th

e ra

tes

atta

ched

to th

e C

omm

onw

ealth

Gov

ernm

ent

bond

s at

the

bala

nce

shee

t dat

e w

hich

hav

e m

atur

ity d

ates

app

roxi

mat

ing

to th

e te

rms

of th

e U

nion

’s

oblig

atio

ns.

W

ages

, sal

arie

s, a

nnua

l lea

ve a

nd n

on-m

onet

ary

bene

fits

Liab

ilitie

s fo

r em

ploy

ee b

enefi

ts fo

r wag

es, s

alar

ies

and

annu

al le

ave

that

are

exp

ecte

d to

be

settl

ed

with

in 1

2 m

onth

s of

the

repo

rting

dat

e re

pres

ent p

rese

nt o

blig

atio

ns re

sulti

ng fr

om e

mpl

oyee

s’ s

ervi

ces

prov

ided

to re

porti

ng d

ate,

are

cal

cula

ted

at u

ndis

coun

ted

amou

nts

base

d on

rem

uner

atio

n w

age

and

sala

ry ra

tes

that

the

Uni

on e

xpec

ts to

pay

as

at re

porti

ng d

ate

incl

udin

g re

late

d on

-cos

ts, s

uch

as w

orke

rs

com

pens

atio

n in

sura

nce

and

payr

oll t

ax.

N

on-a

ccum

ulat

ing

non-

mon

etar

y be

nefit

s, s

uch

as c

ars

and

free

or s

ubsi

dise

d go

ods

and

serv

ices

, are

ex

pens

ed b

ased

on

the

net m

argi

nal c

ost t

o th

e U

nion

as

the

bene

fits

are

take

n by

the

empl

oyee

s.

(j) T

rade

and

oth

er p

ayab

les

Trad

e an

d ot

her p

ayab

les

are

stat

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of S

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fican

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ing

Polic

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(con

tinue

d)

(k)

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embe

r sub

scrip

tions

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even

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om m

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scrip

tions

is re

cogn

ised

on

a ca

sh b

asis

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e In

dust

rial

Rel

atio

ns A

ct 1

999.

R

enta

l inc

ome

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tal i

ncom

e fro

m in

vest

men

t pro

perty

is re

cogn

ised

in th

e st

atem

ent o

f pro

fit a

nd lo

ss a

nd o

ther

co

mpr

ehen

sive

inco

me

on a

stra

ight

line

bas

is o

ver t

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rm o

f the

leas

e.

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tere

st In

com

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tere

st in

com

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reco

gnis

ed in

the

stat

emen

t of p

rofit

and

loss

and

oth

er c

ompr

ehen

sive

inco

me

as it

ac

crue

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sing

the

effe

ctiv

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st m

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ses

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nanc

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um le

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ned

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d th

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lloca

ted

to e

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ring

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leas

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stan

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ce o

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liab

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mpr

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r fina

nce

char

ges

rela

ting

to b

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win

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nd in

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st re

ceiv

able

on

fund

s in

vest

ed.

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e in

tere

st e

xpen

se c

ompo

nent

of fi

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ase

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is re

cogn

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in th

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atem

ent o

f pro

fit a

nd

loss

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er c

ompr

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me

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g th

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fect

ive

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com

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e U

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om in

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cogn

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of t

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mou

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f goo

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nd s

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tax

(GST

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cept

w

here

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umst

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s,

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GST

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cogn

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as

part

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st o

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uisi

tion

of th

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set o

r as

part

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ount

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incl

uded

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ass

et o

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bilit

y in

the

stat

emen

t of

finan

cial

pos

ition

.

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dopt

ion

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ded

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dard

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d in

terp

reta

tions

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vera

l new

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ende

d st

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rds

and

inte

rpre

tatio

ns h

ave

beco

me

man

dato

ry fo

r the

firs

t tim

e fo

r th

e p

erio

d be

ginn

ing

1 Ju

ly 2

013.

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ado

ptio

n of

thes

e st

anda

rds

and

inte

rpre

tatio

ns d

id n

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ave

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mat

eria

l im

pact

on

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curre

nt o

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prio

r per

iod

and

is n

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kely

to m

ater

ially

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ct fu

ture

per

iods

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nd a

men

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4. T

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ture

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2.

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nt E

ntity

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rmat

ion

Th

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llow

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info

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tes

to th

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rent

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ity, T

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d, In

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nion

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info

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ion

pres

ente

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s be

en p

repa

red

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coun

ting

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con

sist

ent w

ith th

ose

pres

ente

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nt E

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rmat

ion

(con

tinue

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gent

liab

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s As

det

aile

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ethe

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gent

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ility

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judg

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follo

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plyi

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ccou

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licie

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defin

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e at

30

June

201

3

1,05

0,00

0

700

,000

29,

618

554

,659

3

51,6

69

2

,685

,946

Ba

lanc

e at

1 J

uly

2013

1,05

0,00

0

700

,000

29,

618

554

,659

3

51,6

69

2

,685

,946

R

eval

uatio

n

275,

000

50,0

00

-

-

-

3

25,0

00

Addi

tions

-

-

-

44,2

20

21

,564

65

,784

D

ispo

sals

-

-

-

(1,2

26)

(43,

445)

(4

4,67

1)

Bala

nce

at 3

0 Ju

ne 2

014

1,32

5,00

0

750

,000

29,

618

597

,653

3

29,7

88

3

,032

,059

Depreciation

and

amor

tisat

ion

Bala

nce

at 1

Jul

y 20

12

-

28,0

00

6

,826

1

75,6

35

66

,561

2

77,0

22

Dep

reci

atio

n an

d am

ortis

atio

n ch

arge

for t

he y

ear

-

28,0

00

6

,035

1

17,7

11

60

,142

2

11,8

88

Bala

nce

at 3

0 Ju

ne 2

013

-

56,0

00

12,

861

293

,346

1

26,7

03

488

,910

Ba

lanc

e at

1 J

uly

2013

-

56

,000

1

2,86

1

2

93,3

46

126

,703

4

88,9

10

Dep

reci

atio

n ch

arge

for t

he p

erio

d

-

28,0

00

5,

258

80

,167

49,3

95

162

,820

R

eval

uatio

n

-

(

84,0

00)

-

-

-

(84

,000

) D

ispo

sals

-

-

-

(233

)

(2

1,17

2)

(21,

405)

Ba

lanc

e at

30

June

201

4

-

-

18,

119

373

,280

1

54,9

26

546

,325

Car

ryin

g am

ount

s

At 1

Jul

y 20

12

1,

050,

000

6

72,0

00

2

2,79

2

3

45,2

05

264

,791

2,35

4,78

8 At

30

June

201

3

1,05

0,00

0

644

,000

16,

757

261

,313

2

24,9

66

2,

197,

036

At 3

0 Ju

ne 2

014

1,

325,

000

7

50,0

00

1

1,49

9

2

24,3

73

174

,862

2,48

5,73

4

Valu

atio

ns

An in

depe

nden

t val

uatio

n of

land

and

bui

ldin

gs w

as u

nder

take

n at

1 A

pril

2014

by

Mr G

eoff

Triv

ett,

AAPI

cer

tified

, Reg

iste

red

Valu

er N

o. 9

83, o

f G.D

.Triv

ett &

Ass

ocia

tes.

Thi

s va

luat

ion

indi

cate

d a

valu

e of

the

land

of

$2,6

50,0

00 a

nd o

f the

bui

ldin

gs o

f $1,

500,

000,

with

Tog

ethe

r Que

ensl

and,

Indu

stria

l Uni

on o

f Em

ploy

ees

hold

ing

a 50

% in

tere

st in

the

land

and

bui

ldin

gs. T

he v

alua

tion

appr

oach

was

by

way

of r

econ

cilia

tion

of th

e ca

pita

lisat

ion

of n

et in

com

e an

d di

rect

com

paris

on m

etho

ds o

f val

uatio

n.

16. L

ease

Com

mitm

ents

Th

e un

ion

leas

ed 1

,096

m2

on le

vels

1 an

d 3

at 2

7 Pe

el S

treet

.

The

leas

e ex

pire

d on

30

June

201

4. T

he le

ase

for L

evel

3 w

as n

ot re

new

ed

Th

e un

ion

now

leas

es 8

51 m

2 on

leve

l1 a

t 27

Peel

Stre

et.

The

leas

e ex

pire

s on

30

June

201

9.

201

4

201

3

$

$

Le

ss th

an o

ne y

ear

33

1,89

0

545,

835

Betw

een

one

and

five

year

s

1,

456,

774

-

Mor

e th

an fi

ve y

ears

-

-

1,

788,

664

54

5,83

5

17. P

rovi

sion

s

C

urre

nt

Liab

ility

for l

ong

serv

ice

leav

e

1,

232,

870

1,44

0,34

2

1,23

2,87

0 1,

440,

342

N

on C

urre

nt

Liab

ility

for l

ong

serv

ice

leav

e

175,

654

25

2,13

2 Pr

ovis

ion

– Bu

ildin

gs-2

7 Pe

el S

treet

–M

ake

Goo

d

3

0,00

0

30,

000

205,

654

28

2,13

2

18. R

eser

ves

Av

aila

ble-

for-

sale

rese

rve

Th

e av

aila

ble-

for-s

ale

inve

stm

ents

reva

luat

ion

rese

rve

com

pris

es c

hang

es in

the

fair

valu

e of

ava

ilabl

e-fo

r-sa

le in

vest

men

ts w

hich

are

reco

gnis

ed in

oth

er c

ompr

ehen

sive

inco

me

and

are

reco

gnis

ed in

pro

fit o

r los

s w

hen

the

inve

stm

ents

are

sol

d or

impa

ired.

A

sset

reva

luat

ion

surp

lus

Th

e as

set r

eval

uatio

n su

rplu

s re

cord

s in

crem

ents

and

dec

rem

ents

on

the

reva

luat

ion

of in

divi

dual

par

cels

of

land

and

bui

ldin

gs. O

n di

spos

al, t

he b

alan

ce in

the

asse

t rev

alua

tion

surp

lus

rela

ting

to th

e as

set i

s tra

ns-

ferre

d to

reta

ined

ear

ning

s.

Av

aila

ble-

for-

sale

rese

rve

Bala

nce

at s

tart

of p

erio

d

- (

207,

804)

M

ovem

ents

in re

serv

es fo

r the

yea

r

Fair

Valu

e R

eser

ve –

reva

luat

ion

Roc

kham

pton

Uni

t Tru

st

(4,

000)

-

R

ecla

ssifi

catio

n –

net g

ain/

(loss

) on

di

spos

al o

f ava

ilabl

e-fo

r-sal

e fin

anci

al a

sset

s

-

207,

804

Bala

nce

at p

erio

d en

d

(4,

000)

-

A

sset

reva

luat

ion

rese

rve

Bala

nce

at s

tart

of p

erio

d

-

-

Mov

emen

ts in

rese

rves

for t

he y

ear

Fa

ir Va

lue

Res

erve

– re

valu

atio

n 32

Pee

l Stre

et

40

9,00

0

-

Bala

nce

at p

erio

d en

d

409,

000

-

19. S

ubse

quen

t eve

nts

N

o m

atte

rs o

r circ

umst

ance

s ha

ve a

risen

sin

ce th

e en

d of

the

perio

d w

hich

sig

nific

antly

affe

cted

or m

ay

sign

ifica

ntly

affe

ct th

e op

erat

ions

of T

oget

her Q

ueen

slan

d, In

dust

rial U

nion

of E

mpl

oyee

s, th

e re

sults

of t

hose

op

erat

ions

or t

he s

tate

of a

ffairs

of t

he T

oget

her Q

ueen

slan

d, In

dust

rial U

nion

of E

mpl

oyee

s in

futu

re fi

nanc

ial

year

s.

14. P

rope

rty,

pla

nt a

nd e

quip

men

t (continued)

201

4

201

3

$

$

If

the

land

and

bui

ldin

gs w

ere

stat

ed o

n a

hist

oric

al c

ost b

asis

, th

e am

ount

s w

ould

be

as fo

llow

s:

La

nd

C

ost

1,05

0,00

0 1

,050

,000

Ac

cum

ulat

ed d

epre

ciat

ion

-

-

N

et c

arry

ing

amou

nt

1,

050,

000

1

,050

,000

B

uild

ings

C

ost

70

0,00

0

700

,000

Ac

cum

ulat

ed d

epre

ciat

ion

(84,

000)

(56

,000

) N

et c

arry

ing

amou

nt

616,

000

6

44,0

00

15. T

rade

and

oth

er p

ayab

les

Not

e

201

4

201

3

$

$

C

urre

nt tr

ade

and

othe

r pay

able

s

Tr

ade

paya

bles

4

17,9

36

4

05,4

13

Oth

er p

ayab

les

251

,612

419

,862

Le

vies

liab

ility

23

2

33,3

25

2

51,9

40

Liab

ility

for a

nnua

l lea

ve

973

,474

1,

384,

258

Ren

tal b

ond

2

,100

-

1,8

78,4

47

2,4

61,4

73

13.Financial

Inve

stm

ents

C

urre

nt financial i

nves

tmen

ts

2

014

2

013

$

$

Hel

d to

mat

urity

inve

stm

ents

– te

rm d

epos

it

6,5

24,0

34

5

05,5

60

6

,524

,034

505

,560

Non

-current

financial i

nves

tmen

ts

Av

aila

ble-

for-s

ale

finan

cial

ass

ets

- un

its p

rope

rty tr

ust

71,

100

75,

100

71,

100

75,

100

PAGE 42


Toge

ther

Que

ensl

and,

Indu

stria

l Uni

on o

f Em

ploy

ees

and

Con

trol

led

Entit

y A

BN

44

901

734

369

— N

OTE

S TO

TH

E FI

NA

NC

IAL

STAT

EMEN

TSPa

ge 5

20. F

inan

cial

inst

rum

ents

C

redi

t ris

k At

the

year

-end

dat

e th

ere

wer

e no

sig

nific

ant c

once

ntra

tions

of c

redi

t ris

k. T

he m

axim

um e

xpos

ure

to c

redi

t ris

k is

repr

esen

ted

by th

e ca

rryin

g am

ount

of e

ach

finan

cial

ass

et in

the

cons

olid

ated

sta

tem

ent o

f fina

ncia

l pos

ition

.

Ef

fect

ive

inte

rest

rate

s an

d re

pric

ing

anal

ysis

In

resp

ect o

f inc

ome-

earn

ing

finan

cial

ass

ets

and

inte

rest

-bea

ring

finan

cial

liab

ilitie

s, th

e fo

llow

ing

tabl

e in

dica

tes

thei

r effe

ctiv

e in

tere

st ra

tes

at th

e ye

ar-e

nd d

ate

and

the

perio

ds in

whi

ch th

ey re

pric

e.

2014

2013

Not

e Ef

fect

ive

Tot

al

1 ye

ar

1-2

2

-5

M

ore

than

Ef

fect

ive

T

otal

1 y

ear

1-2

2-

5

Mor

e th

an

inte

rest

y

ears

ye

ars

5 ye

ars

inte

rest

yea

rs

y

ears

5

year

s

rate

ra

te

Fi

nanc

ial a

sset

s

Te

rm d

epos

its h

eld-

to-m

atur

ity*

13

3.8

1%

6,5

24,0

34

6,5

24,0

34

-

-

-

6.

95%

505

,560

505

,560

-

-

-

Tr

ade

and

othe

r rec

eiva

bles

12

6

09,5

80

6

09,5

80

-

-

-

8

,123

,763

1

,363

,448

751

,146

2

,253

,438

3,

755,

731

C

ash

and

cash

equ

ival

ents

11

0

.01%

3

,326

,135

3

,326

,135

-

-

-

0.03

%

4,6

72,2

94

4,6

72,2

94

-

-

-

10,

459,

749

1

0,45

9,74

9

-

-

-

13,3

01,6

17

6,5

41,3

02

7

51,1

46

2,2

53,4

38

3,75

5,73

1

Fi

nanc

ial l

iabi

litie

s

Tr

ade

and

othe

r pay

able

s

15

671

,648

671

,648

-

- -

8

25,2

76

8

25,2

76

-

-

-

67

1,64

8

671

,648

-

- -

8

25,2

76

8

25,2

76

-

-

-

*The

se a

sset

s be

ar in

tere

st a

t a fi

xed

rate

.

21. C

apita

l and

oth

er c

omm

itmen

ts

201

4

201

3

$

$

Em

ploy

ee c

ompe

nsat

ion

com

mitm

ents

Key

man

agem

ent p

erso

nnel

C

omm

itmen

ts u

nder

non

-can

cella

ble

empl

oym

ent c

ontra

cts

no

t pro

vide

d fo

r in

the

finan

cial

sta

tem

ents

and

pay

able

:

W

ithin

one

yea

r

9

44,0

39

8

52,9

27

One

yea

r or l

ater

and

no

late

r tha

n fiv

e ye

ars

-

868

,833

La

ter t

han

five

year

s

-

-

9

44,0

39

1,7

21,7

60

Th

e R

ules

of T

oget

her Q

ueen

slan

d, In

dust

rial U

nion

of E

mpl

oyee

s ca

ll fo

r ele

ctio

ns fo

r the

pos

ition

s of

Pr

esid

ent,

Secr

etar

y an

d As

sist

ant S

ecre

tarie

s in

201

5.

22. C

ontin

genc

ies

Th

e ex

ecut

ive

com

mitt

ee a

re o

f the

opi

nion

that

pro

visi

ons

are

not r

equi

red

in re

spec

t of t

hese

mat

ters

, as

it is

not

pro

babl

e th

at a

futu

re s

acrifi

ce o

f eco

nom

ic b

enefi

ts w

ill be

requ

ired.

C

ontin

gent

liab

ilitie

s co

nsid

ered

rem

ote

G

uara

ntee

s

C

omm

onw

ealth

Ban

k of

Aus

tralia

180

,000

231

,500

23. O

ther

levi

es

Th

e U

nion

arra

nged

for i

nsur

ance

to b

e pr

ovid

ed fo

r cer

tain

sec

tions

of t

he m

embe

rshi

p in

Que

ensl

and

Hea

lth, Q

ueen

slan

d Ed

ucat

ion

and

the

Dep

artm

ent o

f Hou

sing

. The

insu

ranc

e w

as to

be

offs

et b

y co

mpu

lsor

y le

vies

impo

sed

on th

ose

mem

bers

to w

hom

the

insu

ranc

e co

ver w

as a

vaila

ble.

Th

e ba

lanc

e of

the

Prof

essi

onal

Inde

mni

ty L

evy

acco

unt a

s at

30

June

201

4 w

as $

173,

022

(30

June

20

13: $

184,

782)

. Thi

s ba

lanc

e is

reta

ined

to h

elp

offs

et a

ny p

oten

tial f

utur

e in

crea

ses

in p

rem

ium

s up

on

rene

wal

of t

he p

olic

y.

23. O

ther

levi

es (c

ontin

ued)

201

4

201

3

$

$

Ba

lanc

e at

per

iod

star

t

184

,782

162,

448

Levy

col

lect

ed

99,

128

13

2,00

1 In

sura

nce

prem

ium

pai

d

(110

,888

) (

109,

667)

Ba

lanc

e at

per

iod

end

1

73,0

22

18

4,78

2

Th

e U

nion

arra

nged

for i

nsur

ance

to b

e pr

ovid

ed fo

r mem

bers

hip

in th

e D

epar

tmen

t of C

orre

ctiv

e Se

rv-

ices

. Thi

s is

offs

et b

y co

mpu

lsor

y le

vies

impo

sed

on th

ose

mem

bers

to w

hom

the

insu

ranc

e co

ver w

as

avai

labl

e.

Th

e ba

lanc

e of

the

Cus

todi

al C

orre

ctio

ns L

egal

Insu

ranc

e ac

coun

t as

at 3

0 Ju

ne 2

014

was

$60

,303

(30

June

201

3: $

67,1

58).

This

bal

ance

is re

tain

ed to

hel

p of

fset

any

pot

entia

l fut

ure

incr

ease

s in

pre

miu

ms

upon

rene

wal

of t

he p

olic

y.

Bala

nce

at p

erio

d st

art

6

7,15

8

30,

845

Levy

col

lect

ed

73,

331

13

3,52

1 In

sura

nce

prem

ium

pai

d

(8

0,18

6)

(97,

208)

Ba

lanc

e at

per

iod

end

60,

303

67,

158

To

tal L

evie

s

233

,325

251,

940

24. I

ndus

tria

l Rel

atio

ns A

ct 1

999

In

acc

orda

nce

with

the

requ

irem

ents

of t

he In

dust

rial R

elat

ions

Act

199

9 th

e at

tent

ion

of th

e m

embe

rs is

dr

awn

to th

e pr

ovis

ions

of s

ectio

n 55

6, s

ubse

ctio

ns (1

), (2

), (3

) and

(4) w

hich

read

as

follo

ws:

(1

) A

mem

ber o

f an

orga

nisa

tion

may

app

ly to

the

orga

nisa

tion

for i

nfor

mat

ion

that

it m

ust u

nder

a

regu

latio

n, g

ive

its m

embe

rs.

(2

) A

n ap

plic

atio

n m

ay b

e m

ade

by th

e re

gist

rar f

or a

mem

ber.

(3

) T

he o

rgan

isat

ion

mus

t giv

e th

e m

embe

r or,

if th

e re

gist

rar a

pplie

d fo

r a m

embe

r, th

e re

gist

rar,

the

info

rmat

ion

appl

ied

for i

n th

e w

ay p

resc

ribed

und

er a

regu

latio

n.

24. I

ndus

tria

l Rel

atio

ns A

ct 1

999

(con

tinue

d)

(4

)

If th

e in

form

atio

n is

giv

en to

the

regi

stra

r , th

e re

gist

rar m

ust g

ive

the

info

rmat

ion

to th

e m

embe

r for

w

hom

the

regi

stra

r mad

e th

e ap

plic

atio

n.

25. R

econ

cilia

tion

of c

ash flo

ws

from

ope

ratin

g ac

tiviti

es

Not

e

201

4

201

3

$

$

C

ash

flow

s fro

m o

pera

ting

activ

ities

Lo

ss fo

r the

per

iod

(

2,09

5,19

4)

(1,0

26,0

11)

Adju

stm

ents

for:

D

epre

ciat

ion

14

16

2,82

0

211

,888

G

ain

on s

ale

of n

on c

urre

nt a

sset

s

(1,

475)

-

Loss

on

sale

of n

on c

urre

nt a

sset

s

9

,360

-

Inve

stm

ent i

ncom

e

(19

2,04

4)

(1,8

07,7

78)

Ope

ratin

g lo

ss b

efor

e ch

ange

s

in working

cap

ital a

nd p

rovi

sion

s

(

2,11

6,53

3)

(2,6

21,9

01)

(In

crea

se) /

dec

reas

e in

trad

e an

d ot

her

rece

ivab

les

(exc

ludi

ng a

dvan

ces)

12

2,7

22

(2

17,2

53)

Incr

ease

/ (d

ecre

ase)

in tr

ade

and

othe

r pay

able

s 15

(

583,

026)

242

,668

In

crea

se /

(dec

reas

e) i

n pr

ovis

ions

17

(28

3,95

0)

64,8

29

Net

cas

h fr

om o

pera

ting

activ

ities

(

2,98

0,78

7)

(2,5

31,6

57)

26. F

air v

alue

mea

sure

men

t

Th

e fo

llow

ing

asse

ts a

nd li

abilit

ies

are

reco

gnis

ed a

nd m

easu

red

at fa

ir va

lue

on a

recu

rring

bas

is:

- Lan

d an

d bu

ildin

gs

- Ava

ilabl

e-fo

r-sal

e fin

anci

al a

sset

s

Fa

ir va

lue

hier

arch

y

Al

l ass

ets

and

liabi

litie

s fo

r whi

ch fa

ir va

lue

is m

easu

red

or d

iscl

osed

are

cat

egor

ised

acc

ordi

ng to

the

fair

valu

e hi

erar

chy

as fo

llow

s:

- Lev

el 1

- Q

uote

d pr

ices

(una

djus

ted)

in a

ctiv

e m

arke

ts fo

r ide

ntic

al a

sset

s or

liab

ilitie

s - L

evel

2 -

Inpu

ts o

ther

than

quo

ted

pric

es in

clud

ed in

Lev

el 1

that

are

obs

erva

ble

for t

he a

sset

or l

iabi

lity,

ei

ther

dire

ctly

or i

ndire

ctly

PAGE 43


Toge

ther

Que

ensl

and,

Indu

stria

l Uni

on o

f Em

ploy

ees

and

Con

trol

led

Entit

y A

BN

44

901

734

369

— N

OTE

S TO

TH

E FI

NA

NC

IAL

STAT

EMEN

TS

Page

6

26. F

air v

alue

mea

sure

men

t (co

ntin

ued)

Fa

ir va

lue

hier

arch

y (c

ontin

ued)

- L

evel

3 -

Inpu

ts fo

r the

ass

ets

or li

abilit

y th

at a

re n

ot b

ased

on

obse

rvab

le m

arke

t dat

a (u

nobs

erva

ble

inpu

ts).

R

ecog

nise

d fa

ir va

lue

mea

sure

men

ts

Th

e fo

llow

ing

tabl

e se

ts o

ut th

e gr

oup’

s as

sets

and

liab

ilitie

s th

at a

re m

easu

red

and

reco

gnis

ed a

t fai

r val

ue in

th

e fin

anci

al s

tate

men

ts.

30

Jun

e 20

14

Leve

l 1

Leve

l 2

Leve

l 3

Tota

l

$

$

$

$

R

ecur

ring

fair

valu

e m

easu

rem

ents

Fi

nanc

ial a

sset

s

Av

aila

ble

–for

-sal

e fin

anci

al a

sset

s

- Uni

ts p

rope

rty tr

ust

- 7

1,10

0

-

71,1

00

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l fina

ncia

l ass

ets

-

71,

100

-

71

,100

N

on-fi

nanc

ial a

sset

s

Land

-

1,

325,

000

-

1,3

25,0

00

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ings

-

750,

000

-

7

50,0

00

Tota

l non

-fina

ncia

l ass

ets

-

2,

075,

000

-

2,0

75,0

00

30

Jun

e 20

13

R

ecur

ring

fair

valu

e m

easu

rem

ents

Fi

nanc

ial a

sset

s

Avai

labl

e –f

or-s

ale

finan

cial

ass

ets

- U

nits

pro

perty

trus

t

-

75,

100

-

75

,100

To

tal fi

nanc

ial a

sset

s

- 7

5,10

0

-

75,1

00

Non

-fina

ncia

l ass

ets

La

nd

-

1,05

0,00

0

-

1

,050

,000

Bu

ildin

gs

- 70

0,00

0

-

700

,000

To

tal n

on-fi

nanc

ial a

sset

s

-

1,75

0,00

0

-

1

,750

,000

D

iscl

osed

fair

valu

es

Due

to th

eir s

hort-

term

nat

ure,

the

carry

ing

amou

nt o

f tra

de re

ceiv

able

s an

d pa

yabl

es a

re a

ssum

ed to

ap

prox

imat

e th

eir f

air v

alue

s.

Va

luat

ion

tech

niqu

es u

sed

to d

eriv

e Le

vel 2

and

Lev

el 3

fair

valu

es re

cogn

ised

in th

e fin

anci

al s

tate

-m

ents

Th

e fo

llow

ing

sets

out

the

valu

atio

n te

chni

ques

use

d to

mea

sure

fair

valu

e w

ithin

Lev

el 2

, inc

ludi

ng a

des

crip

-tio

n of

the

sign

ifica

nt in

puts

use

d.

Av

aila

ble-

for-s

ale

finan

cial

ass

ets

– un

its p

rope

rty tr

ust

The

fair

valu

e of

the

units

is b

ased

on

the

Uni

on’s

sha

re o

f the

fair

valu

e of

the

prop

erty

. The

val

uatio

n ap

proa

ch fo

r the

pro

perty

is b

y w

ay o

f sal

es p

rices

com

paris

on a

ppro

ach.

Sal

es p

rices

of c

ompa

rabl

e la

nd in

a

sim

ilar l

ocat

ion

are

adju

sted

for d

iffer

ence

s in

key

attr

ibut

es s

uch

as la

nd s

ize.

The

val

uatio

n m

odel

is b

ased

on

pric

e pe

r squ

are

met

re.

La

nd a

nd b

uild

ings

Th

e va

luat

ion

appr

oach

was

by

way

of r

econ

cilia

tion

of th

e ca

pita

lisat

ion

of n

et in

com

e an

d di

rect

com

paris

on

met

hods

of v

alua

tion.

27. C

ontr

olle

d en

tity

Th

e co

nsol

idat

ed fi

nanc

ial s

tate

men

ts in

corp

orat

e th

e as

sets

, lia

bilit

ies

and

resu

lts o

f the

sub

sidi

ary,

Wor

king

fo

r Que

ensl

ande

rs L

imite

d, in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

acco

untin

g po

licy

desc

ribed

in N

ote

1(c)

.

W

orki

ng fo

r Que

ensl

ande

rs L

imite

d is

a c

ompa

ny li

mite

d by

gua

rant

ee th

at is

con

trolle

d by

Tog

ethe

r Q

ueen

slan

d. In

dust

rial U

nion

of E

mpl

oyee

s –

refe

r to

Not

e 3.

IND

EPEN

DEN

T A

UD

ITO

R’S

REP

OR

TTo

the

mem

bers

of T

oget

her Q

ueen

slan

d, In

dust

rial U

nion

of E

mpl

oyee

sR

epor

t on

the

Fina

ncia

l Rep

ort

We

have

aud

ited

the

acco

mpa

nyin

g fin

anci

al re

port

of T

oget

her Q

ueen

slan

d, In

dust

rial U

nion

of

Empl

oyee

s, w

hich

com

pris

es th

e co

nsol

idat

ed s

tate

men

t of fi

nanc

ial p

ositi

on a

s at

30

June

201

4, th

e co

nsol

idat

ed s

tate

men

t of p

rofit

or l

oss

and

othe

r com

preh

ensi

ve in

com

e, th

e co

nsol

idat

ed s

tate

men

t of

chan

ges

in e

quity

and

the

cons

olid

ated

sta

tem

ent o

f cas

h flo

ws

for t

he y

ear t

hen

ende

d, n

otes

com

pris

ing

a su

mm

ary

of s

igni

fican

t acc

ount

ing

polic

ies

and

othe

r exp

lana

tory

info

rmat

ion,

and

the

Exec

utiv

e C

omm

ittee

’s c

ertifi

cate

of t

he c

onso

lidat

ed e

ntity

com

pris

ing

the

entit

y an

d th

e en

tity

it co

ntro

lled

at th

e ye

ar’s

end

or f

rom

tim

e to

tim

e du

ring

the

finan

cial

yea

r.

Exec

utiv

e C

omm

ittee

’s R

espo

nsib

ility

for t

he F

inan

cial

Rep

ort

The

Exec

utiv

e C

omm

ittee

are

resp

onsi

ble

for t

he p

repa

ratio

n of

the

finan

cial

repo

rt th

at g

ives

a tr

ue a

nd

fair

view

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith A

ustra

lian

Acco

untin

g St

anda

rds

and

the

Indu

stria

l Rel

atio

ns A

ct 1

999,

and

fo

r suc

h in

tern

al c

ontro

l as

the

Exec

utiv

e C

omm

ittee

det

erm

ine

is n

eces

sary

to e

nabl

e th

e pr

epar

atio

n of

th

e fin

anci

al re

port

that

giv

es a

true

and

fair

view

and

is fr

ee fr

om m

ater

ial m

isst

atem

ent,

whe

ther

due

to

fraud

or e

rror.

Audi

tor’s

Res

pons

ibilit

y

Our

resp

onsi

bilit

y is

to e

xpre

ss a

n op

inio

n on

the

finan

cial

repo

rt ba

sed

on o

ur a

udit.

We

cond

ucte

d ou

r au

dit i

n ac

cord

ance

with

Aus

tralia

n Au

ditin

g St

anda

rds.

Tho

se s

tand

ards

requ

ire th

at w

e co

mpl

y w

ith

rele

vant

eth

ical

requ

irem

ents

rela

ting

to a

udit

enga

gem

ents

and

pla

n an

d pe

rform

the

audi

t to

obta

in

reas

onab

le a

ssur

ance

abo

ut w

heth

er th

e fin

anci

al re

port

is fr

ee fr

om m

ater

ial m

isst

atem

ent.

An a

udit

invo

lves

per

form

ing

proc

edur

es to

obt

ain

audi

t evi

denc

e ab

out t

he a

mou

nts

and

disc

losu

res

in th

e fin

anci

al re

port.

The

pro

cedu

res

sele

cted

dep

end

on th

e au

dito

r’s ju

dgem

ent,

incl

udin

g th

e as

sess

men

t of

the

risks

of m

ater

ial m

isst

atem

ent o

f the

fina

ncia

l rep

ort,

whe

ther

due

to fr

aud

or e

rror.

In m

akin

g th

ose

risk

asse

ssm

ents

, the

aud

itor c

onsi

ders

inte

rnal

con

trol r

elev

ant t

o th

e en

tity’

s pr

epar

atio

n an

d fa

ir pr

esen

tatio

n of

the

finan

cial

repo

rt in

ord

er to

des

ign

audi

t pro

cedu

res

that

are

app

ropr

iate

in th

e ci

rcum

stan

ces,

but

not

fo

r the

pur

pose

of e

xpre

ssin

g an

opi

nion

on

the

effe

ctiv

enes

s of

the

entit

y’s

inte

rnal

con

trol.

An a

udit

also

in

clud

es e

valu

atin

g th

e ap

prop

riate

ness

of a

ccou

ntin

g po

licie

s us

ed a

nd th

e re

ason

able

ness

of a

ccou

ntin

g es

timat

es m

ade

by th

e Ex

ecut

ive

Com

mitt

ee, a

s w

ell a

s ev

alua

ting

the

over

all p

rese

ntat

ion

of th

e fin

anci

al

repo

rt.

We

belie

ve th

at th

e au

dit e

vide

nce

we

have

obt

aine

d is

suf

ficie

nt a

nd a

ppro

pria

te to

pro

vide

a b

asis

for

our a

udit

opin

ion.

Inde

pend

ence

In c

ondu

ctin

g ou

r aud

it, w

e ha

ve c

ompl

ied

with

the

inde

pend

ence

requ

irem

ents

of t

he A

ustra

lian

prof

essi

onal

acc

ount

ing

bodi

es.

Opi

nion

In o

ur o

pini

on th

e fin

anci

al re

port

of T

oget

her Q

ueen

slan

d, In

dust

rial U

nion

of E

mpl

oyee

s is

in a

ccor

danc

e w

ith th

e In

dust

rial R

elat

ions

Act

, inc

ludi

ng:

(a)

givi

ng a

true

and

fair

view

of t

he c

onso

lidat

ed e

ntity

’s fi

nanc

ial p

ositi

on a

s at

30

June

201

4 an

d of

its

inco

me

and

expe

nditu

re a

nd s

urpl

us o

r defi

cit f

or th

e ye

ar e

nded

on

that

dat

e; a

nd

(b)

the

pare

nt e

ntity

kep

t sat

isfa

ctor

y ac

coun

ting

reco

rds

for t

he fi

nanc

ial y

ear,

incl

udin

g re

cord

s of

the

sour

ces

and

natu

re o

f the

par

ent e

ntity

’s in

com

e an

d th

e na

ture

and

reas

ons

for t

he p

aren

t ent

ity’s

ex

pend

iture

; and

(c)

the

pare

nt’s

fina

ncia

l dis

clos

ure

stat

emen

t and

mid

-yea

r dis

clos

ure

stat

emen

t for

the

year

wer

e pr

epar

ed in

acc

orda

nce

with

the

Indu

stria

l Rel

atio

ns A

ct; a

nd

(d)

the

pare

nt e

ntity

has

the

polic

ies

it is

requ

ired

to h

ave

unde

r sec

tion

553A

(1);

and

(e)

all i

nfor

mat

ion

and

expl

anat

ions

requ

ired

from

the

pare

nt e

ntity

’s o

ffice

rs o

r em

ploy

ees

was

giv

en.

Whe

re n

eces

sary

, we

have

obt

aine

d al

l the

info

rmat

ion

and

expl

anat

ions

whi

ch, t

o th

e be

st o

f our

kn

owle

dge

and

belie

f, w

ere

nece

ssar

y fo

r the

pur

pose

s of

our

aud

it.

BDO

Aud

it Pt

y Lt

d

P A

Gal

lagh

er

Dire

ctor

Bris

bane

, 29

Oct

ober

201

4

PAGE 44


Rem

uner

atio

n

$ $ $ $ $

A Scott 171,506 30,468 210 20,979 Meeting allowances, fully maintained vehicle, car park

J Bignell 138,072 27,076 10,804 7,135 Car Allowance, meeting allowances, vehicle operating expenses, car park

K Place 124,214 18,381 141 14,935 Meeting allowances, fully maintained vehicle, car park

V Doogan 108,259 25,390 2,810 4,351 Car Allowance, meeting allowances, vehicle operating expenses, car park

K Flanders 81,701 14,417 189 10,349 Meeting allowances, fully maintained vehicle, car park

K Dwyer* 85,424 21,278

S Parrington* 82,220 20,819 1,955 Vehicle supplied for work purposes only as part of regional organiser duties.

A Finley-Bissett* 100,244 26,476

P Cattach 351 3850 Meeting Allowances and honoraria

P Devey 181 3600 281.25 Meeting Allowances, honoraria and travelling allowances

Financial Disclosure

Supe

rann

uatio

n

Allow

ance

s

Honor

aria

Other

Ben

efits

Descr

iptio

n of

Allo

wan

ce

and

Other

Ben

efits

Period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014

SECT 557K Remuneration and benefits for highly paid officials

* Staff delegates to Together Council

PAGE 45


Financial Disclosure (continued)

Section 557R Financial Registers

The following Registers are published at www.together.org.au/financial-disclosure/

• Sect557ARegisterofgifts,hospitalityandotherbenefitsgivenandreceived• Sect557BRegisterofpoliticalspending• Sect557CRegisterofcreditcardandcabchargeaccountspending• Sect557DRegisterofcreditcardandcabchargeaccountspendingfor2012-13financialyear• Sect557ERegisterofloans,grantsanddonations

Section 557S Spending for political purposes

Nature Amount GST Total Political object

$ $ $

Letterboxing 2,800.85 280.09 3,080.94

Printing 1,283.00 128.30 1,411.30

Telephone Polling 602.12 60.21 662.33

Total spend 4,685.97 468.60 5,154.57

Section 557T Political party affiliation fees

Together Queensland, Industrial Union of Employees was not affiliated to any political party during the year.

Campaigning - Redcliffe by election To help protect the employment conditions and services provided to the community by hard working public servants.

PAGE 46



Name

Access to and Use of Facilities

Board Appointments and other Employment

Complaints – Governance and Financial Management

Credit Cards Policy

External Audit

Financial Management and Accountability

Gifts, Hospitality and Benefits

Managing Conflicts of Interest

Mortality Benefit

Procurement

Purchasing Policy

Date policy adopted

16 December 2013

16 December 2013

16 December 2013

26 September 2012

19 February 2013

16 December 2013

16 December 2013

19 February 2013

20 December 2013

26 September 2012

26 September 2012

Date last reviewed

25 March 2014

16 January 2014

16 January 2014

16 January 2014

16 January 2014

25 March 2014

25 March 2014

16 January 2014

25 March 2014

25 March 2014

Brief Description (Purpose)

This policy sets out the basis on which organizations external to the union may make use of the union’s facilities and equipment, and how the interests of union members shall be protected and prioritised.

This policy governs the terms under which an employee or full-time elected official of the union may accept an appointment to a board or similar body, employment secondary to their employment with the union or participate in personal income-generating activity secondary to their employment with the union.

This policy aims to provide a simple and transparent process for members to seek clarification or complain about the Union’s financial management and governance and will include the steps which the organisation will take to collect, analyse and report on such issues.

The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for the operation of the Union’s credit card facilities taking into account the Service Agreement between the State Union (Together) and the Federal Branch of the Union (ASUCSQ), and to create systems to ensure adequate security and control over purchasing/credit cards issued to authorised personnel.

Annual external audit is an important feature of the union’s financial management practice. This policy sets out the principles, policy and process governing the conduct of the union’s external audit, drawing on the union’s obligations by law and under the union rules and as good governance practices.

This policy sets out the overall financial management and accountability practices for Together and provides financial management particulars on matters that are not otherwise captured in a specific policy.

This policy outlines the Union’s position on giving and acceptance of gifts, hospitality and other benefits by officers and staff of the Union. The requirements under this policy aim to protect staff, officers and the Union from real or perceived influence and possible criticism.

This policy sets out the principles and processes to underpin the management of real or potential conflicts of interests on part of union officials and staff in order to ensure that the interests of members are given precedence at all times. It also establishes the processes by which the Union’s legislative obligations with respect to the disclosure and recording of potential conflicts of interest are met.

The rules of Together provide for payment of a mortality benefit on the death of a member. This policy sets out the terms and processes for payment of this benefit.

‘Procurement’ refers to the acquisition of goods and services of an estimated value of over $1000. This policy articulates the guiding principles and provisions that apply when sourcing goods or services for the Union.

‘Purchasing’ refers to the purchase of goods or services of an estimated value of less than $1000 that forms part of the Union’s ordinary budgeted expenditure.

Section 557U Financial policies

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Name

Travel and Accommodation Policy

Use of Computers, Devices, Email and Internet

Use of Motor Vehicles

Privacy Policy

Date policy adopted

26 September 2012

26 September 2012

16 December 2013

12 March 2014

Date last reviewed

16 January 2014

25 March 2014

Brief Description (Purpose)

This policy articulates the guiding principles and processes that apply to purchasing on the part of the Union and authorizes the relevant staff to do so in the normal course of the Union’s business.

This policy sets out guidelines for the provision of travel and accommodation by officers, delegates, members and staff of Together/ ASU. Travel and accommodation is provided to Together/ASU officers, delegates, members and staff is to assist them in carrying out the duties of their role.

Access to the internet and email is provided to Union staff to assist them in carrying out the duties of their employment. This policy sets out guidelines for acceptable use of the internet and email network by employees of the Union.

Use of the union motor vehicle fleet is provided to Union staff and officers to assist them in carrying out the duties of their employment. This policy sets out guidelines for acceptable use of the union vehicles by staff and officers of the Union.

Together provides the following information regarding the process of application of the National Privacy Policy

Section 557U Financial policies

Section 557V Officers’ financial management training

Name Date Completed Job Title

Jan Sheppard Friday, 1 November 2013 Advocate

Jo Justo Friday, 1 November 2013 Advocate

Irene Monro Friday, 22 November 2013 Trainer

Fekada Meresne Tuesday, 3 December 2013 Accountant

Nicole Hipkin Tuesday, 3 December 2013 Executive Assistant

Tracey Mogno Tuesday, 3 December 2013 Executive Assistant

Paul Beaton Tuesday, 3 December 2013 Accountant

Jo McConnell Tuesday, 10 December 2013 Director

Margaret Young Friday, 13 December 2013 Accountant

Michael Thomas Friday, 13 December 2013 Director

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Financial Disclosure (continued)Elected Officers Union Financial Management — Training completed in 2013

Barry Stark Friday, 1 November 2013 Council Delegate

Elizabeth Barnes Friday, 1 November 2013 Council Delegate

Errold Bryant Friday, 1 November 2013 Council Delegate

Kerry Celledoni Friday, 1 November 2013 Council Delegate

Mandy Fisher Friday, 1 November 2013 Council Delegate

Mark Taylor Friday, 1 November 2013 Council Delegate

Amanda Timmers Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Andrew Coates Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Andrew Ryan Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Brian Fuller Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Bronwen Hodges Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

George Horold Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Cameron Brown Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Carla Gorton Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Cathy Leftwich Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Christine Fox Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Daniel Sweeney Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Deborah Green Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Debra Fennell Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Debra Young Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Edward Hayton Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Ellen Weber Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Eva Foster Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Gary Roberts Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

George Horold Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Gregory Brazier Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Gregory Walters Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Ian Parker Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Jamie Coburn Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Joanne O’Shanesy Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

John Marhin Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

John Stack Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Judith Guley Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Kim McDavid Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Lachlan Rich Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Lawrence Turner Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Linda O’Gorman Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Marie Edwards-Giller Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Mark Weber Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Martin A’Bell Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Maureen McKirdy Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Michael Hart Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Michelle Byard Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Norman Jacobsen Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Patricia Neill Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Paul Goulevitch Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Pauline Spackman Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Peter Cattach Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Peter Keys Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Peter Yates Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Raymond Lihou Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Robyn Sharpe Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Rodney Harris Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Ros Hirst Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Ross Butler Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Rowena Wichman Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Sarah Crundall Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Shawn Wondunna-Foley Sun,3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Simon Cox Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Stephen Louwrens Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Stephen McGinley Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Sylvia Smith Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Sylvia Whittaker Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Trish Martin Sunday, 3 November 2013 Council Delegate

Andrea Hull Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Anne-Marie Bergel Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Belinda Johnson Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Brendan Lynch Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Bruce Mercer Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Christina Nipperess-Sims Tues, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Colin Callaghan Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

David McInnes Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Dominic Ginley Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Helen Bannerman Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

John Szandurski Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

John Treloar Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Joseph Simon Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Justin Desmond Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Kate Burke Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Kathleen Josey Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Kelly Flood Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Kevin McNulty Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Kirsteen Thomson Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Manuel Pereira Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Maria Wingrove Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Rachel Barley Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Robyn Treloar Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Ron Hale Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Ron West Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Shanti Thompson Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Simon Conlon Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Simone Hitchcock Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Tahnee Christensen Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Thomas Flood Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Tim Lowrey Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Trevor Baker Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Trevor Toon Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Vivienne Doogan Tuesday, 5 November 2013 President

Wayne May Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Wendy Lawrence Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

William Nason Tuesday, 5 November 2013 Council Delegate

Denis Auberson Tuesday, 12 November 2013 Council Delegate

Name Date Completed Elected Position Name Date Completed Elected Position

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Financial Disclosure (continued)Elected Officers Union Financial Management — Training completed in 2013 (continued)

Derek Willie Tuesday, 12 November 2013 Council Delegate

Karen Faulkner Tuesday, 12 November 2013 Council Delegate

Michele Bailey Tuesday, 12 November 2013 Council Delegate

Ryan Sheedy Tuesday, 12 November 2013 Council Delegate

Vicki Larner Tuesday, 12 November 2013 Council Delegate

Alan Burt Sunday, 17 November 2013 Council Delegate

Emma Tovell Sunday, 17 November 2013 Council Delegate

Jeanetta Tolu Sunday, 17 November 2013 Council Delegate

Madonna Gentry Sunday, 17 November 2013 Council Delegate

Perry Mitchell Sunday, 17 November 2013 Council Delegate

Peter Devey Sunday, 17 November 2013 Council Delegate

Peter Robertson Sunday, 17 November 2013 Council Delegate

Robert Rigg Sunday, 17 November 2013 Council Delegate

Ross Uhlmann Sunday, 17 November 2013 Council Delegate

Stephen Bonnick Sunday, 17 November 2013 Council Delegate

Stephen Hinkler Sunday, 17 November 2013 Council Delegate

Alexander Scott Friday, 22 November 2013 Secretary

Andrew Grodecki Friday, 22 November 2013 Council Delegate

Angie Saville-Balsamo Fri, 22 November 2013 Council Delegate

Bill Harvey-Walker Friday, 22 November 2013 Council Delegate

Damian Jones Friday, 22 November 2013 Council Delegate

Kayleen Dwyer Friday, 22 November 2013 Council Delegate

Renee Kempin Friday, 22 November 2013 Council Delegate

Stephanie Nguyen Friday, 22 November 2013 Council Delegate

Suellen Sellwood Friday, 22 November 2013 Council Delegate

Vicki Jordan Friday, 22 November 2013 Council Delegate

Darren Roach Monday, 25 November 2013 Council Delegate

Ian McCulloch Monday, 25 November 2013 Council Delegate

James Gannon Monday, 25 November 2013 Council Delegate

Ray Booker Monday, 25 November 2013 Council Delegate

Sue Dinning Monday, 25 November 2013 Council Delegate

Danielle Wilson Friday, 29 November 2013 Council Delegate

Kelleigh Hall Sunday, 1 December 2013 Council Delegate

Kirsten Richards Sunday, 1 December 2013 Council Delegate

Mary Haire Sunday, 1 December 2013 Council Delegate

Paul O’Driscoll Sunday, 1 December 2013 Council Delegate

Barbara Melville Tuesday, 3 December 2013 Council Delegate

Chris Barrett Tuesday, 3 December 2013 Council Delegate

Christine Collyer Tuesday, 3 December 2013 Council Delegate

Gavin Neville Tuesday, 3 December 2013 Council Delegate

Julie Bignell Tuesday, 3 December 2013 Branch Secretary

Mark Starkey Tuesday, 3 December 2013 Council Delegate

Ross Hall Tuesday, 3 December 2013 Council Delegate

Ruth McFarlane Tuesday, 3 December 2013 Council Delegate

Barbara Heath Tuesday, 10 December 2013 Council Delegate

Christine Radke Tuesday, 10 December 2013 Council Delegate

Gordon Murray Tuesday, 10 December 2013 Council Delegate

Jim Davies Tuesday, 10 December 2013 Council Delegate

Josephine Peat Tuesday, 10 December 2013 Council Delegate

Karl Peeters Tuesday, 10 December 2013 Council Delegate

Lynn Rowsell Tuesday, 10 December 2013 Council Delegate

Phillip Carswell Tuesday, 10 December 2013 Council Delegate

Sharon Abbott Tuesday, 10 December 2013 Council Delegate

Simon James Tuesday, 10 December 2013 Council Delegate

Alexander Donald Thursday, 12 December 2013 Council Delegate

Helen West Thursday, 12 December 2013 Council Delegate

Matthew Dunford Thursday, 12 December 2013 Council Delegate

Paul Ready Thursday, 12 December 2013 Council Delegate

Peter Ashby Thursday, 12 December 2013 Council Delegate

Colin Liddell Friday, 13 December 2013 Council Delegate

Geraldine Mein Friday, 13 December 2013 Council Delegate

Janette Papani Friday, 13 December 2013 Council Delegate

Kevin Place Friday, 13 December 2013 Council Delegate

Dolores Adams Sunday, 15 December 2013 Council Delegate

Helen Ryan-Sykes Sunday, 15 December 2013 Council Delegate

Matthew Ryan-Sykes Sunday, 15 December 2013 Council Delegate

Matthew Weinert Sunday, 15 December 2013 Council Delegate

Rodney Miles Sunday, 15 December 2013 Council Delegate

Adrian Tantari Monday, 16 December 2013 Council Delegate

Anthony Collins Monday, 16 December 2013 Council Delegate

Brad Zeller Monday, 16 December 2013 Council Delegate

Damien Hamwood Monday, 16 December 2013 Council Delegate

Ian Miller Monday, 16 December 2013 Council Delegate

Linda Robinson Monday, 16 December 2013 Council Delegate

Robert Kelly Monday, 16 December 2013 Council Delegate

Angela King Wed, 18 December 2013 Council Delegate

Craig Melchior Wed, 18 December 2013 Council Delegate

Name Date Completed Elected Position Name Date Completed Elected Position

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Financial Disclosure (continued)Elected Officers Union Financial Management — Training completed in 2014

Name Date Completed Elected Position

Leo Drysdale Sunday, 30 March 2014 Council Delegate

James Emerson Sunday, 30 March 2014 Council Delegate

Adilia Murabito Sunday, 30 March 2014 Council Delegate

Lyn Payne Sunday, 30 March 2014 Council Delegate

Paul Prenzler Sunday, 30 March 2014 Council Delegate

Tracey Smith Sunday, 30 March 2014 Council Delegate

Daniel Stewart Sunday, 30 March 2014 Council Delegate

Kim Sunarjana Sunday, 30 March 2014 Council Delegate

Narelle Sutherland Sunday, 30 March 2014 Council Delegate

Philip Kyson Tuesday, 6 May 2014 Council Delegate

Arthur Young Tuesday, 6 May 2014 Council Delegate

Perry Faint Thursday, 15 May 2014 Council Delegate

James Swan Friday 30 May 2014 Council Delegate

Elise Wall Friday 30 May 2014 Council Delegate

Cristelle Mulvogue Friday 30 May 2014 Council Delegate

Darren Cowen Saturday, 21 June 2014 Council Delegate

Kathleen Wacker Saturday, 21 June 2014 Council Delegate

Lyn Stephens Saturday, 21 June 2014 Council Delegate

Margaret Crowther Saturday, 21 June 2014 Council Delegate

Zac Murphy Tuesday, 24 June 2014 Council Delegate

Allison Finley-Bissett Friday, 27 June 2014 Council Delegate

Jon Morris Friday, 25 July 2014 Council Delegate

Katherine Flanders Monday, 4 August 2014 Assistant Secretary

Ihab Erian Tuesday, 26 August 2014 Council Delegate

Peter Hughes Friday, 29 August 2014 Council Delegate

Ian Miller Friday, 12 September 2014 Council Delegate

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The following Elected Officers have not completed the required training.

All officers on this list have been contacted a number of times in relation to undergoing this training.

Name Elected Position

Kay Alexander Council Delegate

Peter Ashby Council Delegate

Susan Brassel Council Delegate

Stephen Buchanan Council Delegate

George Byers Council Delegate

Anne-Maree Byrnes Council Delegate

Chris Carman Council Delegate

Pamela Coles Council Delegate

Matthew Collins Council Delegate

Daniel Collins Council Delegate

John Costello Council Delegate

Alex Cutts Council Delegate

Brian Dalton Council Delegate

Sallyanne Doyle Council Delegate

Karlene Evans Council Delegate

Simon Gideon Council Delegate

Kenneth Hall Council Delegate

Catherine Hogarth Council Delegate

David Horn Council Delegate

Jason Hunt Council Delegate

Gavin Janson Council Delegate

Susan Johnston Council Delegate

Christine Lowrie Council Delegate

Megan Miller Council Delegate

Barry Millwood Council Delegate

Catherine Moller Council Delegate

Serah-Jane Morgan Council Delegate

Suzanne Price Council Delegate

Dennis Richardson Council Delegate

Adrian Ryan Council Delegate

Debra Scott Council Delegate

Kerri-Ann Stedman Council Delegate

Leaza Stritzke-Fontana Council Delegate

Debra Thomas Council Delegate

Debra Weekes Council Delegate

Marta Wood Council Delegate

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