Administrative Requirements

On 22 June 2018 the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) made the Crown Employees Wages Staff (Rates of Pay) Award 2018 providing increases in wages and wage related allowances of 2.5 per cent for one year from 1 July 2018.

Under the Government Sector Employment Regulation 2014, the notional salary determines: the money value of accrued annual leave owing to a Public Service senior executive who elects for the whole or part of this to be paid upon ceasing to be employed in a government sector agency and immediately commencing employment in another government sector agency, in accordance with clause 29; the money value of extended leave accrued or payable to a Public Service senior executive, in accordance with Schedule 1; and the amount of the allowance to be paid to a Public Service non-executive employee who is temporarily assigned to an executive role (being the difference between the salary of the person’s usual role and the notional salary of the executive role to which the person is temporarily assigned), in accordance with clause 21.

The NSW Government has undergone a competitive re-tendering process, resulting in the procurement of a new whole of government media monitoring service.

Summary: This Treasury Circular outlines the accounting treatment for superannuation for NSW public sector entities, in accordance with Australian Accounting Standards.

Salaries and salary based allowances for Awards and Agreements in the amended Schedule A in the Crown Employees (Public Sector - Salaries 2018) Award are to increase by 2.5 per cent from the commencement of the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2018.

NSW Treasury (Treasury) has prepared the NSW Government Foreign Exchange (FX) Risk Policy (the Policy) to assist General Government Sector Agencies and Government Businesses (together, known as “Government Entities”) to manage their FX risk.

Division 81 in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 (the GST Act) ensures that Australian taxes, and certain government fees and charges are not subject to the GST.

The PSM is a prestigious, internationally recognised award within the Australian Honours and Awards system.

NAIDOC Week is an annual event held in the first week of July.