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OPERATION OF CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES. 13.4.1. Consultative Committees convened under this agreement will meet at times and localities which cause the least disruption to the operations of the Authority. 13.4.2. Where the UFU nominees are serving Authority employees the following will apply: (a) When the employee is on duty, arrangements will be made to facilitate his or her attendance at meetings without loss of pay. (b) When a meeting occurs while the employee is off duty, the employee will be paid for the time involved at overtime rates. 13.4.3. There is not a set number of representatives for any Committee. Nomination will be consistent with the task to be undertaken and the required expertise. 13.4.4. All Committees established under this agreement are recommendatory in nature and will operate on the basis of consensus when developing recommendations. 13.4.5. When a UFU representative who is a CFA employee travels to a meeting on days when the person is not on duty, the following shall occur; (a) The person shall be provided with a vehicle to enable him/her to travel to the meeting. This shall be by way of CFA car or hire car to travel to and from the meeting. As a last resort the person may by agreement use his/her own vehicle and receive the appropriate vehicle allowance as prescribed in the agreement for each kilometre travelled; (b) In the case of a person who requires air travel he/she shall be provided with air travel from his/her location to Melbourne and return. Such transport shall be arranged and paid for by the CFA. Travel to and from the airport to the meeting venue shall be provided by way of car hire or taxi as appropriate. (c) Payment for travel time shall be as provided for in this agreement based on the distance between the persons work station and the station at which the meeting is being held or at a station of equivalent distance where the meeting is being held at a venue which is not a current career fire station. (d) Payment for the time spent flying to and from the person's location to Melbourne Airport will be paid for at single time rates. In addition, the allowance prescribed in this agreement is to be paid for travel from Melbourne Airport to the meeting and return. (e) Employees travelling to and from the same work location are to travel in the same vehicle wherever possible. (f) The above matters in 13.4.5 with the exception of payment of airfares and transport for employees requiring air travel and vehicle allowance for the use of private vehicles are to apply when CFA employees who are UFU representatives attend meetings on days when they are not on duty. (g) UFU will normally limit participation by CFA employees to no more than three on the basis that CFA will not unreasonably withhold agreement to UFU requests for greater numbers of participants. Requests for more than three representatives must be agreed between the parties before the relevant meeting occurs.

OPERATION OF CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEES. 13.4.1. 6.4.1 Consultative Committees convened under this agreement Agreement, will meet at times and localities which cause the least disruption to the operations of the Authority. 13.4.2. 6.4.2 Where the UFU nominees are serving Authority employees the following will apply: (a) : • When the employee is on duty, arrangements will be made to facilitate his or her attendance at meetings without loss of pay. (b) . • When a meeting occurs while the employee is off duty, the employee will be paid for the time involved at overtime rates. 13.4.3. 6.4.3 There is not a set number of representatives for any Committee. Nomination will be consistent with the task to be undertaken and the required expertise. 13.4.4. 6.4.4 All Committees established under this agreement Agreement are recommendatory in nature and will operate on the basis of consensus when developing recommendations. 13.4.5. 6.4.5 When a UFU representative who is a CFA employee travels to a meeting on days when the person is not on duty, the following shall occur; (ai) The person shall be provided with a vehicle to enable him/her to travel to the meeting. This shall be by way of CFA car or hire car to travel to and from the meeting. As a last resort the person may by agreement use his/her own vehicle and receive the appropriate vehicle allowance as prescribed in the agreement Scheduled Award for each kilometre travelled; (bii) In the case of a person who requires required air travel he/she shall be provided with air travel Air Travel from his/her location to Melbourne and return. Such transport shall be arranged and paid for by the CFA. Travel to and from the airport Airport to the meeting venue shall be provided by way of car hire or taxi as appropriate. (ciii) Payment for travel time shall be as provided for in this agreement the Scheduled Award based on the distance between the persons work station and the station at which the meeting is being held or at a station of equivalent distance where the meeting is being held at a venue which is not a current career fire station. (div) Payment for the time spent flying to and from the person's location to Melbourne Airport will be paid for at single time rates. In addition, the allowance prescribed in this agreement the Scheduled Award is to be paid for travel from Melbourne Airport to the meeting and return. (ev) Employees travelling to and from the same work location are to travel in the same vehicle wherever possible. (fvi) The above matters in 13.4.5 6.4.5 with the exception of payment of airfares Airfares and transport for employees requiring air travel Air Travel and vehicle allowance for the use of private vehicles are to apply when CFA employees who are UFU representatives attend meetings on days when they are not on duty. (gvii) UFU will normally limit participation by CFA employees to no more than three on the basis that CFA will not unreasonably withhold agreement to UFU requests for greater numbers of participants. Requests for more than three representatives must be agreed between the parties before the relevant meeting occurs.