Police union calls for urgent action to protect officers after ‘hostile vehicle’ incidents
The government and the NT Police executive need to take urgent action to protect police officers fol
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In the Northern Territory, we have Australian Federal Police Officers who are based and work in the Northern Territory who are covered by the Fair Work Act (Cth) and their enterprise agreements are approved by and dealt with and lodged in the Fair Work Commission.
In the Northern Territory, we have Northern Territory Police Officers who are based and work in the Northern Territory who are not covered by the Fair Work Act (Cth) and their Northern Territory Police Force Consent Agreement is not lodged in the Fair Work Commission, but is lodged in the Northern Territory Police Arbitral Tribunal.
Is it not time to ensure that all Northern Territory Police Officers are covered by the Fair Work Act (Cth) and that their enterprise agreements are also approved by and dealt with and lodged in the Fair Work Commission.
Why is the NT Police Association not calling for the Northern Territory Parliament to abolish the Northern Territory Police Arbitral Tribunal so that Northern Territory Police Officers’ employment matters can also be dealt with the Fair Work Commission as is the case with Australian Federal Police Officers?