10.8 Recording Comments on VIEW

Details of compensation offsetting are to be recorded on VIEW in the electronic minutes under the Comments tab.  Sufficient information is to be stored to allow general inquiries to be answered and to highlight to Delegates of the VEA, DRCA and MRCA that compensation offsetting is in place or has been considered.  The VIEW entries are to be to the point, easy to understand by all and not contain irrelevant information.

Examples of an entry following a lump sum payment are:

DCP offsetting:

DCP granted at/increased to *** with effect from *** (folio ***).

N/A for ***condition*** is ***% (folio ***).

L/S awarded on *** is *** (folio***).

Initial fortnightly equivalent is *** (folio ***).

Or

Fortnightly equivalent is *** (folio ***).

DCP offset commenced/varied to *** (indexed) or ceased from ***.

DCP offsetting (section 25A):

DCP granted at/increased to *** with effect from *** (folio ***).

L/S awarded on *** is *** (folio***).

Initial fortnightly equivalent is *** (folio ***).

or

Fortnightly equivalent is *** (folio ***).

DCP offset commenced/varied to *** (indexed) or ceased from ***.

Example of an entry with incapacity payments is:

DCP offsetting:

DCP granted at/increased to *** with effect from *** (folio ***).

N/A for ***condition*** is ***% (folio ***).

DRCA incapacity payments for ***condition*** are $*** per fortnight (folio ***).

DCP offset commenced/varied to *** (indexed/non-indexed) or ceased from ***.

Example of an AGR veteran participating in the VVRS:

DCP offsetting - VVRS:

Veteran commenced/varied work at/to average *** hours per week from *** (folio ***).

DCP offset commenced/varied to *** (indexed) or ceased from ***.