Police will discover today what they are to receive in backdated pay and conditions.

The Permanent Police Tribunal has concluded its investigations into the ongoing salary and conditions dispute, and officers will see at first-hand what it has decided.

Police Association chairman Sgt. Mike Jackman said the findings are binding for both sides.

He did not want to comment further on the content of the report until after a meeting of the Association this afternoon.

But he added that any outstanding issues that officers felt were not resolved could be addressed when new contract negotiations begin again in two months time.

The findings come after the Association rejected a pay and condition offer from the Government, and the dispute was left to the tribunal to resolve.

Officers backed the findings of the Mowbray report, which recommended that the Service receive allowances of between six and ten percent, backdated to 1997, when the previous contract expired.

In addition, they were to be offered similar leave entitlements and a 2.98 percent pay rise.

The sticking point was the Government's refusal to backdate the premiums, preferring a phasing in over the next four years.

The difference between the two parties was understood to be around $300,000.

In the House of Assembly two weeks ago, MPs backed a plan to set aside $650,000 in anticipation of the tribunal's conclusion.

Home Affairs Minister Paula Cox said the funds were for the combined allowances, but she was criticised by Opposition MPs who questioned how she could allocate money before the tribunal had reported back.

Police await tribunal's decision The lingering dispute has angered officers who accused Government of dragging its feet over coming to the table.

Earlier in the year a sick-out was staged in protest, but some officers did not back the protest because negotiations were still taking place -- and they complained it would put further stress on officers who were already under pressure.