South Australia: the public-sector award provisions for correctional officers
Status
Current SAET consolidated PDF retrieved 15 November 2026 Brisbane; register labels July 2026, file URL October 2026. Individual clauses retain their own operation dates..
How it applies
The S.A. Public Sector Salaried Employees Interim Award is a South Australian industrial award. Despite its title, it remains on SAET's current award register. The register labels it July 2026; individual provisions have their own operative dates.
Part 9 provides special conditions for correctional officers and correctional industry officers, in place of relevant general award conditions. It addresses hourly-rate calculation, casual loading, hours, meals and crib breaks, overtime, shift and weekend payments, public holidays, payment of wages, higher duties, recall minima and recreation leave.
Read it alongside the Salaried 2026 enterprise agreement. Appendix 7 expressly replaces award clauses 9.4.2 and 9.4.3, while modifying other identified provisions. Quoting Part 9 alone can therefore produce the wrong result.
For a roster or pay dispute, first establish the employee's classification, whether the work was ordinary time or overtime, and the applicable agreement. Then compare the roster, actual start/finish times, missed breaks and payslips against the relevant provisions. Keep each entitlement calculation separate: weekend payments are not automatically cumulative with shift allowances.
This guide concerns state public-sector coverage, not a blanket entitlement for everyone working in a South Australian prison.
Reading scope
Award title, coverage, operation and complete Part 9 read, against agreement Appendix 7; not all occupational schedules reviewed.
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