South Australia Determination 3.1: hours, overtime and leave
Status and coverage
Issued and operative 22 January 2026, this binding determination covers Public Service employment and specified other public-sector employment, sometimes only partly. Awards and enterprise agreements take priority under section 73 of the Public Sector Act 2009. Its references to the Salaried 2021 agreement include successor agreements.
What it covers
The seven sections address hours and overtime; sick leave; recreation leave; long-service leave; retention leave; special and unpaid leave; and prior-service recognition. Special-leave categories differ: some are entitlements, others discretionary. It preserves agency arrangements, including DCS paid partner leave, subject to consultation on amendment or rescission.
Correctional workplaces
Do not treat its ordinary Monday-to-Friday hours as a universal prison roster rule. Section A recognises industrial-instrument exceptions and requires consultation and reasonable notice before ordinary-hours changes. Check the current award and agreement alongside it. Compensable work injury is distinguished from sick leave; compressed shifts require careful leave-hour accounting.
Before challenging a decision
Identify coverage, leave category, roster, applicable instrument, approval and payroll calculation. Ask for documented reasons where special leave is refused or conditioned. This is not an entitlement calculation.
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