South Australia: Premier’s Direction on Induction

Status and scope

Listed by the Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment. 5 December 2016. This agency direction was made under section 10 of the Public Sector Act 2009 (SA). Check the statutory limit for quasi-judicial and statutorily independent functions and the exclusions stated in the direction.

What it requires

The direction requires covered agencies to maintain an induction system for new staff covering government and agency purpose, ethics, integrity obligations, work health and safety, and working with diversity and disability. New South Australian Executive Service executives must complete the separate induction programme within the first 12 months of their contract.

What to check in corrections

In corrections, compare the record of induction and role-specific instruction with what a new employee was expected to know. Ask for the induction material and attendance record, not just an assertion that the process occurred. The direction does not replace the employer’s site-specific safety training duties.

Read the official direction (PDF) · Premier’s Directions register · Public Sector Act 2009 (SA), section 10