TAFE SA Regulations 2026

Subject to these regulations, the Chief Executive will grant sick leave with pay to a prescribed employee on the ground of sickness or injury for a period not exceeding the sick leave standing to the credit of that employee.

The sick leave standing to the credit of a prescribed employee (other than a prescribed employee at the classification level of Lecturer's

Assistant), whenever employed, is, subject to this regulation—

70 duty hours credited on the employee's employment as a prescribed employee; plus

70 duty hours credited on each 1 January succeeding the day of employment during the continuous service of the employee, less the number of duty hours of sick leave (debited in hours and quarters of an hour, to the nearest quarter of an hour) that have been taken by the employee under these regulations or the previous regulations.

The sick leave standing to the credit of a prescribed employee at the classification level of Lecturer's Assistant, whenever employed, is, subject to this regulation—

45 duty hours credited on the employee's employment as a prescribed employee; plus

the duty hours credited as follows:

in the case of a prescribed employee employed during the period

1 January to 30 June (inclusive) in any year—90 duty hours credited on each 1 July succeeding the day of employment during the continuous service of the employee;

or

in the case of a prescribed employee employed during the period

1 July to 31 December (inclusive) in any year—

45 duty hours credited on the 1 January next succeeding the day of employment; and

90 duty hours credited on each 1 July thereafter, during the continuous service of the employee, less the number of duty hours of sick leave (debited in hours and quarters of an hour, to the nearest quarter of an hour) that have been taken by the employee under these regulations or the previous regulations.

However—

a prescribed employee referred to in subregulation (3) who is appointed to a position at a higher classification level will retain the sick leave standing to their credit in accordance with subregulation (3) and will from the time of that appointment (except where it is an acting appointment) be credited with sick leave in accordance with subregulation (2)(b); and

a person who is appointed as a prescribed employee at the classification level of Lecturer's Assistant is not entitled to be granted paid sick leave exceeding—

45 duty hours in aggregate during the first 6 months;

or

90 duty hours in aggregate during the first

12 months, of their service at that level or in an acting capacity at a higher classification level.

For the purposes of determining the sick leave entitlement of a prescribed employee, the following provisions apply:

leave of absence on full pay will be taken to be service as a prescribed employee;

leave of absence without pay or on part pay will be taken to be service as a prescribed employee to the extent (if any) determined by the Chief

Executive;

if leave of absence is determined under paragraph (b) not to be service as a prescribed employee, the sick leave credit to which the employee would otherwise be entitled under this regulation is reduced by 7 duty hours (or, in the case of a prescribed employee whose substantive classification level is that of

Lecturer's Assistant, 7.5 duty hours) for each complete 4 weeks of that leave of absence, to a maximum reduction of 70 duty hours (or, in the case of a Lecturer's Assistant, 75 duty hours) for the year ending on 31 December in which the leave of absence is taken;

if a prescribed employee takes a period of long service leave on half salary, the employee will be taken to be on full pay for the first half of that period and on leave without pay for the remainder of that period;

if a prescribed employee is retired by reason of invalidity or physical or mental incapacity and is subsequently re‑employed as a prescribed employee, their continuity of service will not be taken to have been broken by the retirement;

a prescribed employee's prior service in prescribed employment (within the meaning of section 23(2) of the

Technical and Further Education

Act 1975) that is continuous with their service as a prescribed employee will be taken to be service as a prescribed employee, unless the sick leave taken during that prior service is not established to the satisfaction of the Chief Executive, in which case the sick leave credited to the employee in respect of that prior service (if any) may be determined by the

Chief Executive.

The sick leave entitlement of a part‑time officer must be determined on a pro rata basis in respect of their hours of duty (to the nearest quarter of an hour).

If a prescribed employee is absent from duty due to sickness or injury for a period exceeding 3 duty days, the employee must provide a medical certificate with the employee's application for sick leave.

The Chief Executive may, at the Chief Executive's discretion, require a prescribed employee who applies for sick leave for a period of

3 duty days or less to provide evidence satisfactory to the Chief

Executive of the existence of the sickness or injury claimed by the employee.

If a medical certificate or other evidence required by the Chief

Executive is not provided by a prescribed employee in respect of a period of absence in accordance with this regulation, the leave will be taken to be leave without pay.

If a prescribed employee suffers or sustains sickness or injury while on recreation leave, the prescribed employee may, on provision of a medical certificate and with the approval of the Chief Executive, convert the relevant period of recreation leave into a debit against any sick leave standing to the employee's credit.

If a prescribed employee, while on long service leave (other than long service leave taken immediately prior to the resignation, retirement, retrenchment or other termination of the services of the employee), is confined to a residence or hospital for a period of at least 14 days due to sickness or injury suffered or sustained by the employee, the prescribed employee may—

on provision of a medical certificate satisfactory to the Chief

Executive as evidence of that fact; and

with the approval of the Chief Executive, convert that period of long service leave into a debit against any sick leave standing to the employee's credit.