TAFE SA Regulations 2026

In these regulations—

Act means the TAFE SA Act 2025;

the board means the board of directors of

TAFE SA;

domestic partner means a person who is a domestic partner within the meaning of the Family Relationships Act 1975, whether declared as such under that Act or not;

duty day means a day on which a prescribed employee is required to be on duty;

duty hour means an hour during which a prescribed employee is required to be on duty;

industrial award or agreement means an award or agreement under the Fair Work

Act 1994, as in force from time to time;

medical certificate means a medical certificate from a legally qualified medical practitioner, or, if a prescribed employee does not reside in the vicinity of a legally qualified medical practitioner, such other medical evidence as the Chief Executive requires;

part‑time, in relation to a prescribed employee, means a prescribed employee employed on the basis that they will work in any pay period a specified percentage of the time ordinarily expected of a prescribed employee employed on a full‑time basis (regardless of the number of working days and the period of time in any one day over which the prescribed employee performs the required amount of work in any pay period);

prescribed employee means an employee of the

Chief Executive of TAFE SA employed on an ongoing basis or term basis (that is, for a specified term or for the duration of a specified project, but not on a weekly, daily or hourly basis) as an employee of any of the following classifications:

Lecturer;

Lecturer's Assistant;

Educational Manager;

the previous regulations means—

the Technical and Further Education

Regulations 1976; or

the Technical and Further Education

Regulations 1997; or

the Technical and Further Education

Regulations 1998; or

the Technical and Further Education

Regulations 1999; or

the TAFE SA

Regulations 2012;

spouse—a person is the spouse of another if they are legally married;

student means a person enrolled at or attending a course or class at TAFE SA;

TAFE year means the period from

1 February to 31 January in the following year (both dates inclusive);

the Union means the South Australian Branch of the Australian Education Union.