South Australian Current Regulations

TAFE SA REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 10

10—Acting appointments

        (1)         If—

            (a)         a vacancy occurs and the chief executive determines that it is inexpedient to make a permanent appointment to fill the vacancy at that time; or

            (b)         a prescribed employee is unable for any reason to perform his or her duties,

the chief executive may appoint a prescribed employee to the unoccupied position in an acting capacity.

        (2)         If a prescribed employee is appointed in an acting capacity to a position at a higher classification level than the employee's existing position, the employee is entitled—

            (a)         if he or she acts in that capacity for a period of more than 1 week—to receive as from the date of that appointment and while he or she continues to so act the salary and increments applicable to that higher classification level (but not if the employee's salary would thereby be reduced); and

            (b)         if he or she acts in that capacity for a period of more than 3 months—to receive as from the date of that appointment and while he or she continues to so act the non-attendance days applicable to that higher classification level.

        (3)         If a prescribed employee, while acting in a position at such a higher classification level, is appointed to a position at that level, his or her service in that acting capacity will for all purposes of salary and promotion be taken to have been service at that higher classification level.