2025 WAIRC 00614
Police Award 1965 - The

1B. - MINIMUM ADULT AWARD WAGE

(1) No employee aged 21 or more shall be paid less than the minimum adult award wage unless otherwise provided by this clause.

(2) The minimum adult award wage for full-time employees aged 21 or more working under an award that provides for a 38-hour week is $953.00 per week.

The minimum adult award wage for full-time employees aged 21 or more working under awards that provide for other than a 38-hour week is calculated as follows: divide $953.00 by 38 and multiply by the number of ordinary hours prescribed for a full-time employee under the award.

The minimum adult award wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.

(3) The minimum adult award wage is deemed to include all State Wage order adjustments from State Wage Case decisions.

(4) Unless otherwise provided in this clause adults aged 21 or more employed as casuals, part-time employees or piece workers or employees who are remunerated wholly on the basis of payment by results, shall not be paid less than pro rata the minimum adult award wage according to the hours worked.

(5) Employees under the age of 21 shall be paid no less than the wage determined by applying the percentage prescribed in the junior rates provision in this award (if applicable) to the minimum adult award wage, provided that no employee shall be paid less than any applicable minimum rate of pay prescribed by the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.

(6) The minimum adult award wage shall not apply to apprentices, employees engaged on traineeships or government approved work placement programs or employed under the Commonwealth Government Supported Wage System or to other categories of employees who by prescription are paid less than the minimum award rate, provided that no employee shall be paid less than any applicable minimum rate of pay prescribed by the Minimum Conditions of Employment Act 1993.

(7) Liberty to apply is reserved in relation to any special category of employees not included here or otherwise in relation to the application of the minimum adult award wage.

(8) Subject to this clause the minimum adult award wage shall –

(a) Apply to all work in ordinary hours.

(b) Apply to the calculation of overtime and all other penalty rates, superannuation, payments during any period of paid leave and for all purposes of this award.

(9) Minimum Adult Award Wage

The rates of pay in this award include the minimum weekly wage for employees aged 21 or more payable under the 2025 State Wage order. Any increase arising from the insertion of the minimum wage will be offset against any equivalent amount in rates of pay received by employees whose wages and conditions of employment are regulated by this award which are above the wage rates prescribed in the award. Such above award payments include wages payable pursuant to enterprise agreements, consent awards or award variations to give effect to enterprise agreements and over award arrangements. Absorption which is contrary to the terms of an agreement is not required.

Increases under previous State Wage Case Principles or under the current Statement of Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset the minimum wage.

(10) Adult Apprentices

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this clause, the minimum adult apprentice wage for a full-time apprentice aged 21 years or more working under an award that provides for a 38-hour week is $791.30 per week.

(b) The minimum adult apprentice wage for a full-time apprentice aged 21 years or more working under an award that provides for other than a 38-hour week is calculated as follows: divide $791.30 by 38 and multiply by the number of ordinary hours prescribed for a full-time apprentice under the award.

(c) The minimum adult apprentice wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.

(d) Adult apprentices aged 21 years or more employed on a part-time basis shall not be paid less than pro rata the minimum adult apprentice wage according to the hours worked.

(e) The rates paid in the paragraphs above to an apprentice 21 years of age or more are payable on superannuation and during any period of paid leave prescribed by this award.

(f) Where in this award an additional rate is expressed as a percentage, fraction or multiple of the ordinary rate of pay, it shall be calculated upon the rate prescribed in this award for the actual year of apprenticeship.



6. - SALARIES

(1) The rates of pay in this award include arbitrated safety net adjustments available since December 1993, under the Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment Principle.

These arbitrated safety net adjustments may be offset against any equivalent amount in the rate of pay received by employees since 1 November 1991 above the rate prescribed in the award, except where such absorption is contrary to the terms of an industrial agreement.

Increases in rates of pay otherwise made under the State Wage Case Principles, excepting those resulting from enterprise agreements, are not to be used to offset arbitrated safety net adjustments.

Rank
Existing Salary

$
Arbitrated Safety Net Adjustment
$
Total Annual Salary
$
(a) Commissioned Officer Ranks
Commander
73,307
51,521
124,828
Chief Superintendent
71,551
50,859
122,410
Superintendent
64,688
48,278
112,966
Inspector - Base Rate
57,047
45,405
102,452
(b) Sergeant Ranks
Senior Sergeant (Country OIC) Base Rate
48,192
42,075
90,267
Senior Sergeant
46,192
41,320
87,512
Sergeant (Country OIC) Base Rate
42,500
39,932
82,432
Sergeant
40,500
39,180
79,680
(c) Other Ranks
Senior Constable (Country OIC) Base Rate
38,500
38,430
76,930
Senior Constable
36,500
37,678
74,178
First Class Constable
34,000
36,736
70,736
Constable
5th year of service & thereafter
31,900
36,092
67,992
4th year of service
31,000
35,753
66,753
3rd year of service
30,100
35,415
65,515
2nd year of service
29,000
34,999
63,999
1st year of service
29,000
34,999
63,999
Recruit in Training
25,000
33,352
58,352
(d) Aboriginal Police Liaison Officers



Senior Aboriginal Police Officers
30,487
35,558
66,045
First Class Aboriginal Police Liaison Officer
27,946
34,605
62,551
Aboriginal Police Liaison Officer
26,884
34,204
61,088

(e) The following transitionary arrangements applied to employees who as at 31 July 1992 were at the rank of Sergeant and qualified for promotion to the rank of Senior Sergeant.

(i) For employees at the substantive rank of Sergeant past service as a substantive Sergeant up to a maximum of six years was recognised and in addition to the rate for Sergeant - Base Rate the following additional amounts paid in recognition of that service.

Category A
2 years service but less than 4 years
$582 per annum
Category B
4 years service but less than 6 years
$1246 per annum
Category C
6 years service or more
$2201 per annum

(ii) Employees at the substantive rank of Sergeant who were not qualified for promotion to the rank of Senior Sergeant on 31 July 1992 but who passed examination for promotion to the rank of First Class Sergeant during 1992 translated in the same manner as those in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph effective from 18 December 1992.

(iii) Employees who were at the substantive rank of First Class Sergeant prior to 31 July 1992 translated to category C in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.

(iv) Employees at the substantive rank of Sergeant and the brevet rank of First Class Sergeant prior to 31 July 1992 translate as category C in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph whilst in the brevet position and if qualified for promotion to the rank of Senior Sergeant at the time of reverting to Sergeant revert to the appropriate category in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph which recognises past service up to a maximum of 6 years since his/her substantive appointment at sergeant rank.

(f) With effect from 31 July 1992:

(i) Employees previously at the rank of Chief Inspector were in addition to the rate for Inspector - Base Rate paid a Performance Increment of $2940 per annum.

(ii) Employees at the rank of Inspector will be paid as Inspector - Base Rate and after 2 years substantive service at that rank will, subject to satisfactory performance assessed by an appropriate performance appraisal system, be eligible for a Performance Increment of $2940 per annum.

(iii) With effect from 12 March 1993 the amount of the Performance Increment is increased to $3003 per annum.

(g) With effect from 12 March 1993, in lieu of the amounts specified in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (e) the following additional amounts are payable:

Category A
$600 per annum
Category B
$1285 per annum
Category C
$2201 per annum

(h) With effect from the first pay period commencing on or after 31 July 1994 and subject to satisfactory performance assessed by an appropriate performance appraisal system, employees at the substantive rank of Senior Constable, Sergeant and Senior Sergeant are eligible to be paid Performance Increment 1.

In addition, subject to satisfactory performance assessed by an appropriate performance appraisal system, employees are eligible for Performance Increment 2 no earlier than 2 years after becoming eligible for Performance Increment 1.

Rank
Per Annum
$
Senior Constable
Performance Increment 1
600
Performance Increment 2
685
Sergeant
Performance Increment 1
600
Performance Increment 2
685
Senior Sergeant
Performance Increment 1
700
Performance Increment 2
900

(i) Hours worked in excess of 40 in a week on a voluntary basis at sporting or other public events shall be considered ordinary hours of duty and paid in accordance with the hourly rate prescribed in subclause (2) of this clause.

(2) (a) For the purpose of ascertaining the rate per fortnight the following formula will apply:

annual salary x 12
313

(b) For the purpose of ascertaining the rate per day the following formula will apply:

rate per fortnight
10

(c) For the purpose of ascertaining the rate per hour the following formula will apply:

(annual salary x 12) ÷ 313
80

(3) An employee's salary shall be paid by direct funds transfer to the credit of an account as nominated by the employee at a bank, building society or credit union approved by the Under Treasurer or an Accountable Officer; provided that where such form of payment is impracticable or where some exceptional circumstances exist, and by agreement between the Commissioner and the Union, payment by cheque may be made.

(4) A constable shall not proceed to the 3rd year of service salary increment until satisfactory completion of the two year probationary period. The application of this provision shall not apply to any employee engaged prior to 6 July 1990.

(5) Where an employee has previous relevant experience in the Western Australia Police Force the Commissioner may take this into consideration in re-engaging such an employee. The Commissioner has absolute discretion to:

(a) exempt the employee from undertaking part or full academy training; and/or

(b) waive the requirements for the employee to undertake a period of probation; and/or

(c) appoint the employee to a rank and salary which recognises the previous relevant police force experience.

(6) (a) A part-time employee shall be paid a proportion of the appropriate full-time salary contained in this clause dependent on the number of ordinary hours worked. The salary shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula:

Hours worked per fortnight
80
X
Full-time fortnightly salary

(b) Subject to meeting the performance criteria applicable to a full-time employee a part-time employee shall be entitled to all available salary increments, on a pro rata basis by calculating the hours worked by the part-time employee each fortnight as a proportion of 80.