State Wage Case Variation Schedule for GAO001
Document Type: Direction
Matter Number: A 12/1968
Matter Description: Application for new award - s.37
Industry:
Jurisdiction: Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission
Member/Magistrate name:
Delivery Date: 5 Aug 2025
Result:
Citation: 2025 WAIRC 00618
WAIG Reference: 105 WAIG 1761
2025 WAIRC 00618
Prison Officers' Award
2B. - MINIMUM ADULT AWARD WAGE
2B.1 No employee aged 21 or more shall be paid less than the minimum adult award wage unless otherwise provided by this clause.
2B.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.
2B.3 The minimum adult award wage is deemed to include all State Wage order adjustments from State Wage Case decisions.
2B.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.
2B.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.
2B.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.
2B.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.
2B.8 Subject to this clause the minimum adult award wage shall –
(1) Apply to all work in ordinary hours.
(2) 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.
2B.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.
2B.10 Adult Apprentices
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) The minimum adult apprentice wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.
(4) 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.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.
SCHEDULE A - RATES OF PAY
RATES OF PAY
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.
Annual Rate
$ P.A.
Probationary Prison Officer (Training School)
58018
Prison Officer (General)
Officer
Mon-Fri
1st Year
64676
2nd Year
66734
3rd-5th Year
69329
6th-7th year
70854
Thereafter
72032
Regional Increment
74507
Shifts
1st Year
76936
2nd Year
79653
3rd-5th Year
82955
6th-7th year
84906
Thereafter
86364
Regional Increment
88837
First Class Officer
Monday to Friday
72419
3 years and thereafter
73622
Regional Increment
76100
Shifts
86750
3 years and thereafter
88242
Regional Increment
90721
Senior Officer
Mon-Fri
1st Year
74476
2nd Year
76001
3rd Year
77529
4th-5th Year
79091
Thereafter
80431
Regional Increment
82909
Shifts
1st Year
89089
2nd Year
91188
3rd Year
93122
4th-5th Year
95057
Thereafter
96714
Regional Increment
99192
Senior Officer Security Albany and Hakea
1st Year
85286
2nd Year
87114
3rd Year
88944
4th-5th Year
90774
Thereafter
92345
Senior Officer Reception Hakea
1st Year
82078
2nd Year
83822
3rd Year
85615
4th-5th Year
87313
Thereafter
88817
Senior Officer Training
1st Year
89101
2nd Year
91195
3rd Year
93125
4th-5th Year
95060
Thereafter
96717
Prison Officers (Vocational and Support)
Group 1
Monday to Friday
72419
3 years and thereafter
73622
Regional Increment
76100
Monday to Friday plus Public Holidays
74103
3 years and thereafter
75345
Regional Increment
77821
Alternate Weekends (8 hours)
81358
3 years and thereafter
82744
Regional Increment
85221
Casuarina Canteen
79726
3 years and thereafter
81079
Hakea Canteen
77474
3 years and thereafter
78784
Bunbury Canteen
79726
3 years and thereafter
81079
Wooroloo Canteen
75789
3 years and thereafter
77063
Bandyup Activities
84171
3 years and thereafter
85613
Bunbury Activities
82533
3 years and thereafter
83944
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison Activities
85062
3 years and thereafter
86520
Albany Activities
78318
3 years and thereafter
79645
Wooroloo Activities
84244
3 years and thereafter
85687
Hakea Reception
78627
3 years and thereafter
79957
Hakea Reception
81158
3 years and thereafter
82537
Karnet Activities
85619
3 years and thereafter
87091
Greenough Activities
86148
3 years and thereafter
87626
Canine Handler
85471
3 years and thereafter
86936
Regional Increment
89415
Group 2
Monday to Friday
1st Year
74476
2nd Year
76001
3rd Year
77529
4th-5th Year
79091
Thereafter
80431
Regional Increment
82909
Monday to Friday plus Public Holidays
1st Year
76225
2nd Year
77814
3rd Year
79405
4th-5th Year
80991
Thereafter
82370
Regional Increment
84846
Alternate Weekends
1st Year
84108
2nd Year
85840
3rd Year
87614
4th-5th Year
89445
Thereafter
90993
Regional Increment
93467
East Perth Lock Up
1st Year
79163
2nd Year
80833
3rd Year
82497
4th-5th Year
84167
Thereafter
85607
Dog Squad
1st Year
88004
2nd Year
89905
3rd Year
91806
4th-5th Year
93707
Thereafter
95341
Regional Increment
97818
Bunbury Cook Instructors
1st Year
87180
2nd Year
89055
3rd Year
90936
4th-5th Year
92818
Thereafter
94431
Kitchen Hakea
1st Year
79892
2nd Year
81577
3rd Year
83264
4th-5th Year
84954
Thereafter
86410
Level 1
Drivers
Hakea & Casuarina
1st Year
75075
2nd Year
77574
3rd-5th Year
80695
6th-7th Year
82567
Thereafter
83975
Refer to rate above
Alternate Weekend (8 hours)
1st Year
72659
2nd Year
75294
3rd-5th Year
78122
6th-7th Year
79849
Thereafter
81205
Level 2
Monday to Friday
72419
3rd Year
73622
Regional Increment
76100
Monday to Friday plus Public Holidays
74103
3rd Year
75345
Regional Increment
77821
Alternate Weekends
81358
3rd Year
82744
Regional Increment
85221
Level 2A
Monday to Friday
1st Year
72238
3rd Year
73474
Regional Increment
75952
Monday to Friday plus Public Holidays
1st Year
73966
3rd Year
75238
Regional Increment
77715
Alternate Weekends
1st Year
81406
3rd Year
82828
Regional Increment
85303
Level 3
Monday to Friday
1st Year
74476
2nd Year
76001
3rd Year
77529
4th-5th Year
79091
Thereafter
80431
Regional Increment
82909
Monday to Friday plus Public Holidays
1st Year
76225
2nd Year
77814
3rd Year
79405
4th-5th Year
80991
Thereafter
82370
Regional Increment
84846
Alternate Weekends (8 hours)
1st Year
84108
2nd Year
85840
3rd Year
87614
4th-5th Year
89445
Thereafter
90993
Regional Increment
93467
Level 4
Monday to Friday
1st Year
76193
2nd Year
77717
3rd Year
79243
4th-5th Year
80807
Thereafter
82183
Regional Increment
84659
Monday to Friday plus Public Holidays
1st Year
78050
2nd Year
79620
3rd Year
81186
4th-5th Year
82795
Thereafter
84208
Regional Increment
86685
Level 5
Monday to Friday
1st Year
77913
2nd Year
79436
3rd Year
80960
4th -5th Year
82522
Thereafter
83931
Regional Increment
86409
Monday to Friday plus Public Holidays
1st Year
79959
2nd Year
81389
3rd Year
82954
4th-5th Year
84561
Thereafter
86011
Regional Increment
88487
Senior Officer Wyndham Work Camp
1st Year
89089
2nd Year
91188
3rd Year
93122
4th -5th Year
95057
Thereafter
96714
Regional Increment
99192
Prison Officer Work Camp (7 Day)
1st Year
80719
2nd Year
82548
3rd Year
84419
Thereafter
85866
Regional Increment
88530
In addition to the rates prescribed above, any Officer or Industrial Officer attaining First Class status prior to 12 November, 1987 shall be paid an additional $8.00 per week.
Prison Officers' Award
2B. - MINIMUM ADULT AWARD WAGE
2B.1 No employee aged 21 or more shall be paid less than the minimum adult award wage unless otherwise provided by this clause.
2B.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.
2B.3 The minimum adult award wage is deemed to include all State Wage order adjustments from State Wage Case decisions.
2B.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.
2B.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.
2B.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.
2B.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.
2B.8 Subject to this clause the minimum adult award wage shall –
(1) Apply to all work in ordinary hours.
(2) 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.
2B.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.
2B.10 Adult Apprentices
(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) The minimum adult apprentice wage is payable from the beginning of the first pay period commencing on or after 1 July 2025.
(4) 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.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.
SCHEDULE A - RATES OF PAY
RATES OF PAY
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.
Annual Rate
$ P.A.
Probationary Prison Officer (Training School)
58018
Prison Officer (General)
Officer
Mon-Fri
1st Year
64676
2nd Year
66734
3rd-5th Year
69329
6th-7th year
70854
Thereafter
72032
Regional Increment
74507
Shifts
1st Year
76936
2nd Year
79653
3rd-5th Year
82955
6th-7th year
84906
Thereafter
86364
Regional Increment
88837
First Class Officer
Monday to Friday
72419
3 years and thereafter
73622
Regional Increment
76100
Shifts
86750
3 years and thereafter
88242
Regional Increment
90721
Senior Officer
Mon-Fri
1st Year
74476
2nd Year
76001
3rd Year
77529
4th-5th Year
79091
Thereafter
80431
Regional Increment
82909
Shifts
1st Year
89089
2nd Year
91188
3rd Year
93122
4th-5th Year
95057
Thereafter
96714
Regional Increment
99192
Senior Officer Security Albany and Hakea
1st Year
85286
2nd Year
87114
3rd Year
88944
4th-5th Year
90774
Thereafter
92345
Senior Officer Reception Hakea
1st Year
82078
2nd Year
83822
3rd Year
85615
4th-5th Year
87313
Thereafter
88817
Senior Officer Training
1st Year
89101
2nd Year
91195
3rd Year
93125
4th-5th Year
95060
Thereafter
96717
Prison Officers (Vocational and Support)
Group 1
Monday to Friday
72419
3 years and thereafter
73622
Regional Increment
76100
Monday to Friday plus Public Holidays
74103
3 years and thereafter
75345
Regional Increment
77821
Alternate Weekends (8 hours)
81358
3 years and thereafter
82744
Regional Increment
85221
Casuarina Canteen
79726
3 years and thereafter
81079
Hakea Canteen
77474
3 years and thereafter
78784
Bunbury Canteen
79726
3 years and thereafter
81079
Wooroloo Canteen
75789
3 years and thereafter
77063
Bandyup Activities
84171
3 years and thereafter
85613
Bunbury Activities
82533
3 years and thereafter
83944
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison Activities
85062
3 years and thereafter
86520
Albany Activities
78318
3 years and thereafter
79645
Wooroloo Activities
84244
3 years and thereafter
85687
Hakea Reception
78627
3 years and thereafter
79957
Hakea Reception
81158
3 years and thereafter
82537
Karnet Activities
85619
3 years and thereafter
87091
Greenough Activities
86148
3 years and thereafter
87626
Canine Handler
85471
3 years and thereafter
86936
Regional Increment
89415
Group 2
Monday to Friday
1st Year
74476
2nd Year
76001
3rd Year
77529
4th-5th Year
79091
Thereafter
80431
Regional Increment
82909
Monday to Friday plus Public Holidays
1st Year
76225
2nd Year
77814
3rd Year
79405
4th-5th Year
80991
Thereafter
82370
Regional Increment
84846
Alternate Weekends
1st Year
84108
2nd Year
85840
3rd Year
87614
4th-5th Year
89445
Thereafter
90993
Regional Increment
93467
East Perth Lock Up
1st Year
79163
2nd Year
80833
3rd Year
82497
4th-5th Year
84167
Thereafter
85607
Dog Squad
1st Year
88004
2nd Year
89905
3rd Year
91806
4th-5th Year
93707
Thereafter
95341
Regional Increment
97818
Bunbury Cook Instructors
1st Year
87180
2nd Year
89055
3rd Year
90936
4th-5th Year
92818
Thereafter
94431
Kitchen Hakea
1st Year
79892
2nd Year
81577
3rd Year
83264
4th-5th Year
84954
Thereafter
86410
Level 1
Drivers
Hakea & Casuarina
1st Year
75075
2nd Year
77574
3rd-5th Year
80695
6th-7th Year
82567
Thereafter
83975
Refer to rate above
Alternate Weekend (8 hours)
1st Year
72659
2nd Year
75294
3rd-5th Year
78122
6th-7th Year
79849
Thereafter
81205
Level 2
Monday to Friday
72419
3rd Year
73622
Regional Increment
76100
Monday to Friday plus Public Holidays
74103
3rd Year
75345
Regional Increment
77821
Alternate Weekends
81358
3rd Year
82744
Regional Increment
85221
Level 2A
Monday to Friday
1st Year
72238
3rd Year
73474
Regional Increment
75952
Monday to Friday plus Public Holidays
1st Year
73966
3rd Year
75238
Regional Increment
77715
Alternate Weekends
1st Year
81406
3rd Year
82828
Regional Increment
85303
Level 3
Monday to Friday
1st Year
74476
2nd Year
76001
3rd Year
77529
4th-5th Year
79091
Thereafter
80431
Regional Increment
82909
Monday to Friday plus Public Holidays
1st Year
76225
2nd Year
77814
3rd Year
79405
4th-5th Year
80991
Thereafter
82370
Regional Increment
84846
Alternate Weekends (8 hours)
1st Year
84108
2nd Year
85840
3rd Year
87614
4th-5th Year
89445
Thereafter
90993
Regional Increment
93467
Level 4
Monday to Friday
1st Year
76193
2nd Year
77717
3rd Year
79243
4th-5th Year
80807
Thereafter
82183
Regional Increment
84659
Monday to Friday plus Public Holidays
1st Year
78050
2nd Year
79620
3rd Year
81186
4th-5th Year
82795
Thereafter
84208
Regional Increment
86685
Level 5
Monday to Friday
1st Year
77913
2nd Year
79436
3rd Year
80960
4th -5th Year
82522
Thereafter
83931
Regional Increment
86409
Monday to Friday plus Public Holidays
1st Year
79959
2nd Year
81389
3rd Year
82954
4th-5th Year
84561
Thereafter
86011
Regional Increment
88487
Senior Officer Wyndham Work Camp
1st Year
89089
2nd Year
91188
3rd Year
93122
4th -5th Year
95057
Thereafter
96714
Regional Increment
99192
Prison Officer Work Camp (7 Day)
1st Year
80719
2nd Year
82548
3rd Year
84419
Thereafter
85866
Regional Increment
88530
In addition to the rates prescribed above, any Officer or Industrial Officer attaining First Class status prior to 12 November, 1987 shall be paid an additional $8.00 per week.