Corrections and Detention (Private Sector) Award
Covers privately-operated correctional centres, juvenile detention, immigration detention, court security, custody services and prisoner escort transport, plus catering employees engaged within those facilities. 24/7 industry award with three classification streams — Corrections (Schedule A), Detention Services (Schedule B) and Catering (Schedule C). 22 classifications across the three sectors. Standard rate is Court Security Officer.
Fully built. Rates, allowances, penalties and any required apprentice / junior rates are all wired to the rate resolver and have been verified against the consolidated award text and the latest pay guide.
What's built
- All 22 cl. 15.1(a)/(b) classifications mapped 1:1 to the three sectors — no cross-sector pricing.
- Mon-Sat OT tier break at 3 hours (cl. 19.5).
- Recall minimums — 3h Mon-Sat, 4h Sun-PH.
- Penalty rates per cl. 20.3: night 115%, permanent night work 130% (more than 2/3 of shifts including 0000-0600 over a roster cycle), Saturday 150%.
- Penalty rates apply to ordinary hours only and are NOT cumulative (cl. 20.4).
Known limitations
No outstanding gaps at this revision — re-verify on the next Fair Work pay-guide release.
Setup & special instructions
- Each employee must be assigned a sector — corrections, detention_services, or catering — to drive the right rate scale.
- Penalty rates are not cumulative (cl. 20.4) — the highest applicable rate applies, not stacked.
- Permanent night work threshold is more than 2/3 of ordinary shifts including 0000-0600 over a roster cycle.
- • Private corrections
- • Detention services
- • Court security
- • Prisoner escort
The consolidated award text is the authoritative source. Always confirm specific obligations against the award itself — Mployr's implementation status reflects what we've seeded; it does not replace legal advice.
Want to see this award running on your data?
We can demo a pay run on the corrections & detention award using sample employees in a sandbox tenant — including any of the special-instruction steps above so you can see exactly what your team's day-to-day looks like.
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