Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employee Cultural Leave Policy
Version 2.0 approved 18 June 2025
The Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employee Cultural Leave Policy (PDF 306KB) provides the mandatory requirements in relation to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Leave and the implementation of specific and defined special leave provisions as available in the Department for Health and Wellbeing Human Resources Manual (HR Manual).
SA Health commits to providing specific and defined special leave provisions to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees, including the ability to access existing Special Leave with Pay entitlements for recognised cultural purposes.
Applicability
This policy applies to all employees and contracted staff of SA Health; that is all employees and contracted staff of the Department for Health and Wellbeing (DHW), Local Health Networks (LHNs) including state-wide services aligned with those Networks and SA Ambulance Service (SAAS).
The application of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Leave specifically applies to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons employed by SA Health.