South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts16—Retrenchment of officers of the teaching service
(1) Where the
employing authority is satisfied that—
(a) the
volume of work in any section of the teaching service has diminished; and
(b) in
consequence a reduction in staff of the teaching service has become necessary
in the interest of economy; and
(c) an
officer should be retrenched for that purpose,
the employing authority may, by written determination, retrench that officer
as from a date specified in the determination.
(2) An officer who is
retrenched under the provisions of this section shall be entitled to
receive—
(a) at
least twelve weeks notice in writing prior to the date of retrenchment; or
(b)
where the notice is less than twelve weeks, a sum equal to his salary for the
period by which the notice falls short of twelve weeks.
(3) An officer may,
within fourteen days after he receives notice of a determination under this
section, appeal against the determination to the Appeal Board.
(4) The Appeal Board
may, upon the hearing of an appeal under this section, revoke the
determination or, where the determination has taken effect, order that the
officer be reinstated in the teaching service.
(5) If
the Director-General is not the employing authority, the employing authority
must, in acting under this section, consult with the Director-General.