Youth Justice: Body worn cameras and body scanners consultation update

Body worn cameras Phase 1 of the rollout of body worn cameras at Frank Baxter YJC and Cobham YJC. This has been achieved because of the thorough consultative process that was put into place by the PSA. The trial at these two centres is earmarked to commence some time before 31 December 2021 Court Logistics and S&I will be phase 2, which will be sometime…

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Public Guardian restructure update

As you may be aware, the consultation period for the restructure has now closed. The PSA provided a written response outlining your concerns based on the feedback provided. You can view this response HERE. We will keep you informed of any replies received and if any there are any further concerns. Please do not hesitate to reach out. The Public Guardian (PG) restructure team has…

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Public Trustee: Estate Management restructure update

You may be aware the consultation period for the restructure ends on Friday 15 October 2021. The PSA is compiling a written response outlining your concerns. This reply is due back on 15 October. We strongly encourage any further feedback to supplied to and as soon as possible to ensure it is included in the response. The PSA and your Delegates are in the…

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RFS COVID-19 Risk Assessment

The RFS recently communicated with employees their risk assessment regarding COVID-19 plans and vaccination and can be viewed here and here The PSA is strongly urging all members to respond to the RFS with their feedback; barring that, you can reach out to a PSA delegate, or the PSA directly (listed below) if you wish for us to raise issues on your behalf. Your PSA…

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Corrective Services NSW: Proposed strategy for ongoing (full-time) and casual recruitment

On Thursday 7 October 2021, the POVB State Executive met with Directors of HR and Senior Management in relation to Corrective Services NSW's (CSNSW’s) proposal to change its recruitment strategy. For many years, the pathway to an ongoing Correctional Officer role was via casual recruitment. HR proposed that moving forward, CSNSW will have two separate recruitment processes: Direct Ongoing Recruitment; and Casual Recruitment. CSNSW will…

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