Skip to main content Skip to main navigation Skip to search
Home

Top navigation main

  • News & media
  • Jobs
  • Minister
  • Contact us
Main menu

AWE Main

  • Agriculture and land
    Agriculture and land Building stronger and more sustainable agriculture, fisheries, forestry and land care.
    • Animal health
    • Climate change and agriculture
    • Farming, food and drought
    • Fisheries
    • Forestry
    • Plant health
    • Drought and rural support
    • Mouse infestation advice
    Xylella

    Protect against unwanted plant pests

    Our biosecurity system helps protects us. Everyone has a role in supporting our biosecurity system.

    Find out more

  • Biosecurity and trade
    Biosecurity and trade Lowering biosecurity risks to Australia, and assisting industry to accelerate growth towards a $100 billion agricultural sector by 2030.
    • Aircraft, vessels and military
    • Biosecurity policy
    • Cats and dogs
    • Exporting
    • Importing
    • Pests, diseases and weeds
    • Public awareness and education
    • Trade and market access
    • Travelling or sending goods to Australia
    • Report a concern
    Brown marmorated stink bug

    BMSB Seasonal Measures

    Australia has strengthened seasonal measures to manage the risk of BMSB.

    View our seasonal measures

  • Science and research
    Science and research Undertaking research and collecting data to support informed decisions and policies.
    • Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)
    • Plant Innovation Centre
    Abares

    ABARES Insights

    Get 'snapshots’ of agricultural, forestry and fisheries industries, or analysis of key issues.

    Find out more

  • About us
    About us We enhance our agricultural industries and trade, and manage the threat of biosecurity risks to Australia.
    • Accountability and reporting
    • Assistance, grants and tenders
    • Contact us
    • Fees and charges
    • News and media
    • Our commitment to you
    • Payments
    • People and jobs
    • Publications
    • What we do
    • Who we are
    Budget 2023-24

    Budget 2023-24

    The 2023–24 Portfolio Budget Statements were released on 9 May 2023.

    Find out more

  • Online services
    Online services We do business with you using online platforms. This makes it easier for you to meet your legal requirements.
Department of Agriculture

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. About us
  3. People and jobs
  4. Benefits and conditions

Sidebar first - About

  • People and jobs
    • Apply for a job
      • Become a biosecurity officer
    • Benefits and conditions
    • First Nations people
    • Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD)
    • People with disability
    • Gender equality
    • LGBTIQA+ Pride
    • Graduates
      • Veterinary stream
    • Better Together
      • Inclusion strategy

Benefits and conditions

We offer our employees a range of benefits. These include an inclusive workplace, competitive salaries and flexible working arrangements.

Enterprise agreement

We have adopted the enterprise agreement of the former Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. This was originally adopted from the former Department of Environment and Energy.

Learn more about our employment conditions. Read our enterprise agreement:

Enterprise Agreement 2016–2019 (PDF 1.6MB)
Enterprise Agreement 2016–2019 (DOCX 831KB)
Determination Schedule of salaries and allowances Enterprise Agreement and Biosecurity and Veterinary Employees determination (PDF 4.2 MB)
Determination Schedule of salaries and allowances Enterprise Agreement and Biosecurity and Veterinary Employees determination (DOCX 203 KB)
Terms and Conditions of Employment (Biosecurity and Veterinary Employees) Determination 2020 (PDF 696 KB)
Terms and Conditions of Employment (Biosecurity and Veterinary Employees) Determination 2020 (DOCX 120 KB)
Determination Schedule of salaries and allowances Meat Inspection Employees 2022-2024 (PDF 531 KB)
Determination Schedule of salaries and allowances Meat Inspection Employees 2022-2024 (DOCX 96 KB)
Terms and Conditions of Employment (Meat Inspectors) Determination 2020 (PDF 2.82 MB)
Terms and Conditions of Employment (Meat Inspectors) Determination 2020 (DOCX 719 KB)
Determination (Amendment) Schedule of salaries and allowances Meat Inspection employees 2023 (PDF 177 KB)
Determination (Amendment) Schedule of salaries and allowances Meat Inspection employees 2023  (Word 16 KB)

 

If you have difficulty accessing these files, visit web accessibility for assistance.

    Diversity and inclusion

    DAWE winning Silver at the 2022 AWEI awards

    As an organisation, we are committed to building a culture where difference is valued and respected, and where we work together and leverage the benefit of our diversity.

    We value what each individual contributes and have a number of inclusion networks that support:

    • people with an experience of mental health issues
    • people with disability
    • people from a culturally and linguistically diverse background
    • people who identify as LGBTIQ
    • Women
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

    Health

    We recognise that healthy employees are happier and more productive in the workplace.

    Our staff have access to:

    • annual flu vaccinations
    • other vaccinations (job dependant)
    • work health and safety information and training

    Learning and development

    We offer our staff ways to learn new skills and develop their work potential. This includes:

    • on-the-job training
    • e-learning courses
    • internal assignments
    • secondment opportunities
    • study leave (for approved external studies)

    Work-life balance

    Our flexible working arrangements include:

    • part-time hours
    • job sharing
    • paid annual leave
    • support for carers
    • leave provisions

    Our strategies and policies

    We are still updating our corporate information. We will release updated strategies and employee policies soon.

    Our values

    We are a part of the Australian Public Service (APS). This means our staff must adhere to APS values. These are:

    • Impartial: the APS is apolitical and provides the government with advice that is frank, honest, timely and based on the best available evidence
    • Committed to service: the APS is professional, objective, innovative and efficient and works collaboratively to achieve the best results for the Australian community and the government
    • Accountable: the APS is open and accountable to the Australian community under the law and within the framework of Ministerial responsibility
    • Respectful: the APS respects all people, including their rights and their heritage
    • Ethical: the APS demonstrates leadership, is trustworthy, and acts with integrity in all that it does

    Read more about values and conduct of APS employee:

    • Employment principles (APSC website)
    • Code of conduct (APSC website)

    Our Core 4 values

    We support the APS values through ‘Our Core 4’. These are the values we believe are important to creating a shared understanding of how we will achieve our Purpose, Objectives and Priorities, and the associated behaviours you can expect when you engage with us (whether you work within the department or outside).

    • Working together: We collaborate, share information, and actively look for opportunities to connect across the department, and with our stakeholders, partners and the community. We look after each other, support each other and work as a team.
    • Courage: We look for opportunities to innovate, try new things and engage with risk. We call out unacceptable behaviour, and we own up to and learn from our mistakes.
    • Diversity: We are a diverse workforce both in who we are and the work we do. We listen to, and draw on the expertise, knowledge and experience of others to get the best outcomes for our department. We are inclusive and acknowledge and respect the diverse cultures and backgrounds that we have in our workforce.
    • Excellence: We work to the best of our ability,accept personal responsibility for our work and use data and research to make well-informed decisions.

    These values are underpinned by the principles of safety and integrity, recognising the importance and prominence of these responsibilities in our workplace.

    • Safety: We are all safety leaders who contribute to building and maintaining a proactive safety culture, where the physical and mental wellbeing of people is prioritised.
    • Integrity: We embrace a pro-integrity culture that is ethical, fair and appropriate.
    Thanks for your feedback.
    Thanks! Your feedback has been submitted.

    We aren't able to respond to your individual comments or questions.
    To contact us directly phone us or submit an online inquiry

    CAPTCHA
    This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.

    Please verify that you are not a robot.

    Skip

    Footer

    • Contact us
    • Accessibility
    • Disclaimer
    • Privacy
    • FOI
    Last updated: 19 May 2023

    © Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

    We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.