AP813963 - Crisis Assistance, Supported Housing Award 2002
20.1 Rest breaks
A paid break for morning or afternoon tea will be allowed to employees in an eight hour working period. The timing of this break will be subject to mutual agreement between the employer and employees at any particular location.
20.2 Meal breaks
20.2.1 A lunch break of not less than 30 minutes will be allowed each day.
20.2.1(a) An employee will not be required to work more than five hours continuously without a meal break.
20.2.1(b) Where an employee does work more than five hours without a meal break with the authorisation of the employer, such time worked in excess of five hours will be deemed overtime.
20.2.2 A dinner break of not less than 30 minutes will be allowed where duty extends beyond 7.00 p.m. on any day.
20.2.3 A meal break as prescribed in this clause will not be counted as time worked and the employee will be free of all duty during such a break.
