In the Public Health system, can a casual employee get overtime?

Unfortunately, casual employees are not entitled to overtime under the Public Health System Nurses & Midwives’ (State) Award. Casuals are instead paid an hourly rate plus 10 per cent with a minimum 2-hour start, as per clause 29 Part II.

If a casual employee is working regularly and systematically
for more than six months however, they may elect to apply for casual conversion to permanent employment provided they are not backfilling another employee temporarily. If they become a permanent employee, they would then become eligible for overtime if such circumstances arose.

If a casual is asked to continue working beyond the normal length of a shift and they do not wish to, then they should simply advise the relevant manager that they wish to proceed home and they would just be paid for all time worked.