Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

LONG SERVICE LEAVE (BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY) ACT 1981 - SECT 68

    (1)     A registered worker who is credited with a period of recognised service of at least 10 years is entitled to—

        (a)     an amount of long service leave worked out at the rate of the defined fraction of a week's leave for each completed year of service credited to the worker in the workers register; and

        (b)     for any remainder of the period of service credited to the worker in the workers register—an amount of long service leave equal to the period that bears the same proportion to the defined fraction of a week as the remainder bears to 1 completed year of service.

Note     Defined fraction —see the dictionary.

    (2)     A registered worker is entitled to additional long service leave if the worker—

        (a)     becomes entitled to long service leave under this Act; and

        (b)     is credited in the workers register with an additional period of service commencing on the date on which the worker became entitled to the long service leave.