Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A registered employee to whom long service leave has been granted under section 18 may apply to the Board for a long service benefit for the leave.
(2) The application must be made to the Board in an approved form.
(3) If the Board is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to be granted the leave:
(a) the Board must accept the application and pay a long service benefit for the leave to the applicant; and
(b) the amount of the benefit is worked out by multiplying the amount of the leave by the employee pay rate that was applicable to the applicant at the time of the application.
(4) For subsection (3):
(a) the amount of the leave must be expressed as a number (including a decimal number) of days; and
(b) the employee pay rate must be worked out in accordance with the Determinations.
(5) The Registrar must reduce the applicant's LSL credits by the amount of the leave if the Board decides to accept the application.
(6) The Board must refuse the application if the Board is not satisfied that the applicant is entitled to be granted the leave.
(7) Whether the Board decides to accept or refuse the application, the Board must, as soon as practicable after making the decision, give the applicant a notice stating:
(a) the decision; and
(b) the reasons for the decision; and
(c) that the applicant is entitled to apply for a reconsideration or review in relation to the decision under Part 5, Division 4.