South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts20—Taking of long service leave
(1) Subject to this
section, an officer who has completed at least 10 years' effective service is
entitled to take long service leave.
(2)
The Director-General may permit an officer who has completed at least seven
years' effective service to take long service leave.
(3) Long service leave
may only be taken in respect of completed years of effective service.
(4) Long service leave
may only be taken at times and for periods that are, in the opinion of
the Director-General, convenient to the Department.
(5) Subject to this
section, the salary to which an officer is entitled during long service leave
is—
(a)
where the effective service of an officer consists of full-time
service—the salary applicable to the officer's position or
classification level during that leave (disregarding any acting appointment);
(b)
where the effective service of an officer consists in whole or in part of
part-time service—a salary determined by the Director-General.
(6) An officer may
elect to take long service leave on half salary and, in that event, may take
two days' leave for each whole day of the officer's entitlement.
(7) Where the
effective service of an officer consists in whole or in part of part-time
service, the officer may elect to take long service leave on the salary
applicable to full-time service and, in that event, the period of the long
service leave will be reduced accordingly.
(8)
The Director-General may authorise payment to an officer on long service leave
of such additional salary or allowances as the Director-General considers
appropriate.