Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) Subject to
regulations 1308(1) and 1309 and to compliance by the member with
regulation 1303, the Commissioner may grant to a member in respect of his
incapacity leave of absence with pay —
(a) for
up to 168 days in a calendar year; and
(b) if
so recommended by the Manager and subject to any terms or conditions
recommended by the Manager, for a further period.
(2) Except where he is
incapacitated through his fault or misconduct, a member is entitled to receive
in respect of a period of leave of absence approved under
subregulation (1), and subject to any terms or conditions imposed under
subregulation (1)(b), any special allowances which he would have received
under the relevant award if he had not been incapacitated.
(3) The district
allowance prescribed by the relevant award ceases to be
payable —
(a)
after an incapacitated member or cadet and the family of that member or cadet
have been absent from his region for a continuous period exceeding 6 weeks;
and
(b) for
so long thereafter as that absence continues.
(4) In
subregulation (3), family means the spouse or de facto partner and any
children of the member or cadet residing with him.
[Regulation 1304 inserted in Gazette
17 Nov 1989 p. 4111; amended in Gazette 30 Jun 2003
p. 2623; 30 Dec 2008 p. 5647.]