sec.54Retrospective service credits

sec.54 Retrospective service credits

A registered worker, or person who applies to become a registered worker, may apply to the authority to be credited with retrospective service credits for the time he or she was engaged in performing building and construction work— in Queensland; and during any part of the 5 years immediately before the commencement of this part. A registered worker must not be credited— with more than 220 days for any of the years referred to in subsection (1) (b) ; or for more than 5 years; or with service credits for a period for which the worker has an entitlement under subsection (3) . If a worker who is entitled to become a registered worker, as at the commencement of this part, has an entitlement to long service leave under the Industrial Relations Act 1990 from an employer that is the employer of the worker as at the commencement, the liability for the entitlement remains with the employer. If— the authority is satisfied with the information given in an application under subsection (1) ; and the applicant is, or becomes, a registered worker; the authority must credit the applicant, in the register of workers, with retrospective service credits to which the authority considers the applicant to be entitled to be credited. s 54 amd 1994 No. 65 s 3 sch ; 1998 No. 44 s 3 sch (sec.54-ssec.1) A registered worker, or person who applies to become a registered worker, may apply to the authority to be credited with retrospective service credits for the time he or she was engaged in performing building and construction work— in Queensland; and during any part of the 5 years immediately before the commencement of this part. (sec.54-ssec.2) A registered worker must not be credited— with more than 220 days for any of the years referred to in subsection (1) (b) ; or for more than 5 years; or with service credits for a period for which the worker has an entitlement under subsection (3) . (sec.54-ssec.3) If a worker who is entitled to become a registered worker, as at the commencement of this part, has an entitlement to long service leave under the Industrial Relations Act 1990 from an employer that is the employer of the worker as at the commencement, the liability for the entitlement remains with the employer. (sec.54-ssec.4) If— the authority is satisfied with the information given in an application under subsection (1) ; and the applicant is, or becomes, a registered worker; the authority must credit the applicant, in the register of workers, with retrospective service credits to which the authority considers the applicant to be entitled to be credited.

• (a) in Queensland; and
• (b) during any part of the 5 years immediately before the commencement of this part.
• (a) with more than 220 days for any of the years referred to in subsection (1) (b) ; or
• (b) for more than 5 years; or