Building and Construction Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 1991
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Building and Construction Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 1991
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The entitlement to long service leave is— if the registered worker has accrued 10 years service in the register of workers—8.67 weeks; and after 10 years service, leave accruing for each additional day’s service recorded in the register at the rate that 8.67 weeks bears to 10 years. Subsection (1B) applies if— a registered worker has accrued at least 5 years but less than 10 years service; and the worker has been credited with retrospective service credits under section 54 ; and the worker— intends to permanently stop work in the building and construction industry; or dies. The entitlement to long service leave is a period that bears to 8.67 weeks the proportion that the worker’s service credits bear to 10 years service. Subsection (3) applies if a worker— either— has accrued at least 1540 days service; or has— accrued at least 1155 days service; and been a registered worker for at least 7 years in the register of workers kept under this Act, or in a similar register or record kept under a corresponding law; and has not been credited with retrospective service credits under section 54 ; and either— intends to permanently stop work in the building and construction industry; or dies. The entitlement to long service leave is a period that bears to 8.67 weeks the proportion that the worker’s accrued service bears to 10 years service. Long service leave is exclusive of any public holiday that happens during a period of long service leave that is taken. s 57 amd 1998 No. 44 s 14 ; 2000 No. 61 s 45 (sec.57-ssec.1) The entitlement to long service leave is— if the registered worker has accrued 10 years service in the register of workers—8.67 weeks; and after 10 years service, leave accruing for each additional day’s service recorded in the register at the rate that 8.67 weeks bears to 10 years. (sec.57-ssec.1A) Subsection (1B) applies if— a registered worker has accrued at least 5 years but less than 10 years service; and the worker has been credited with retrospective service credits under section 54 ; and the worker— intends to permanently stop work in the building and construction industry; or dies. (sec.57-ssec.1B) The entitlement to long service leave is a period that bears to 8.67 weeks the proportion that the worker’s service credits bear to 10 years service. (sec.57-ssec.2) Subsection (3) applies if a worker— either— has accrued at least 1540 days service; or has— accrued at least 1155 days service; and been a registered worker for at least 7 years in the register of workers kept under this Act, or in a similar register or record kept under a corresponding law; and has not been credited with retrospective service credits under section 54 ; and either— intends to permanently stop work in the building and construction industry; or dies. (sec.57-ssec.3) The entitlement to long service leave is a period that bears to 8.67 weeks the proportion that the worker’s accrued service bears to 10 years service. (sec.57-ssec.4) Long service leave is exclusive of any public holiday that happens during a period of long service leave that is taken.