39CEEffect of payment in respect of qualifying service

39CE Effect of payment in respect of qualifying service

(1) This section applies in relation to a period of qualifying service completed by an employee if, on ceasing to be an eligible employee, the employee is paid an amount under section 39CA or 39CB in respect of the period of qualifying service. (2) If the employee becomes an eligible employee again, the period of qualifying service continues to be a period of qualifying service for the purposes of subsection 39A(1) unless the employee ceased to be an eligible employee for a continuous period of 8 years or more. (3) If the employee becomes entitled to long service leave under this Part in respect of the period of qualifying service, the number of hours of long service leave that the employee is entitled to under section 39AA for the period of qualifying service is taken to be nil. (4) Nothing in this section requires more than 1 payment to be made under this Division in respect of the period of qualifying service.