20Suspension of worker’s registration

20 Suspension of worker’s registration

20 Suspension of worker’s registration

(1) The Corporation may suspend a worker’s registration if—

(a) the worker has been credited with at least 1,825 days of service in the workers register, and

(b) 1,460 non-service days have elapsed since the last date for which the worker was credited with service under this Act or a corresponding law.

(2) The Corporation may restore a suspended worker’s registration at any time.

(3) If the Corporation restores a suspended worker’s registration under subsection (2), any days of service under this Act credited to the worker in the workers register at the date of suspension must be restored.

(4) While a worker’s registration is suspended—

(a) the worker must not be credited with any service in the workers register during the period of suspension, and

(b) the Corporation is not required to give information to the worker under section 18.

(5) While a worker’s registration is suspended, the worker is entitled to apply for and be paid a long service leave payment for any days of service credited to the worker in the workers register at the date of suspension.

(6) If a worker has died, whether before or after the worker’s registration was suspended, the deceased worker’s personal representative may apply for and be paid any long service leave payment for any days of service credited to the worker in the workers register.

(7) Subsections (5) and (6) are subject to section 52.

(8) An application under subsection (6) may not be made more than 2 years, or a longer period prescribed by the regulations, after the later of—

(a) the date of suspension, or

(b) the date on which the worker died.

(9) In this section—

non-service day means a day prescribed by the regulations for subsection (1).