92Payments by reciprocal authority on Corporation’s behalf

92 Payments by reciprocal authority on Corporation’s behalf

92 Payments by reciprocal authority on Corporation’s behalf

(1) This section applies if, under a corresponding law, a reciprocal authority pays to a person an amount that, but for the payment, would have been payable for a long service leave entitlement under this Act.

(2) If the Corporation is notified about the payment and is satisfied the payment was properly made, the Corporation must reimburse the reciprocal authority the amount calculated using the following formula—

where—

D means the number of days of recognised service to which the payment relates.

R is the amount decided by the reciprocal authority as the weekly amount payable to the person for the service credited to the person in this State.

(3) If the Corporation makes a reimbursement under subsection (2), the obligation of the Corporation to make the payment to the person for the entitlement is discharged.