Contract Cleaning Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 2005
sec.70Time frames for application for retrospective service credits
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sec.70 Time frames for application for retrospective service credits
An application under section 69 (1) must be— made within 2 years after the commencement of this section; and made in the approved form; and accompanied by evidence that the applicant was engaged in performing cleaning work in the contract cleaning industry and evidence of the applicant’s ordinary wages for the time covered by the application. However, the authority may accept an application made after 2 years after the commencement of this section, if the authority considers there are special circumstances in relation to the particular application. The authority may, by notice, ask the applicant to do 1 or both of the following within a reasonable time stated in the notice— give further information or documents relevant to the application; verify information or documents forming part of the application including, if asked, by statutory declaration. The authority may refuse to grant the application if the applicant, without reasonable excuse, does not give, or verify, the information or documents within the stated time. If the authority refuses to grant the application, the authority must give the applicant an information notice about the refusal. (sec.70-ssec.1) An application under section 69 (1) must be— made within 2 years after the commencement of this section; and made in the approved form; and accompanied by evidence that the applicant was engaged in performing cleaning work in the contract cleaning industry and evidence of the applicant’s ordinary wages for the time covered by the application. (sec.70-ssec.2) However, the authority may accept an application made after 2 years after the commencement of this section, if the authority considers there are special circumstances in relation to the particular application. (sec.70-ssec.3) The authority may, by notice, ask the applicant to do 1 or both of the following within a reasonable time stated in the notice— give further information or documents relevant to the application; verify information or documents forming part of the application including, if asked, by statutory declaration. (sec.70-ssec.4) The authority may refuse to grant the application if the applicant, without reasonable excuse, does not give, or verify, the information or documents within the stated time. (sec.70-ssec.5) If the authority refuses to grant the application, the authority must give the applicant an information notice about the refusal.
- (a) made within 2 years after the commencement of this section; and
- (b) made in the approved form; and
- (c) accompanied by evidence that the applicant was engaged in performing cleaning work in the contract cleaning industry and evidence of the applicant’s ordinary wages for the time covered by the application.
- (a) give further information or documents relevant to the application;