70Corporation may pay if employer insolvent

70 Corporation may pay if employer insolvent

70 Corporation may pay if employer insolvent

(1) This section applies if—

(a) the employer of a registered worker is or becomes insolvent under administration, or a Chapter 5 body corporate, within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth, and

(b) the worker has an entitlement to long service leave under this Act.

(2) The Corporation may pay to the worker, or the worker’s personal representative, the difference between—

(a) the amount of the worker’s long service leave entitlement under this Act, and

(b) an amount the worker or the worker’s personal representative has received from or on behalf of the employer for the worker’s long service leave entitlement under this Act.

s 70: Am 2022 No 59, Sch 2.8.