72Re-employment of employees resigning to contest Commonwealth elections

#### 72 Re-employment of employees resigning to contest Commonwealth elections 72 Re-employment of employees resigning to contest Commonwealth elections > > (1) If a person who is employed in any government sector agency— > > > > > (a) resigns in writing from the government sector agency and the resignation takes effect not earlier than 3 months before polling day at an election of a member or members of either House of Parliament of the Commonwealth and before the day fixed for nominations for the election, and > > > > > (b) includes in the resignation notice of the person’s intention to become a candidate at that election, and > > > > > (c) becomes a candidate at that election, and > > > > > (d) fails to be elected at that election, and > > > > > (e) makes written application for re-employment in the government sector agency concerned within 2 months after the declaration of the result of that election, > > > > the person is entitled to be re-employed in the government sector agency not lower in remuneration than the current remuneration for the employment of the person at the date of the person’s resignation (or a similar employment). > > > (2) A person, on being re-employed under this section, is taken— > > > > > (a) to have never resigned from the government sector agency concerned, and > > > > > (b) to have been on leave without pay during the period between resignation and re-employment. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > government sector agency includes the service of a State owned corporation (or a subsidiary) or any service in which persons excluded from this Act by section 5 are employed. > > **s 72:** Am 2016 No 2, Sch 1 \[27\].