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### sec.965 Counting service under old federal instrument
Subsection (2) applies for deciding the entitlements of a declared employee under a new State instrument.
Service of the declared employee with a declared employer before the relevant day that counted under the old federal instrument also counts as service of the declared employee with the declared employer under the new State instrument.
If, before the relevant day, the declared employee has already had the benefit of an entitlement, the amount of which was calculated by reference to a period of service, the period of service can not be counted again under subsection (2) for calculating the declared employee’s entitlements of that type under the new State instrument.
(sec.965-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies for deciding the entitlements of a declared employee under a new State instrument.
(sec.965-ssec.2) Service of the declared employee with a declared employer before the relevant day that counted under the old federal instrument also counts as service of the declared employee with the declared employer under the new State instrument.
(sec.965-ssec.3) If, before the relevant day, the declared employee has already had the benefit of an entitlement, the amount of which was calculated by reference to a period of service, the period of service can not be counted again under subsection (2) for calculating the declared employee’s entitlements of that type under the new State instrument.