34Employers to keep long service records

34 Employers to keep long service records

(1) An employer for a covered industry must keep a written record of the required information for each worker of the employer.

(a) the worker's name and date of birth; and

(b) the nature of the work performed by the worker; and

(c) the worker's ordinary pay for each quarter; and

S. 34(2)(d) amended by No. 14/2021 s. 45.

(d) the number of days worked by the worker in each quarter, whether expressed in days, part days or hours; and

(e) the date when the worker began service with the employer; and

(f) long service benefits given to the worker under this Act, another Act, a corresponding law or a fair work instrument, including—

(i) long service leave granted to, or taken by, the worker; and

(ii) payments for, or in lieu of, long service leave made to the worker; and

(iii) any other long service benefits paid or given to the worker; and

(g) if the worker stops service with the employer—the date the worker stops service.

See section 66 for offences concerning long service records.

Part 5—Administration

Division 1—Portable Long Service Benefits Authority

35 Establishment of Portable Long Service Benefits Authority

(1) The Portable Long Service Benefits Authority is established.

(2) The Authority—

(a) is a body corporate with perpetual succession; and

(b) has an official seal; and

(c) may sue and be sued; and

(d) may acquire, hold and dispose of real and personal property; and

(e) may do and suffer all acts and things that a body corporate may by law do and suffer.

(3) All courts must take judicial notice of the official seal of the Authority affixed to a document and, until the contrary is proved, must presume that it was duly affixed.

(4) The official seal of the Authority—

(a) must be kept in the custody determined by the Governing Board; and

(b) must not be used except as authorised by the Governing Board.