Long Service Leave (Portable Schemes) Act 2009
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26 November 2025. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 26 November 2025. The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. Kinds of republications The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au): • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies • unauthorised republications. The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page. Editorial changes The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice. This republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1). Uncommenced provisions and amendments If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register. Modifications If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95. Penalties At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an individual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).
contents 1 Page 1 Name of Act 2 3 Dictionary 2 4 Notes 2 5 Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc 3 6 What is a covered industry? 4 7 Who is an employer? 4 8 Who is a worker? 6 9 Who is an employee? 6 10 Who is a voluntary member? 7 11 What is work? 8
Page contents 2 Long Service Leave (Portable Schemes) Act 2009 12 Declarations by Minister—additional coverage of Act 9 13 Declarations by Minister—limitation to coverage of Act 10 14 Meaning of day 10 15 Meaning of registration day 11 15A Entitlement to long service leave 11 30 Employers registration 13 31 Application for registration by employers 13 32 Dealing with applications for registration as employer 14 34 Registration as employer 14 35 Certificate of registration for employers 14 36 Registered employer to notify change of details 15 37 Appeals against refusal to register as employer 15 38 Order to apply for registration 16 39 Workers register 17 40 Applications for registration by workers 17 41 Application by employers for registration of employee 17 42 Dealing with applications for registration as worker 18 43 Notice of registrar decisions 18 44 Registrar may register employee without application 19 45 Appeals against refusal to register as worker 19 46 Registration as worker 20 47 Service credit—employee’s prior service 20 47A Service credit—unreported service 21 48 Service credit—voluntary member’s prior service 22 48A Meaning of quarter 24 49 Quarterly returns by employers 24 49A Late fee—quarterly return 25 50 Levy payments by employers 26 51 Determination of levy—employers 26