Major Sports Facilities Act 2001
sec.59Employee’s rights and entitlements
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sec.59 Employee’s rights and entitlements
This section applies to a person who immediately before the repeal was an employee of the former authority. On the repeal, the person is taken to be employed by the Redevelopment Authority on the same conditions on which the person was employed by the former authority. Also, the person— keeps all rights accrued or accruing to the person as an employee of the former authority; and is entitled to receive long service, recreation and sick leave and any similar entitlements accrued or accruing to the person as an employee of the former authority; and if the person is a member of a superannuation scheme— the person keeps all entitlements accrued or accruing to the person as a member of the scheme; and the person’s membership of the scheme is not affected. Without limiting subsection (2), if an industrial instrument under the Industrial Relations Act 1999 applies to the person immediately before the repeal, the instrument continues to apply to the person. Subsection (4) has effect subject to the Industrial Relations Act 1999 . (sec.59-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who immediately before the repeal was an employee of the former authority. (sec.59-ssec.2) On the repeal, the person is taken to be employed by the Redevelopment Authority on the same conditions on which the person was employed by the former authority. (sec.59-ssec.3) Also, the person— keeps all rights accrued or accruing to the person as an employee of the former authority; and is entitled to receive long service, recreation and sick leave and any similar entitlements accrued or accruing to the person as an employee of the former authority; and if the person is a member of a superannuation scheme— the person keeps all entitlements accrued or accruing to the person as a member of the scheme; and the person’s membership of the scheme is not affected. (sec.59-ssec.4) Without limiting subsection (2), if an industrial instrument under the Industrial Relations Act 1999 applies to the person immediately before the repeal, the instrument continues to apply to the person. (sec.59-ssec.5) Subsection (4) has effect subject to the Industrial Relations Act 1999 .
- (a) keeps all rights accrued or accruing to the person as an employee of the former authority; and
- (b) is entitled to receive long service, recreation and sick leave and any similar entitlements accrued or accruing to the person as an employee of the former authority; and
- (c) if the person is a member of a superannuation scheme— (i) the person keeps all entitlements accrued or accruing to the person as a member of the scheme; and (ii) the person’s membership of the scheme is not affected.
- (i) the person keeps all entitlements accrued or accruing to the person as a member of the scheme; and
- (ii) the person’s membership of the scheme is not affected.