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110 Fixed term temporary employment
(1) The head of service may employ the person for a fixed term of—
(a) less than 12 months; or
(b) if the head of service consults the principal union about the need
for the temporary employment—less than 5 years.
Note The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cwlth), s 333E sets out additional limitations
on certain fixed term employment that apply except in the circumstances
mentioned in that Act, s 333F.
(2) The head of service may re-employ the person without a break
between the periods of employment if the cumulative period of
engagement is less than—
(a) for an employee employed in accordance with
subsection (1) (a)—12 months; or
(b) for an employee employed in accordance with
subsection (1) (b)—5 years.
(3) A fixed term employee’s employment ends—
(a) on the day after the earliest of—
(i) the end of the term for which the employee is employed; or
(ii) a reasonable notice period given to the employee, in
writing, by the head of service; or
(iii) a 2-week notice period given to the head of service, in
writing, by the employee; or
(iv) a notice period agreed, in writing, between the employee
and the head of service; or
(b) for an employee who begins a period of maternity leave before
the end of the term for which the employee is employed—on the
day after the latest of—
(i) the end of the term for which the employee is employed; or
(ii) the day the paid period of the employee’s maternity leave
ends.
Temporary employment Division 5.8
maternity leave means maternity leave under an industrial