sec.71Rights and entitlements of particular employees

### sec.71 Rights and entitlements of particular employees This section applies to a person who— becomes a public service employee; and was an employee of the board— immediately before the commencement of this section; and immediately before becoming a public service employee. On becoming a public service employee— the person keeps all rights and entitlements, including entitlements to receive long service, recreation and sick leave and any similar entitlements, that— have accrued or were accruing to the person as an employee of the board; and would have accrued to the person if the board had never become an employer under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) ; 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), for working out the person’s rights and entitlements, including entitlements to receive long service, recreation and sick leave and any similar entitlements, employment of the person as a public service employee is a continuation of employment of the person by the board. s 71 prev s 71 ins 1997 No. 79 s 40 exp 19 December 2002 (see s 71) pres s 71 ins 2007 No. 20 s 48 (sec.71-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who— becomes a public service employee; and was an employee of the board— immediately before the commencement of this section; and immediately before becoming a public service employee. (sec.71-ssec.2) On becoming a public service employee— the person keeps all rights and entitlements, including entitlements to receive long service, recreation and sick leave and any similar entitlements, that— have accrued or were accruing to the person as an employee of the board; and would have accrued to the person if the board had never become an employer under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) ; 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.71-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2), for working out the person’s rights and entitlements, including entitlements to receive long service, recreation and sick leave and any similar entitlements, employment of the person as a public service employee is a continuation of employment of the person by the board. - (a) becomes a public service employee; and - (b) was an employee of the board— (i) immediately before the commencement of this section; and (ii) immediately before becoming a public service employee. - (i) immediately before the commencement of this section; and - (ii) immediately before becoming a public service employee. - (i) immediately before the commencement of this section; and - (ii) immediately before becoming a public service employee. - (a) the person keeps all rights and entitlements, including entitlements to receive long service, recreation and sick leave and any similar entitlements, that— (i) have accrued or were accruing to the person as an employee of the board; and (ii) would have accrued to the person if the board had never become an employer under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) ; and - (i) have accrued or were accruing to the person as an employee of the board; and - (ii) would have accrued to the person if the board had never become an employer under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) ; and - (b) 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. - (i) have accrued or were accruing to the person as an employee of the board; and - (ii) would have accrued to the person if the board had never become an employer under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cwlth) ; and - (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.