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Queensland Rail Transit Authority Act 2013
sec.72Preservation of rights of employees
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### sec.72 Preservation of rights of employees
The transfer of an employee of Queensland Rail Limited to the Authority does not—
affect the employee’s total remuneration; or
prejudice the employee’s existing or accruing rights to superannuation or annual, sick, long service or other leave; or
interrupt continuity of service, except that the employee is not entitled to claim the benefit of a right or entitlement more than once in relation to the same period of service; or
constitute a retrenchment, redundancy or termination of the employee’s employment at the initiative of Queensland Rail Limited; or
entitle the employee to a payment or other benefit because he or she is no longer employed by Queensland Rail Limited; or
require Queensland Rail Limited to make any payment in relation to the employee’s accrued rights to annual, sick, long service or other leave irrespective of any arrangement between Queensland Rail Limited and the employee.
Subject to section 69 , the transfer has effect despite any other contract, law or instrument.
In this section—
employee , of Queensland Rail Limited, does not include a member of Queensland Rail Limited’s board or a director of Queensland Rail Limited.
(sec.72-ssec.1) The transfer of an employee of Queensland Rail Limited to the Authority does not— affect the employee’s total remuneration; or prejudice the employee’s existing or accruing rights to superannuation or annual, sick, long service or other leave; or interrupt continuity of service, except that the employee is not entitled to claim the benefit of a right or entitlement more than once in relation to the same period of service; or constitute a retrenchment, redundancy or termination of the employee’s employment at the initiative of Queensland Rail Limited; or entitle the employee to a payment or other benefit because he or she is no longer employed by Queensland Rail Limited; or require Queensland Rail Limited to make any payment in relation to the employee’s accrued rights to annual, sick, long service or other leave irrespective of any arrangement between Queensland Rail Limited and the employee.
(sec.72-ssec.2) Subject to section 69 , the transfer has effect despite any other contract, law or instrument.
(sec.72-ssec.3) In this section— employee , of Queensland Rail Limited, does not include a member of Queensland Rail Limited’s board or a director of Queensland Rail Limited.
- (a) affect the employee’s total remuneration; or
- (b) prejudice the employee’s existing or accruing rights to superannuation or annual, sick, long service or other leave; or
- (c) interrupt continuity of service, except that the employee is not entitled to claim the benefit of a right or entitlement more than once in relation to the same period of service; or
- (d) constitute a retrenchment, redundancy or termination of the employee’s employment at the initiative of Queensland Rail Limited; or
- (e) entitle the employee to a payment or other benefit because he or she is no longer employed by Queensland Rail Limited; or
- (f) require Queensland Rail Limited to make any payment in relation to the employee’s accrued rights to annual, sick, long service or other leave irrespective of any arrangement between Queensland Rail Limited and the employee.