14Recreation leave arrangements—general

14 Recreation leave arrangements—general

(1) The recreation leave entitlements of the following are to be determined in accordance with this section: (a) a Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) who was appointed on or after 1 January 2018; (b) a Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) who was appointed before 1 January 2018, if an election to be covered by the general recreation leave arrangements is in effect for the Judge.

Note: For elections to be covered by the general recreation leave arrangements, see section 16.

Appointment year (2) The Judge, for the year (the appointment year) the Judge is appointed in, is entitled to an amount of recreation leave, accruing at the time of the Judge’s appointment, that is 8 weeks multiplied by the number obtained by dividing the number of days in the appointment year for which the Judge will be appointed by the number of days in the appointment year. Years after appointment year (3) The Judge is entitled to 8 weeks of recreation leave accruing on 1 January of each year after the appointment year. Expiration of recreation leave (4) The Judge is entitled to recreation leave accrued under this section only in the year in which the leave accrued. Payment of unused recreation leave on leaving office (5) The Judge is to be paid on leaving office as though the Judge were then to take the balance of the recreation leave to which the Judge is entitled.