15Recreation leave arrangement—transitional

15 Recreation leave arrangement—transitional

(1) This section applies to a Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) if: (a) the Judge was appointed before 1 January 2018; and (b) an election to be covered by the general recreation leave arrangements is not in effect for the Judge.

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

Accrual of recreation leave (2) The Judge is entitled to 4 weeks of recreation leave per year of service accruing on 1 January each year. Cashing out of recreation leave (3) The Judge is eligible to cash out part of the Judge’s recreation leave if: (a) the Judge has accrued more than 4 weeks of recreation leave; and (b) the Judge takes an amount of leave equal to or greater than the amount of leave being cashed out; and (c) the Judge cashes out a maximum of 2 weeks’ recreation leave in any year. Additional recreation leave (4) The Judge is eligible to elect to purchase 1, 2, 3 or 4 weeks’ additional leave per year. (5) An amount will be deducted from the base salary of the Judge, dependent on the amount of leave purchased and the Judge’s salary, which will be reflected in the Judge’s regular salary payments. (6) Purchased leave counts as service for all purposes. Payment of unused recreation leave on leaving office (7) The Judge is to be paid on leaving office as though the Judge were then to take the balance of the Judge’s recreation leave.