20Additional sick leave for ex-servicepersons

20 Additional sick leave for ex-servicepersons

(1)  In this regulation –

forces to which this regulation applies means any naval, military or air forces raised –

(a) in Australia for service in any war or warlike operations to which this regulation applies; and

(b) in any country that is or was allied or associated with Australia in any war or warlike operations to which this regulation applies, for service in that war or those warlike operations;

war to which this regulation applies means any war in which Australia became, or becomes, engaged before or after the commencement of this regulation;

warlike operations to which this regulation applies means any warlike operations, whether commenced before or after the commencement of this regulation, in which any naval, military or air forces raised in Australia were or are engaged.

(2)  Subject to this regulation, the relevant Head of Agency may grant to an employee –

(a) who has been a member of any of the forces to which this regulation applies during any war or warlike operations to which this regulation applies; and

(b) who is suffering from illness as a result of injuries received or disease contracted on active service during that war or those warlike operations –

(in this regulation referred to as an ex-serviceperson) sick leave in addition to the sick leave to which the ex-serviceperson is otherwise entitled.

(3)  At the date of an ex-serviceperson’s appointment, there is to accrue to that ex-serviceperson, whether appointed before the commencement of this regulation or during any ensuing leave year –

(a) 46 working days sick leave (in this regulation referred to as initial credit); and

(b) 16 working days sick leave (in this regulation referred to as cumulative sick leave).

(4)  In addition to the initial credit and cumulative sick leave under , an ex-serviceperson is entitled to a further 16 working days cumulative sick leave for every completed year of service as an employee, but so that the maximum period of cumulative sick leave to which the ex-serviceperson is so entitled (together with the cumulative sick leave under that subregulation) does not exceed 46 working days at any one time.