20Secondments

20 Secondments

(1)  An arrangement entered into under section 43 of the repealed Act and in force immediately before the commencement of the Principal Act is taken to be an agreement entered into under section 41(2) of the Principal Act.

(2)  An agreement or arrangement entered into under section 44(1)(a) of the repealed Act and in force immediately before the commencement of the Principal Act is taken to be an arrangement entered into under section 46(1)(a) of the Principal Act.

(3)  An agreement or arrangement entered into under section 44(2) of the repealed Act and in force immediately before the commencement of the Principal Act is taken to be an arrangement entered into under section 46(1)(b) of the Principal Act.

(4)  Where an employee is entitled under section 45(2) of the repealed Act to recommence duties in a position on completion of a period of secondment, the employee is entitled to be assigned duties under the Principal Act at a similar salary level to the duties undertaken in that position immediately before the commencement of the Principal Act.

(5)  Upon the cessation of an agreement or arrangement under section 43(1) or 44(2) of the repealed Act in respect of an employee, if the position held by the employee, immediately before the agreement or arrangement was entered into, has been declared vacant or abolished under section 45(1)(a) or (b) of the repealed Act, the Head of Agency is to assign duties under the Principal Act to the employee at a similar salary level to the position held by the employee immediately before the agreement or arrangement was entered into.