Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

LONG SERVICE LEAVE AMENDMENT ACT 2005 (NO. 22 OF 2005) - SECT 14

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(see s 2)

Note 1     The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1 defines the following terms:

              •     chief executive (see s 163)

              •     function

              •     month

              •     notifiable instrument (see s 10)

              •     public servant.

"associated company" means a company that is a subsidiary, holding company or related body corporate under the Corporations Act, section 9.

"award holiday" means a day that is, under an award or agreement, a holiday for people employed in an industry.

"continuous service", in relation to an employee, includes—

        (a)     a period of annual leave or long service leave; and

        (b)     a period of leave, not exceeding 2 weeks in any 1 year, taken because of illness or injury; and

        (c)     a period during which the service of the employee is interrupted or ended by his or her employer with the intention of avoiding the granting of long service leave; and

        (d)     for an employee who begins service with an employer within 1 year after the day the employee's apprenticeship, or an approved training contract, with the employer ends—the period of the apprenticeship or approved training contract.

"minimum retiring age", in relation to a person, means—

        (a)     if a minimum retiring age applies to the person under an award or agreement—the age fixed by the award or agreement; and

        (b)     in any other case—the age of 65 years.

"period of service"—see section 2G (Periods of service).