Judiciary Amendment Act 2015 (64 of 2015)

Schedule 3   Transitional arrangements

Part 5   Staff

18   Accrued entitlements etc. of former AGS employees who become APS employees

Persons to whom this item applies

(1) This item applies to a person if:

(a) immediately before the commencement time, the person was an employee of the former AGS; and

(b) at the commencement time, the person becomes engaged as an APS employee under section 72 of the Public Service Act 1999.

Preservation of accrued entitlements

(2) The person is taken to have accrued an entitlement to benefits, in connection with becoming an APS employee, that is equivalent to the entitlement that the person had as an employee of the former AGS immediately before the commencement time.

Continuity of service

(3) The service of the person as an APS employee is taken, for all purposes, to be continuous with his or her service as an employee of the former AGS.

Long service leave

(4) For the purposes of the Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976, the person's service before the commencement time as an employee of the former AGS is to be treated, at and after that time, as if it had been service by the person as an APS employee.

Maternity leave

(5) For the purposes of the Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973, the person's service before the commencement time as an employee of the former AGS is to be treated, at and after that time,as if it had been service by the person as an APS employee.