Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsNo. 192, 1976
Compilation No. 21
Compilation date: 18 October 2023
Includes amendments up to: Act No. 74, 2023
Registered: 21 October 2023
About this compilation
This compilation
This is a compilation of the Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 18 October 2023 (the compilation date).
The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.
Uncommenced amendments
The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.
Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments
If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.
Editorial changes
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Modifications
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Self-repealing provisions
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Contents
1 Short title
2 Commencement
4 Interpretation
5 Application of the Act
6 Meaning of authority of a State or of the Northern Territory
7 Regulations with respect to previous service with prescribed authorities etc.
8 Meaning of salary
8A Certain payments not included in salary
9 Delegation by approving authority
9B Delegations by Presiding Officers
10 Meaning of employment in Government Service
11 Period of service
12 Continuity of service
13 Modifications of sections 11 and 12 in relation to service in the Independent State of Papua New Guinea
14 Concurrent employment
15 Award etc. in relation to long service leave for seamen
16 Long service leave and payments in lieu of long service leave
17 Extended leave or pay in lieu of leave for employees not entitled to long service leave
18 Calculation of long service leave credit
19 Application of section 18
20 Rate of salary while absent on long service leave
21 Rate of salary in relation to pay in lieu of leave
22 Long service leave benefits not to be granted under other laws
23 Additional provisions relating to death of an employee
24 Transitional provision
26 Regulations
Endnotes
Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
Endnote 5--Miscellaneous
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Endnote 1--About the endnotes
Endnote 2--Abbreviation key
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Endnote 4--Amendment history
Abbreviation key--Endnote 2
The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.
Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4
Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.
The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.
The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.
If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.
Misdescribed amendments
A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe how an amendment is to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, then the misdescribed amendment can be incorporated through an editorial change made under section 15V of the Legislation Act 2003.
If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the amendment is not incorporated and "(md not incorp)" is added to the amendment history.
ad = added or inserted | o = order(s) |
am = amended | Ord = Ordinance |
amdt = amendment | orig = original |
c = clause(s) | par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s) |
C[x] = Compilation No. x | /sub-subparagraph(s) |
Ch = Chapter(s) | pres = present |
def = definition(s) | prev = previous |
Dict = Dictionary | (prev ... ) = previously |
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament | Pt = Part(s) |
Div = Division(s) | r = regulation(s)/rule(s) |
ed = editorial change | reloc = relocated |
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have | renum = renumbered |
effect | rep = repealed |
F = Federal Register of Legislation | rs = repealed and substituted |
gaz = gazette | s = section(s)/subsection(s) |
LA = Legislation Act 2003 | Sch = Schedule(s) |
Sdiv = Subdivision(s) | |
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given | SLI = Select Legislative Instrument |
effect | SR = Statutory Rules |
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment | Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s) |
cannot be given effect | SubPt = Subpart(s) |
mod = modified/modification | underlining = whole or part not |
No. = Number(s) | commenced or to be commenced |
Endnote 3--Legislation history
Act | Number and year | Assent | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |
192, 1976 | 20 Dec 1976 | 20 Dec 1976 (s 2) |
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9, 1978 | 1 Apr 1978 | 1 Mar 1978 (s 2) | -- | |
Commonwealth Employees (Redeployment and Retirement) Act 1979 | 52, 1979 | 14 June 1979 | Sch: 14 June 1979 (s 2(1)) | -- |
Australian Federal Police (Consequential Amendments) Act 1979 | 155, 1979 | 28 Nov 1979 | Sch: 19 Oct 1979 (s 2(1)) | -- |
Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Amendment Act 1981 | 6, 1981 | 13 Mar 1981 | 13 Mar 1981 (s 2) | -- |
61, 1981 | 12 June 1981 | s 116: 30 Sept 1983 (s 2(2) and gaz 1983, No S222) | -- | |
141, 1983 | 22 Dec 1983 | -- | ||
63, 1984 | 25 June 1984 | -- | ||
166, 1985 | 11 Dec 1985 | -- | ||
6, 1988 | 9 Mar 1988 | -- | ||
87, 1988 | 8 Nov 1988 | Sch 2: 1 Mar 1989 (s 2(2)) | -- | |
A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 | 109, 1988 | 6 Dec 1988 | s 23 and Sch 5: 11 May 1989 (s 2(3) and gaz 1989, No S164) | |
as amended by |
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Australian Capital Territory Government Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 1994 | 92, 1994 | 29 June 1994 | -- | |
Government Business Enterprises (Miscellaneous Reforms) Act 1988 | 123, 1988 | 14 Dec 1988 | -- | |
108, 1990 | 18 Dec 1990 | -- | ||
7, 1992 | 15 Jan 1992 | -- | ||
215, 1992 | 24 Dec 1992 | -- | ||
43, 1996 | 25 Oct 1996 | Sch 2 (item 71): 21 Jan 1993 (s 2(2)) | -- | |
Workplace Relations and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1996 | 60, 1996 | 25 Nov 1996 | Sch 19 (items 26, 27): 25 Nov 1996 (s 2(1)) |
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96, 1997 | 30 June 1997 | Sch 4 (item 6): 1 Nov 2000 (s 2(5) and gaz 2000, No S562) | -- | |
189, 1997 | 7 Dec 1997 | -- | ||
as amended by |
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145, 1999 | 11 Nov 1999 | Sch 1: 5 Dec 1999 (s 2) | -- | |
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999 | 146, 1999 | 11 Nov 1999 | Sch 1 (items 557-566): 5 Dec 1999 (s 2(1), (2)) | -- |
9, 2000 | 7 Mar 2000 | Sch 2 (item 33) and Sch 3 (items 20, 26, 34): 2 July 2000 (s 2(1) and gaz 2000, No S328) | Sch 3 (items 20, 26, 34) | |
Defence Legislation Amendment (Enhancement of the Reserves and Modernisation) Act 2001 | 10, 2001 | 22 Mar 2001 | Sch 2 (items 64, 65): 19 Apr 2001 (s 2(1)) | -- |
39, 2005 | 1 Apr 2005 | Sch 2 (item 1): 1 Apr 2005 (s 2) | -- | |
Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Amendment Act 2006 | 122, 2006 | 4 Nov 2006 | 5 Nov 2006 (s 2) | -- |
Workplace Relations Amendment (Transition to Forward with Fairness) Act 2008 | 8, 2008 | 20 Mar 2008 | Sch 1 (item 273): 28 Mar 2008 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
40, 2008 | 24 June 2008 | Sch 1 (items 3-5): 25 June 2008 (s 2) | Sch 1 (item 5) | |
Fair Work (State Referral and Consequential and Other Amendments) Act 2009 | 54, 2009 | 25 June 2009 | Sch 8 (items 98-100): 1 July 2009 (s 2(1) item 24) | -- |
110, 2009 | 16 Nov 2009 | Sch 1 (items 1, 2): 23 Nov 2009 (s 2) | -- | |
Parliamentary Service Amendment (Parliamentary Budget Officer) Act 2011 | 170, 2011 | 4 Dec 2011 | Sch 3 (item 4): 15 Feb 2012 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
136, 2012 | 22 Sept 2012 | Sch 1 (item 85) and Sch 6 (items 44-46): 22 Sept 2012 (s 2(1) items 2, 37) | Sch 6 (item 45) | |
164, 2015 | 2 Dec 2015 | Sch 2 (items 57, 80): 1 July 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | Sch 2 (item 80) | |
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 1) 2016 | 4, 2016 | 11 Feb 2016 | Sch 1 (item 21): 10 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- |
93, 2017 | 23 Aug 2017 | Sch 1 (item 15): 20 Sept 2017 (s 2(1) item 2) | -- | |
Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 1) Act 2018 | 23, 2018 | 29 Mar 2018 | Sch 1 (items 56, 75-79): 30 Mar 2018 (s 2(1) items 7, 9) | Sch 1 (items 75-79) |
Statute Law Amendment (Prescribed Forms and Other Updates) Act 2023 | 74, 2023 | 20 Sept 2023 | Sch 5 (item 12): 18 Oct 2023 (s 2(1) item 3) | -- |
Name | Registration | Commencement | Application, saving and transitional provisions |
Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2006 (No. 1) (SLI No. 50, 2006) | 17 Mar 2006 (F2006L00820) | Sch 6: 27 Mar 2006 (r 2(b)) | -- |
Provision affected | How affected |
s. 3..................... | rep. No. 136, 2012 |
s. 4..................... | am. Nos. 52 and 155, 1979; No. 6, 1981; No. 166, 1985; Nos. 6 and 109, 1988; No. 215, 1992; No. 43, 1996; No. 189, 1997 (as am. by No. 145, 1999); No. 146, 1999; No. 136, 2012 |
am. No. 166, 1985; No. 109, 1988 | |
s. 8A.................... | ad. No. 7, 1992 |
s. 9..................... | rs. No. 215, 1992; No. 146, 1999 |
s. 9A.................... | ad. No. 215, 1992 |
| rep. No. 146, 1999 |
s. 9A.................... | ad. No. 6, 1981 renum. No. 43, 1996 |
s. 9B (prev. s. 9A)........... | am. No. 43, 1996; No. 189, 1997 (as am. by No. 145, 1999); No. 39, 2005; No. 170, 2011 |
s. 10.................... | am. No. 9, 1978; No. 155, 1979; No. 6, 1981; No. 141, 1983; Nos. 109 and 123, 1988; No. 108, 1990; No. 43, 1996; No. 96, 1997; No. 9, 2000; No. 40, 2008; No 4, 2016 |
s. 11.................... | am. No. 6, 1981; No. 166, 1985; No. 109, 1988; No. 43, 1996 |
s. 12.................... | am. No. 61, 1981; No. 87, 1988; No. 215, 1992; Nos. 43 and 60, 1996; No. 146, 1999; No. 10, 2001; No. 54, 2009; No 164, 2015 |
s 13.................... | am No 43, 1996; No 93, 2017 |
s 14.................... | am No 43, 1996 |
s. 15.................... | am. No. 87, 1988; No. 60, 1996; SLI 2006 No. 50; No. 8, 2008; No. 54, 2009 |
am. No. 43, 1996 | |
s. 22.................... | am. No. 63, 1984 |
s 23.................... | am. No. 43, 1996 |
s 24.................... | am. No. 43, 1996; No 23, 2018 |
s. 24A................... | ad. No. 109, 1988 |
| exp 1 July 1994 (s 24A(3)) |
| rep No 74, 2023 |
s. 25.................... | rep. No. 136, 2012 |
s. 25A................... | ad. No. 122, 2006 |
| rep. No. 110, 2009 |
Schedule 1................ | ad. No. 122, 2006 |
| rep. No. 110, 2009 |
The Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976 is affected by sections 26 and 32 of the Qantas Sale Act 1992 (No. 196, 1992), section 15 of the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation Limited Sale Act 1993 (No. 54, 1993) and sections 15-21 of the CSL Sale Act 1993 (No. 88, 1993).