Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If an ongoing Parliamentary Service employee is granted leave without pay to take up employment as a non - ongoing APS employee, the employee:
(a) retains his or her existing or accrued entitlements relating to annual leave, and personal or carer's leave, (however they may be described) in respect of employment as a Parliamentary Service employee; and
(b) when he or she returns to the Parliamentary Service--retains his or her existing or accrued entitlements of that kind in respect of employment as an APS employee.
(2) If an ongoing APS employee is granted leave without pay to take up employment as a non - ongoing Parliamentary Service employee, the employee:
(a) retains his or her existing or accrued entitlements relating to annual leave, and personal or carer's leave, (however they may be described) in respect of employment as an APS employee; and
(b) when he or she returns to the APS--retains his or her existing or accrued entitlements of that kind in respect of employment as a Parliamentary Service employee.
(3) Any period of leave without pay referred to in subsection ( 1) or (2) counts as service for all purposes except accrual of annual leave, or personal or carer's leave, (however they may be described).
Note: Service for long service leave purposes is dealt with under the Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976 , and service for maternity leave purposes is dealt with under the Maternity Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1973 .