COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYEES’ FURLOUGH.

No. 78 of 1951.

An Act to amend the Commonwealth Employees’ Furlough Act 1943-1944.

[Assented to 11th December, 1951.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Employees’ Furlough Act 1951.

(2.) The Commonwealth Employees’ Furlough Act 1943–1944, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Commonwealth Employees’ Furlough Act 1943–1951.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of January, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-one.

Grant of furlough to temporary employees.

3. Section seven of the Commonwealth Employees’ Furlough Act 1943–1944 is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-section (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-sections:—

“(1.) Where the period of service of a Commonwealth employee is at least twenty years, the approving authority

may grant to him leave of absence for a period not exceeding three-tenths of one month on full salary, or three-fifths of one month on half salary, in respect of each completed year of his period of service.

“(1a.) A person shall not be granted leave of absence under this section for a period exceeding twelve months at any one time.”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-section (2.) the words “the last preceding sub-section” and inserting in their stead the words “sub-section (1.) of this section”.