Commonwealth Employees’ Furlough Act 1973

No. 210 of 1973

AN ACT

To amend the Commonwealth Employees’ Furlough Act 1943–1968.

[Assented to 19 December 1973]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Employees’ Furlough Act 1973.

(2) The Commonwealth Employees’ Furlough Act 1943–1968 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Commonwealth Employees’ Furlough Act 1943–1973.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 January 1973.

Period of service.

3. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (4) the words “Except in the event of his discharge on account of unsatisfactory service, the” and substituting the word “The”; and

(b) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (4a) the words “that was not due to misconduct or to causes within his own control”.

Grant of furlough to temporary employees.

4. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) the words “fifteen years” and substituting the words “ten years”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-section (2) the words “fifteen years ceases to be a Commonwealth employee (other than by discharge on account of unsatisfactory service)” and substituting the words “ten years ceases to be a Commonwealth employee,”.

Grant of extended leave or pay in lieu to employees not entitled to furlough.

5. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) the words “fifteen years” and substituting the words “ten years”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-section (1) the words “(otherwise than by discharge on account of unsatisfactory service)”;

(c) by omitting paragraphs (c), (ca) and (d) of sub-section (1) and substituting the following paragraphs:—

“(c) where the period of service of the Commonwealth employee is less than eight years—two months; or

“(d) where the period of service of the Commonwealth employee is not less than eight years but is less than ten years—three months.”;

(d) by omitting from sub-section (2) the words “(other than by discharge on account of unsatisfactory service)”;

(e) by omitting from sub-section (3) the words “fifteen years” and substituting the words “ten years”;

(f) by omitting from sub-section (3) the words “and is not due to misconduct or to causes within his own control”;

(g) by omitting paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of sub-section (3) and substituting the following paragraphs:—

“(a) where the period of service of the Commonwealth employee is less than eight years—two months; or

“(b) where the period of service of the Commonwealth employee is not less than eight years but is less than ten years—three months.”;

(h) by omitting sub-section (4);

(i) by omitting from sub-section (5) the words “fifteen years” and substituting the words “ten years”; and

(j) by omitting from sub-section (5) the words “and was not due to misconduct or to causes within his own control “.

Conduct of employee to be taken into account.

6. Section 10 of the Principal Act is repealed.

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