State Service Amendment Regulations 2005


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State Service Amendment Regulations 2005

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the State Service Act 2000 .

22 August 2005

W. J. E. COX

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

P. A. LENNON

Premier

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the State Service Amendment Regulations 2005 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the State Service Regulations 2001 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Regulation 23 amended (Leave for employees appointed to or voluntarily enlisting in Defence Force)

Regulation 23 of the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:
(a) by omitting paragraphs (a) and (b) from subregulation (1) and substituting the following paragraphs:
(a) not more than 20 working days in any leave year to enable the employee to undertake Defence Force service; and
(ab) not more than 10 working days in any leave year, in addition to any leave granted to that employee in that leave year under paragraph (a) , to enable the employee to undertake initial training upon first becoming a part-time member of Australia's Defence Forces; and
(b) not more than 10 working days in any leave year, in addition to any leave granted to that employee in that leave year under paragraph (a) , to enable the employee to undertake additional Defence Force service.
(b) by omitting from subregulation (2)(b)(i) " subregulation (1)(a) " and substituting " subregulation (1)(a) or (ab) ";
(c) by omitting subregulation (4) and substituting the following subregulations:
(4)  This regulation applies to fixed-term employees who have completed 3 months' continuous service in any Agency or Agencies, but, subject to the law of the Commonwealth, if an employee's term of service will expire before the conclusion of the period of Defence Force service, leave may be granted under this regulation only to the date of that expiration.
(5)  Subject to subregulation (6) , any leave granted to an employee under this regulation is to count as service for all purposes.
(6)  Where leave without pay is granted to an employee under these regulations, only the period not exceeding 6 months is to be taken into account for the purpose of accruing recreation leave.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 31 August 2005

These regulations are administered in the Department of Premier and Cabinet.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the State Service Regulations 2001 by revising and updating certain provisions in respect of leave entitlements for employees appointed to or voluntarily enlisting in Australia's Defence Forces.