Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PUBLIC SERVICE AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AMENDMENT ACT 1980 No. 177, 1980 - SECT 47

47. (1) In making the first determination of terms and conditions of
employment applicable to the employment of officers or employees, or a class
of officers or employees, with respect to a particular matter, being a
determination under sub-section 9 (7A) or section 82D of the Principal Act as
amended by this Act, the Board, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of
the House of Representatives or the President and the Speaker, whichever or
whoever makes that first determination-

   (a)  shall determine terms and conditions of employment with respect to
        that matter that are no less favourable to the officers or employees,
        or to that class of officers or employees, as the case may be, than
        the terms and conditions of employment that were applicable to the
        officers or employees or to that class of officers or employees, as
        the case may be, with respect to that matter immediately before the
        determination is made; and

   (b)  in the case of a determination with respect to leave of absence for
        recreation or on account of illness-shall include provision for and in
        relation to the accrual to each officer or employee to whom the
        determination relates of-

        (i)    a recreation leave credit equal to the period (if any) of leave
               of absence for recreation; or

        (ii)   a sick leave credit or sick leave credits equal to the period
               or periods of leave of absence on account of illness, as the
               case may be, for which the officer or employee was eligible
               immediately before the date on which the determination takes
               effect.
(2) In this section, "Board", "employee" and "officer" have the same
respective meanings as they have in the Principal Act.