Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

LAW OFFICERS ACT 1978 - SECT 15C

    (1)     The Solicitor-General may take long service leave with the approval of the Attorney-General.

    (2)     The Solicitor-General may, in respect of an entitlement to long service leave, be granted a period of long service leave that is:

        (a)     equal to the period of the entitlement and paid the Solicitor-General's ordinary remuneration during the period of leave; or

        (b)     twice as long as the period of the entitlement and paid the Solicitor-General's ordinary remuneration at half pay during the period of leave; or

        (c)     at least half as long as the period of the entitlement and paid:

            (i)     during the period of leave – the Solicitor-General's ordinary remuneration; and

            (ii)     in respect of the remainder of the entitlement – a lump sum that is equal to the Solicitor-General's ordinary remuneration that would have been paid to the Solicitor-General if the entitlement had been taken as leave.

Example for subsection (2)(c)

A Solicitor-General entitled to 3 months of long service leave may elect to take 2 calendar months of long service leave and be paid a lump sum in lieu of taking the third month of the entitlement as long service leave. The Solicitor-General is paid the Solicitor-General's ordinary remuneration during the 2 month period of leave and a lump sum that is equal to the remuneration the Solicitor-General would have been paid during a third month of long service leave.

    (3)     During a period of leave mentioned in subsection (2)(b), the Solicitor-General accrues service and service-based entitlements at half of the ordinary rate of accrual.

Note for subsection (3)

A service-based entitlement may include an entitlement to leave, including recreation or long service leave.

    (4)     Long service leave may be granted in months and tenths of a month but may not be granted for a period of leave that is less than 7 days.

    (5)     Weekends, public holidays and other days on which the Solicitor-General would not have ordinarily been required to work are part of long service leave and do not extend the period of leave.

    (6)     The Solicitor-General may not be granted periods of long service leave that are separated by a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.