Queensland Consolidated Acts

HOSPITAL AND HEALTH BOARDS ACT 2011 - SECT 286

286 Existing health executives employed in health service districts

(1) This section applies to a person employed as a health executive in a health service district under the repealed Act immediately before the commencement, other than as a district manager.

(2) On the commencement, the person is appointed—

(a) to the Service prescribed under a regulation; and

(b) on the same terms, conditions and entitlements as those applying to the person immediately before the commencement.

(3) Also, the following apply for the person—

(a) the person retains and is entitled to all rights, benefits and entitlements that have accrued to the person because of the person’s previous employment as a health service employee;

(b) the person’s accruing rights, including to superannuation or recreation, sick, long service or other leave, are not affected;

(c) continuity of service is not interrupted, except that the person is not entitled to claim the benefit of a right or entitlement more than once in relation to the same period of service;

(d) the appointment does not constitute a termination of employment or a retrenchment or redundancy;

(e) the person is not entitled to a payment or other benefit because he or she is no longer employed in the department.

(4) Subject to this section, the chief executive may issue a direction to a person to facilitate the transition of health executives from health service districts to a Service.

(5) A person given a direction must comply with the direction.

(6) A person appointed under subsection (2) is taken to be employed by the Service under the contract under which the person was employed before the commencement.