21—Recreation leave (section 51 of Act—Schedule 1 clause 5)
(1) Recreation leave
may only be granted to an employee of a public sector agency on application
made to the agency in a form approved by the agency.
(2) Recreation leave
must be applied for by an employee of a public sector agency and granted so
that the employee's recreation leave entitlement is taken within
24 months after its accrual.
(3) For the purposes
of subregulation (2), an employee will be regarded as having taken
recreation leave within 24 months after its accrual if the leave or any
remaining balance of the leave is taken in a continuous period commencing
before or at the end of that 24 months.
(4) A public sector
agency may require or permit an employee to take recreation leave in
anticipation of its accrual, without application or later than 24 months
after its accrual having regard to—
(a) the
organisational convenience of the agency; and
(b) any
other relevant considerations.