Western Australian Repealed Regulations Western Australian Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
The following shall be
the conditions relating to leave of absence allowed by the Port Authority to
officers of the Permanent Salaried Staff, appointed in terms of
Section 19 subsection (1), of the Fremantle Port Authority
Act 1902 : —
(a)
Public Holidays
(i)
New Year’s Day, Foundation of Australia Day, Good
Friday, Easter Eve, Easter Monday, Anzac Day, Labour Day, Foundation Day,
Sovereign’s Birthday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and all other days
which the Port Authority shall decide shall be observed as office holidays.
(ii)
Whenever any of the abovementioned holidays are by law
observed on a day other than the exact date upon which they fall, such day
shall be held to be the holidays indicated.
(iii)
Should the requirements of the Port Authority, or the
public, necessitate the attendance of any officer on service upon any of the
abovementioned holidays, such officer shall be granted, in lieu thereof, an
equivalent holiday, either added to his annual leave or at such other time as
the Port Authority may decide.
(b)
Annual Recreation Leave —
(i)
Every officer shall be granted leave of absence, on full
pay, for recreation, for three weeks in each calendar year, exclusive of
Public holidays.
(ii)
The arranging of this leave shall be by a programme
prepared in advance.
(iii)
Every officer must take his annual leave upon the dates
arranged, except where the requirements of the Port Authority or the public
render it desirable, in the opinion of the Port Authority, that such leave
shall be taken at some date other than those arranged.
(iv)
The Port Authority may, upon special application permit
any officer to allow his annual recreation leave to accumulate to the extent
of nine weeks (i.e. for three years), but no longer.
(v)
When an officer enters the service of the Port Authority
after 1st January, he may be granted annual leave for that year at the rate of
one-twelfth of the ascertained three weekly-rate of pay of the officer for
each completed month of service, but annual leave shall not accrue until six
months’ service shall be attained.
(c) Long
Service leave —
(i)
The Port Authority may grant to any officer upon
completion of each seven years of service, three months leave on full pay or
six months on half pay.
(ii)
An officer may elect to accumulate, with the approval of
the Port Authority, long service leave to the extent of six months leave on
full pay or twelve months on half pay.
(iii)
An officer may elect to accumulate, with the approval of
the Port Authority, his entitlement to long service leave pay to a maximum of
nine months.
(iv)
Periods spent on long service leave shall not be taken
into account as service towards the next grant of long service leave.
(d)
Payment in lieu of Accrued Leave. Upon proof of dependency, the Port Authority
may make payment to dependants of a deceased officer for any annual leave due
to that officer and for long service leave pro rata , provided that the
officer has served continuously for at least twelve months prior to his death.
(e) Sick
Leave —
(i)
An officer who is too unwell to attend to his duties may,
on production of a certificate, be granted sick leave, for a period and upon
the conditions determined by the Port Authority.
(ii)
Before resuming duty, an officer who has been granted
sick leave shall, if required by the Port Authority, produce a certificate
stating that he is fit to resume his duties.
(iii)
Where an officer has been suffering from a contagious or
infectious sickness, he shall, before resuming duty, produce a certificate
stating that he may return to his duties without danger to others.
(iv)
A certificate referred to in this paragraph shall be in
writing from a registered medical practitioner, dentist, or other person or
body acceptable to the Port Authority.
(f)
General —
(i)
The Port Authority may permit an officer to draw his
salary in advance when going on leave, or, if the officer so desires, his
salary may be drawn upon its regular due dates during the continuance of the
leave.
(ii)
The Port Authority may grant to any officer, for special
purposes, leave without pay for any period not exceeding six months, such
leave may stand alone, or may be added to any period of leave on pay which may
have accrued, and unpaid leave shall not be included when computing, for any
purpose, the period of such officer’s service.
(iii)
All periods of leave on pay, as well as all sick leave,
shall stand as portions of an officer’s period of service, and no
officer’s service shall be deemed to have been broken by reason of any
leave which may be granted to him.
(iv)
All applications for leave shall be made upon the
prescribed form.
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