Local Government (Long Service Leave) Regulations 2021

Subject to subregulation (5), the member's period of recognised service must include any period of prior service by the member with any of the following, if the period of service would have been included in the member's period of recognised service with the other Council under these Regulations—

another Council after 1 March 1975;

another Council prior to 1 March 1975 if that Council was the member's employer on 1 March 1975.

If 2 or more Councils are amalgamated and any member of Council staff of the previously existing Councils is employed by the new Council, the period of service of the member with the previously existing Council is taken to be service with the new Council.

Subject to subregulation (5), the member's period of recognised service must include any period of prior service of the member with a public service body or special body if that prior service would have been taken into account by the body in calculating the member's entitlement to long service leave when the member was employed by the body.

To the extent provided for in any agreement made under regulation 20 between the Council and the authority, person responsible for the office or Authority (as the case may be), the member's period of recognised service must include any period of prior service of the member with—

any local government authority under the law of the Commonwealth or any Territory or any State other than Victoria; or

any office under the Crown in the right of the Commonwealth or any State; or

any State, Territory or Commonwealth public authority; or

an Authority.

The Council must not include in the period of recognised service under subregulation (1) or (3) any period of service prior to the member ceasing employment with another Council, or body referred to in subregulation (3), if the member did not commence work with the Council within 12 months after ceasing that employment.

The Council may include, to the extent determined by the Council in each particular case, the whole or any portion of a period of service when the member was absent from duty with the prior or subsequent approval of the Council.