Australian Capital Territory
Long Service Leave Legislation Amendment Act 2003
A2003-45
Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
Part 2	Long Service Leave Act 1976
	3	Act amended—pt 2	3
	4	Section 9	3
	5	Pro rata long service leave entitlement
Section 11C (1) (b)	3
Part 3	Long Service Leave (Building and Construction Industry) Act 1981
	6	Act amended—pt 3	4
	7	Section 58	4
Part 4	Long Service Leave (Contract Cleaning Industry) Act 1999
	8	Act amended—pt 4	5
	9	Section 59	5

Australian Capital Territory
Long Service Leave Legislation Amendment Act 2003
A2003-45

An Act to amend the Long Service Leave Act 1976, the Long Service Leave (Building and Construction Industry) Act 1981 and the Long Service Leave (Contract Cleaning Industry) Act 1999

    
    
Notified under the Legislation Act 2001 on 2 October 2003
(see www.legislation.act.gov.au)

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Part 1	Preliminary
1	Name of Act
This Act is the Long Service Leave Legislation Amendment Bill 2003.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

Part 2	Long Service Leave Act 1976
3	Act amended—pt 2
This part amends the Long Service Leave Act 1976.
4	Section 9
substitute
9	Public holidays not to count as leave
	(1)	This section applies if a public holiday or an award holiday falls during a period of long service leave taken by an employee.
	(2)	The period of long service leave is increased by 1 day for each such holiday.
5	Pro rata long service leave entitlement
Section 11C (1) (b)
omit
not less than 7 years
substitute
at least 5 years

Part 3	Long Service Leave (Building and Construction Industry) Act 1981
6	Act amended—pt 3
This part amends the Long Service Leave (Building and Construction Industry) Act 1981.
7	Section 58
substitute
58	Public holidays not to count as leave
	(1)	This section applies if a public holiday or an award holiday falls during a period of long service leave taken by a registered employee or a contractor.
	(2)	The period of long service leave is increased by 1 day for each such holiday.

Part 4	Long Service Leave (Contract Cleaning Industry) Act 1999
8	Act amended—pt 4
This part amends the Long Service Leave (Contract Cleaning Industry) Act 1999.
9	Section 59
substitute
59	Public holidays not to count as leave
	(1)	This section applies if a public holiday or an award holiday falls during a period of long service leave taken by a registered employee.
	(2)	The period of long service leave is increased by 1 day for each such holiday.
	(3)	In this section:
award holiday means a day that is a holiday for people employed in the contract cleaning industry because of an award or agreement.

Endnote
Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 21 August 2003]

I certify that the above is a true copy of the Long Service Leave Legislation Amendment Bill 2003 which was passed by the Legislative Assembly on 25 September 2003.

Clerk of the Legislative Assembly

© Australian Capital Territory 2003