Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00946:clause:1_2:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00946
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 2 (pt 3/3)
Character Range: 10166–12853

leave credits that was approved to be purchased.
2.    Divide the outcome of Step 1 by the number of pay periods over which the member elected to pay for those hours.
3.    The outcome of Step 2 is the amount of leave credits (in hours) the member is credited each pay period.

4.  A member is able to apply to use recreation leave credits as soon as it has been credited.

    Example: A member chooses to purchase 96 hours of recreation leave, over 12 pays. The member is credited 8 hours of purchased recreation leave, at the same time the payment for those 8 hours is deducted from their pay, on each of the 12 paydays. The member is able to apply to use the leave as soon as it is credited.

5.4.26    Cancellation to the amount of purchased recreation leave
1.  A purchased recreation leave arrangement will be cancelled from the time a member is on any of the following kinds of service.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                            Warlike service.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                            Non-warlike service.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                            Foreign service, as defined by section 23AG (7) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936, which could reasonably be expected be exempt from tax under sub-section 23AG of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936.
2.  A member may make a fresh application to purchase recreation leave when they are no longer on a type of service under subsection 1.
3.  The member may cancel their purchased recreation leave arrangement made under section 5.4.24 if the arrangement was approved by their supervisor on or after 10 August 2017.

    Note: A purchased recreation leave arrangement cancelled under this section does not affect recreation leave already purchased.

5.4.26A    Administration of purchased recreation leave
1.  A purchased recreation leave credits are administered in accordance with Division 7.

    See: Division 7, Administration and payment for recreation leave
2.  Purchased recreation leave credits cannot be sold back to the Commonwealth. This may also be known as cashing out.

    Note: Unused purchased recreation leave credits may form part of a member's payment instead of recreation leave, on ceasing continuous full-time service.

    See: Division 8 section 5.4.43, Payment or transfer of leave credit.