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the condition in subsection 1 for less than a full day, long service leave is not re-credited.
3.  A member on a period of long service leave is to be re-credited for the leave on any day they are recalled to duty for operational reasons.
4.  The CDF may extend a member's period of leave by the amount of long service leave re-credited.

Division 3: Accrual of service for long service leave

5.5.13 Accrued service

   In this Part, a member's accrued service is the sum of these periods.
   a.                                                                                                                                                               Their period of continuous full-time service.
   b.                                                                                                                                                               Prior Reserve service, measured under section 5.5.14.
   c.                                                                                                                                                               Any prior service described in sections 5.5.15 or 5.5.16.
   Note:  Section 5.5.16 provides how overlapping prior service is treated if a member has recognised prior service with two different employers at the same time.

5.5.14 Prior Reserve service

1.  Subject to subsection 5.5.15.2, a member's long service leave accrues on a day they perform 6 or more hours of Reserve service.
2.  Thirty days of Reserve service counts as a month of service.

5.5.15 Prior service

1.   A period that could be counted as service under the Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976, on or after 1 January 1973, is accrued service under this Part.
1A.  The following are not recognised as prior service under this Part.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                         Periods of ineffective service with a prior employer.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                         Service with the armed forces of another country.
2.   Unless one of the following apply, if there is a gap of more than 12 months between any two periods of service, the earlier period of service cannot be recognised.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                         The CDF is satisfied of all of the following.
                                                                                                                                                                                i.                                                                    The prior period of service or employment was ceased due to illness.
                                                                                                                                                                                ii.                                                                   After considering the member's duties before their illness, the member has returned to, or commenced, suitable duties in the ADF within 1 year of their recovery.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                         The break was due to Service-approved full-time vocational training.
3.   Service with another employer may only be recognised if it has ended.
4.   A member's credit is reduced by either of these events.
     a.                                                                                                                                                                         Long service leave granted during prior service.
     b.                                                                                                                                                                         Any payment instead of long service leave during prior service.

5.5.16 Overlapping prior service

1.  This section applies to a member who has recognised prior service with two different employers at the same time.
2.  A member cannot have more than 1 day of service for long service leave purposes recognised for a calendar day.
3.  If a member has part-time service with two employers at the same time, the weekly hours are added together to determine service for long service leave. The member is subject