Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2011C00793:clause:2_721
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2011C00793
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 721
Character Range: 126119–127996

721  Transfer of staff

Long service leave

(1) If:
 (a) a member of the staff of HIC transfers, or is transferred, to Medicare Australia; and
 (b) previous employment of the staff member could have been taken into account for the purposes of calculating the staff member's entitlement to long service leave as a member of the staff of HIC;
the previous employment must be taken into account in a similar manner for the purposes of calculating the staff member's entitlement to long service leave as an employee of Medicare Australia.

Other staffing matters

(2) The regulations may prescribe other matters of a transitional nature in relation to the transfer of staff from HIC to Medicare Australia.

(3) Without limiting subitem (2), regulations under that subitem may provide for:
 (a) some or all of the entitlements and obligations of the staff of HIC to be preserved; or
 (b) HIC staffing procedures to apply, or to continue to apply, in relation to:
 (i) processes begun before, but not completed by, the commencement time; or
 (ii) things done by, for or in relation to HIC or a staff member of HIC before the commencement time; or
 (c) Medicare Australia staffing procedures to apply in relation to:
 (i) processes begun before, but not completed by, the commencement time; or
 (ii) things done by, for or in relation to HIC or a staff member of HIC before the commencement time.

(4) Regulations made under this item have effect despite the Public Service Act 1999.

(5) In this item:
staffing procedures includes procedures and policies related to recruitment, promotion, performance management, inefficiency, misconduct, forfeiture of position, fitness for duty, loss of essential qualifications, disciplinary action, reviews of or appeals against staffing decisions, transfers, redundancy, resignations, termination of employment, grievance processes and leave.