Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C01043:reg:12:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023C01043
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 12 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 87098–89739

12  Interpretation
  In this Part:
 (a) a reference, in relation to an eligible employee who undertakes prescribed employment during a period of leave of absence without pay, to an approved organization shall be read as a reference to:
 (i) an organization registered pursuant to the  Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 of which eligible employees are members; or
 (ii) an association to which such an organization is affiliated;
  being an organization or association that, in accordance with the conditions set out in a direction given by CSC under subsection 51(1) of the Act in respect of the period of leave of the eligible employee, has agreed to make payments to the Commonwealth in respect of the higher amount that, in pursuance of a provision of the Act, is likely to become payable out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund in respect of the eligible employee by reason that salary is payable to the eligible employee during the period of leave of absence at an annual rate that is higher than the annual rate of his notional salary;
 (b) a reference, in relation to an eligible employee who is on leave of absence without pay, to the notional salary of the eligible employee on a particular day during the period of leave of absence shall be read as a reference to the amount of the salary that would be payable to the eligible employee on that day if the eligible employee had continuously performed during the period of leave of absence, and had performed on that day, on a full‑time basis the work or duties in respect of which salary was payable to the eligible employee on the day (in this paragraph referred to as the relevant day) immediately preceding the day on which the period of leave of absence commenced less the amount or value of any allowance (other than an allowance that was included in the salary payable to the eligible employee on the relevant day) that would be included in that salary;
 (c) a reference, in relation to an eligible employee who is on leave of absence without pay, to prescribed employment shall be read as a reference to:
 (i) employment with the Commonwealth or with an authority of the Commonwealth;
 (ii) employment with Commonwealth Hostels Limited, Commonwealth Brickworks (Canberra) Limited or any other company that is, for the purposes of section 71 of the Public Service Act 1922, declared by regulations made under that Act to be a company in which Australia has an interest;
 (iii) work or employment that is in the interests of the defence or public safety of Australia or the Territories;
 (iv) service as a representative in another country of the Government of Australia;
 (v)