the next date a credit would have fallen due, and this date shall be the anniversary date thereafter. annual crediting are deferred by any leave taken in the accrual year that exceeds 30 days and does not count for service. Unused personal credits will accumulate. Employees are required to notify their manager of any absences, for personal leave, in advance or as soon as possible after the absence commences, advising the reason for the absence. An employee will provide a medical certificate or, where it is not practical to provide a medical certificate, a statutory declaration or other supporting evidence acceptable to his/her manager in the following circumstances: a) personal leave for three or more consecutive working days, unless the manager informs the employee that such evidence will not be required b) once the employee has accessed five occasions of personal (of at least a single day duration) without such suitable evidence, within the previous 12 months, unless the manager informs the employee that such evidence will not be required c) if the manager has reason to believe that the employee’s absence is not consistent with the appropriate use of personal leave. An employee will not be entitled to paid personal leave while also entitled to paid Maternity, Adoption or Foster Care Leave except as otherwise provided by legislation. Employees in receipt of workers compensation for more than 45 will accrue personal leave on the basis of hours actually worked. An employee will not, without the employee’s consent, be retired on invalidity grounds before the employee’s personal leave credit has been utilised, unless otherwise provided by legislation. Accrued personal leave credits will not be paid out on separation from the Commission.
An employee who is an officer or instructor of cadets in a Cadet Force may be granted paid leave of up to three weeks each financial year to perform duties as an officer or instructor of Cadets. For these purposes ‘Cadet Force’ means the Australian Navy Cadets, Australian Army Cadets, or the Australian Air Force Cadets. Defence Reserve leave counts as service for all purposes, except for unpaid leave to undertake Continuous Full Time Service (CFTS). Unpaid leave for the purpose of CFTS counts as service for all purposes except annual leave accrual. Community Service (Emergency Management) Leave In accordance with s. 108 of the Act, leave for participation in voluntary emergency management duties, including training, emergency service responses, reasonable recovery time, and ceremonial duties, will be approved. The Chairman may determine whether any or all of leave taken for participation in voluntary emergency management activities will be with pay. Miscellaneous Leave The Chairman may leave not provided for elsewhere to an employee, either with pay (full or part) or without for a purpose that the Chairman considers to be in the interest of the Commission and having regard to operational requirements. Guidelines are available in the leave policy. Public Holidays Employees are entitled to the following public holidays: New Year's Day (1 January); Australia Day (26 January); Good Friday; Easter Monday; Anzac Day (25 April); The Queen's birthday holiday (on the day on which it is celebrated in a State or Territory or a region of a State or Territory); Christmas Day (25 December);