AN160268 – Public Service Award 1992

13. – PURCHASED LEAVE- 48/52 SALARY ARRANGEMENT

(1) The employer and an officer may agree to enter into an arrangement whereby the officer can purchase up to four weeks additional leave.

(2) The employer will assess each application for 48/52-salary arrangement on its merits and give consideration to the personal circumstances of the officer seeking the arrangement.

(3) Access to this entitlement will be subject to the officer having satisfied the Agency's accrued leave management policy.

(4) The officer can agree to take a reduced salary spread over the 52 weeks of the year and receive the following amounts of additional purchased leave:

Number of weeks' salary spread over 52 weeks	Number of weeks' additional purchased leave.
48 weeks	4 weeks
49 weeks	3 weeks
50 weeks	2 weeks
51 weeks	1 week

(5) The additional purchased leave will not be able to be accrued. The officer is to be entitled to pay in lieu of the additional leave not taken. In the event that the officer is unable to take such purchased leave, his/her salary will be adjusted on the last pay period in January to take account the fact that time worked during the year was not included in the salary.

(6) Where an officer who is in receipt of an allowance provided for in Clause 19. - Higher Duties Allowance of this Award proceeds on any period of additional purchased leave the officer shall not be entitled to receive payment of the allowance for any period of additional purchased leave. When not on a period of purchased leave the officer shall receive the full entitlement to Higher Duties Allowance in accordance with Clause 19. – Higher Duties Allowance of this Award.

(7) In the event that a part time officer's ordinary working hours are varied during the year, the salary paid for such leave taken will be adjusted on the last pay in January to take into account any variations to the officer's ordinary working hours during the previous year.