Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) The long service leave entitlement for a person who has attained a qualifying service period for at least 10 completed years of service is:
(a) in respect of the first 10 completed years of service without a break of continuity – 13 weeks of leave; and
(b) in respect of each subsequent completed year of service without a break of continuity – 1.3 weeks of leave.
(2) A person may, instead of taking long service leave in respect of a long service leave entitlement under subsection (1), take all or part of the entitlement as a payment in lieu of long service leave.
(3) If long service leave is taken by a person or a payment in lieu of long service leave is made to a person in respect of a long service leave entitlement under subsection (1), the person's entitlement is reduced accordingly.
(4) The long service leave entitlement for a person who has attained a special qualifying service period for less than 10, but at least 7, completed years of service and who has died or ceased to work as an employee in the sector in a special circumstance mentioned in section 49(3) is:
(a) in respect of the first 7 completed years of service without a break of continuity – 9.1 weeks of leave; and
(b) in respect of each subsequent completed year of service without a break of continuity – 1.3 weeks of leave.
(5) A person must, in respect of a long service leave entitlement under subsection (4), take a payment in lieu of long service leave.