South Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

EDUCATION ACT 1972 - SECT 22

22—Interruption of service

        (1)         Where a person retires or retired from employment under this Act, or the repealed Act, on the ground of invalidity and is, or was, subsequently employed as an officer, his service before retirement and service after re-employment shall, for the purposes of this Division (except to the extent to which he has received long service leave, or payment in lieu of long service leave, in respect of any such period of service), be taken into account as though that service were continuous.

        (2)         Where either before or after the commencement of this Act the service of a person employed under this Act, or the repealed Act, was interrupted otherwise than by resignation or dismissal for misconduct and he is, or was, subsequently appointed as an officer of the teaching service within two years after the date of that interruption, his service before the interruption and his service after the interruption shall, for the purposes of this Division (except to the extent to which he has received long service leave, or payment in lieu of long service leave, in respect of any such period of service), be taken into account as though that service were continuous.

        (3)         Where either before or after the commencement of this Act the service of an officer was interrupted otherwise than by resignation or dismissal for misconduct for a period exceeding two years, the employing authority may grant a certificate under this section.

        (4)         Where the employing authority grants a certificate under subsection (3) , the service of the officer shall be regarded as continuous notwithstanding the interruption, but the period of the interruption shall not be taken into account in determining the period of the officer's service.

        (5)         This section does not apply in relation to an officer of the teaching service to whom section 22A applies.