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(a) for the 2017-18 financial year—$1,970,290; and

(b) for the 2018-19 financial year to date—$820,405.

As the Authority does not record the corporate status of entities paying contributions, the amounts stated above reflect contributions paid by all aged care providers regardless of whether they are operated on a for profit or other basis.

In addition, the amounts stated above do not reflect contributions that may have been paid to the Authority by community sector entities that offer a range of services, including aged care, as levies paid by a single entity are not disaggregated to this level.

(2) Residential aged care and community aged care services were listed under the community sector industry portable long service leave scheme from 1 July 2016. A five year qualifying period for recognised service applies and consequently aged care workers are unable to make a claim for payment of portable long service leave until after 1 July 2021.

Where an employee has accrued an entitlement through service covered by a combination of the Long Service Leave ACT 1976 and the Long Service Leave (portable Schemes) Act 2009, the payment to the employee is made by the employer.

The employer may apply to the Authority for reimbursement for the portion of the payment that relates to the service since the commencement of the relevant portable long service leave scheme.

(3) Residential aged care and community aged care services were listed under the community sector industry portable long service leave scheme from 1 July 2016. A five year qualifying period for recognised service applies and consequently aged care workers are unable to make a claim for payment of portable long service leave until after 1 July 2021.

Schools—heating and cooling
(Question No 2357)

Ms Lee asked the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Development, upon notice, on 22 March 2019:

(1) Which ACT Government pre-schools, primary schools, high schools, and colleges have heating and cooling systems in every classroom; if heating and cooling systems are not in every classroom, what are the numbers of classrooms not temperature controlled and in what schools are they located.

(2) Which ACT Government pre-schools, primary schools, high schools, and colleges have heating and cooling systems in their (a) libraries and (b) administration areas.

Ms Berry: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

(1) All ACT Government pre-schools, primary schools, high schools and colleges have heating in every classroom.


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