Ongoing and non-ongoing MOP(S) Act employees are entitled to annual leave. It is important to use accrued annual leave each year and plan appropriate leave. Please discuss all leave with your employing parliamentarian before submitting your leave application.
MOP(S) Act employees can apply for annual leave at full or half pay with agreement from their employing parliamentarian. You can apply for annual leave through PEMS.
Entitlements for annual leave for MOP(S) Act employees are set out in the Enterprise Agreement and the leave and public holidays guideline (see related resources).
Additional annual leave credit – excess (Canberra) travel leave
MOP(S) Act employees who are required to travel from a remote work base to Canberra for Parliamentary sittings, on a Sunday or public holiday (in their work base), are able to claim a half day of additional annual leave for each occasion of eligible travel. Employees must take the most direct route available from their work base to Canberra; personal stopovers will preclude an employee from claiming Excess Canberra Travel Leave (ECTL). There is no limit to the number of days an employee can claim for ECTL per year.
| State | Electorate | Work base |
|---|---|---|
| NSW | Cowper | Coffs Harbour work base only |
| Farrer | Deniliquin work base only | |
| Lyne | Taree work base only | |
| New England | Tamworth | |
| New England | Tenterfield | |
| Page | Lismore | |
| Parkes | Broken Hill and Moree work bases only | |
| QLD | Flynn | Emerald |
| Flynn | Gladstone | |
| Hinkler | Bundaberg | |
| Hinkler | Pialba | |
| Maranoa | Dalby | |
| Maranoa | Roma | |
| Maranoa | Warwick | |
| Wide Bay | Maryborough | |
| SA | Barker | Mt Gambier |
| Barker | Murray Bridge | |
| Barker | Renmark | |
| Grey | Kadina | |
| Grey | Port Pirie | |
| Grey | Whyalla | |
| TAS | Bass | Launceston |
| Braddon | Burnie | |
| Braddon | Devonport | |
| Lyons | Perth work base only | |
| VIC | Bendigo | Bendigo |
| Gippsland | Sale | |
| Gippsland | Traralgon | |
| Indi | Wangaratta | |
| Mallee | Mildura | |
| Mallee | Swan Hill | |
| Nicholls | Shepparton | |
| Wannon | Hamilton | |
| Wannon | Warrnambool |
All work bases in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and the electorates of Capricornia, Dawson, Herbert, Kennedy and Leichhardt are automatically eligible for ECTL under the Enterprise Agreement.
Approval of ECTL is at the discretion of employing parliamentarians. Seek approval from your parliamentarian before submitting a form.
To apply for ECTL, email a completed annual additional leave form (see related resources) to MOPSPayConditions@finance.gov.au.