Government Service Recognition Tool
The Government Service Recognition Tool assists users in recognising prior government service of current or prospective NSW Government employees for extended leave purposes.
What is the Government Service Recognition Tool?
The Tool is intended for use by NSW Government industrial relations and human resources practitioners in conjunction with relevant sources of authority, such as the Government Sector Employment Regulation 2014 and industrial awards and agreements.
Users are able to display information on selected agencies from various Australian jurisdictions within specified employment periods and the service recognition status of the employee moving to another agency. Detail is also available on the successor and predecessor agencies for many agencies resulting from machinery of government changes.
The Tool does not cover:
- Extended leave values or calculations
- Transfer of other leave balances such as recreation leave or sick leave
- Recognition of service for the purposes of redundancy.
Please note that not all government agencies in jurisdictions outside of NSW are contained in the Tool and users are advised to check the relevant sources of authority.
Access the tool
- Access the tool
- Fact sheet: Recognition of government service for extended leave purposes
- See FAQs and further information below.
Who is responsible for the Tool?
The Tool has been developed by Public Sector Industrial Relations (PSIR) in consultation with the Office of the Public Service Commissioner.
Public Sector Industrial Relations:
- Provides advice and guidance to industrial relations and human resources contacts in NSW Government agencies
- Verifies and uploads updates to the Tool.
Office of the Public Service Commissioner:
- Advises PSIR on any declaration made by the Public Service Commissioner for inclusion in the Tool data.
Where can I go for advice?
For issues regarding recognition of prior service
Individual employees: Please consult with your agency’s industrial relations or human resources area, who are responsible for making final decisions on behalf of the agency.
Payroll: Please refer issues concerning government service to the agency’s employee relations area.
Industrial Relations and human resources:
- Before you seek further advice, check the relevant legislation or industrial instrument when assessing the service to be recognised.
- Please refer unresolved issues concerning government service to your agency’s designated contact in PSIR – details with your agency’s IR area.
- If your agency would like to propose a Commonwealth or interstate agency to be declared as a recognised body, please contact the Office of the Public Service Commissioner for consideration by the Commissioner under the GSE Regulation.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
The Tool displays the legislative name of the agency. Agencies can be known by various names, such as the business name, which may not be the same name as the legislative name. Also, the name of the agency should be the agency that is the employer. Check formal documentation and primary sources, such as the certificate of service, Administrative Orders (used to establish, rename or abolish agencies) or relevant legislation.
Note also that the Tool focuses on NSW Government agencies and that not all possible historical government agencies are listed, in particular, those in the Commonwealth or interstate jurisdictions that are not recognised.
If your research has found that an agency should be included in the Tool, please notify PSIR by contacting us.
The Schedule Type column confirms how the agency is classified such as NSW Public Service, NSW Public Sector, State Owned Corporation or Commonwealth/Interjurisdictional public service equivalent. The Agency type will determine if service will be recognised for the purpose of extended leave. For further information refer to the Fact Sheet.
By clicking on the “Print Agency List” button, you will be able to select “Save as PDF” from the printing options to save the details of your search.
If you are seeking to access your record of service, please contact the human resources, employee relations or payroll area of the relevant agency/agencies.
Extended leave is a period of paid leave applying to long serving NSW government sector employees after a specified period, according to the applicable legislation or industrial instrument.
Extended leave eligibility and entitlements for NSW Public Service* employees, are provided for in Schedule 1 of the Government Sector Employment Regulation 2014. Extended leave eligibility and entitlements for other NSW government sector* employees are provided for either under another Act or industrial instrument.
Long Service Leave is a period of leave applying to NSW private sector employees and certain NSW public sector employees after a specified period of service as per the Long Service Leave Act 1955 – see Long Service Leave Entitlement NSW.
* See definitions in section 3 of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013.
Schedule 2 of the Government Sector Employment Regulation 2014 recognises former service (from an employee’s previous periods of employment) with certain government agencies, including Commonwealth or interstate agencies, when transferring to certain NSW government sector agencies.
The recognised service forms part of the service in the current agency in calculating extended leave entitlements. Any leave already taken or ‘deemed to have been taken’ is deducted from the entitlement.
View the Government Sector Employment Regulation 2014
View other legislation - see ‘Legislation relating to public sector employment’
View industrial instruments (award or agreement) covering the employee on the website of either the Industrial Relations Commission or the Fair Work Commission, or the employee’s contract of employment.
For detail on Extended Leave provisions for NSW Public Service employees, see 6.5 Extended Leave in the Public Service Industrial Relations Guide.
If an agency considers a Commonwealth or interstate agency should be recognised but it does not meet the GSE Regulation definition or has not previously been listed as ‘recognised’, it may be referred for consideration by the Public Service Commissioner to be a declared agency under Schedule 2 of the Regulation.