Statutory Instrument 39/1970 .. in force 24 December 1970
Commencement [24 December 1970]
(1) A judge may be allowed sick leave on full pay for an aggregate of not more than 28 days in any calendar year, subject to the submission of a medical certificate for any period of continuous absence exceeding 2 days.
(2) If there is a reasonable prospect of eventual recovery and subject to the submission of medical evidence, sick leave may be granted on full pay up to a maximum of 180 days during any period of 12 months; sick leave in excess of 180 days may be granted on half pay, but more than an overall maximum of 365 days sick leave shall not be granted in any period of 4 years. However, in special cases the Judicial and Legal Services Commission may in its discretion grant additional sick leave without pay.
(3) Where prolonged sick leave is necessary the judge may be required to attend before a Medical Board.
(4) Any period of illness occurring during vacation leave shall be counted against vacation leave and in such circumstances sick leave shall not be granted to a judge until he or she has exhausted the vacation leave for which he or she is eligible.
(5) Sunday and Public Holidays occurring within a period of sick leave are reckoned as part of that leave but a Sunday or Public Holiday occurring at the beginning or the end of the period of sick leave is not reckoned as leave.
(6) Sick leave up to 28 days may be granted by the Chief Justice and in excess of 28 days by the Judicial and Le gal Services Commission.
(7) Absence on sick leave, but not exceeding 180 days in any period of 12 months, shall for the purposes of calculating eligibility for vacation leave be deemed to be resident service.