Long service schemes and Commonwealth places
Find out what a Commonwealth place is, and whether you can get service credits if you are in building and construction, contract cleaning or community services.
Service credits and Commonwealth places
Workers cannot record service credits for any work at Commonwealth (federal) places if registered with the following schemes:
- NSW Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payment
- NSW Community Services Industry Portable Long Service Leave, and
- NSW Contract Cleaning Industry Long Service Leave.
Work conducted on a Commonwealth place currently does not attract the levy or count for service credits in the following:
- Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payment
- Contract Cleaning Industry Long Service Leave
- Community Services Industry Portable Long Service Leave.
What is a Commonwealth place?
Commonwealth places include places where the Commonwealth:
- owns a long-term lease, or
- holds a long-term lease.
In NSW, these places include:
- military bases of Holsworthy Barracks
- RAAF Base Williamtown
- RAAF Base Wagga Wagga
- office blocks purchased by the Commonwealth to accommodate department employees
- Western Sydney Airport
- Sydney Airport.
For more information on the Commonwealth's leased offices and owned land, see the Australian Government Property Register.
Relevant legislation
The Long Service Corporation Act 2010 outlines our role and how we administer long service schemes.