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resume his duties, further extensions of leave may be granted by
the Commissioner, provided that on each extension of leave the
applicant shall be subject to an examination by a medical practitioner
approved by the Commissioner.

32. Special circumstances may be taken into consideration—
    e.g., where a workman in discharge of his duty sustains injuries of
    such a nature as to incapacitate him for duty.

33. If any workman is absent from duty on account of illness,
    and such absence has extended beyond three months, he shall not be
    permitted to return to duty until some medical practitioner approved
    by the Commissioner has certified that he is fit to resume work.

INEFFICIENCY THROUGH ILLNESS.

34. If in the opinion of the Permanent Head any workman is
    inefficient through repeated illness, such inefficiency shall be reported
    to the Commissioner, who may take steps to have such person
    examined under the provisions of the Public Service Superannuation
    Act, with a view to his retirement from the Public Service as being
    medically unfit for further duty.

ILL HEALTH RESULTING FROM MISCONDUCT.

35. No leave on account of illness shall be granted with pay if
    the sickness or ill health has been caused by the misconduct of the
    workman. In order to satisfy himself on that point the Permanent
    Head may send a medical practitioner to attend on and examine such
    workman. A fee shall be paid to the medical practitioner for his
    attendance and report; and if such report is in the opinion of the
    Permanent Head not favourable to the workman concerned, the
    amount of the fee so paid shall be deducted from any money which
    is or becomes payable to the said workman by the Government.

PENALTY FOR IMPOSITION.

36. Any workman practising imposition under the plea of sickness
    shall be subject to dismissal, disrateinent in rank, or reduction in
    salary, as the Commissioner may determine.

SICK-LEAVE FOR TEMPORARY WORKMEN.

37. The Permanent Head may, on satisfactory evidence that the
    leave is necessary on account of sickness or ill health, grant to any
    workman who has been temporarily employed for more than two
    months and less than two years leave of absence on half-pay for a
    period not exceeding two weeks.

38. Sick-leave on pay shall not be granted where a workman
    received compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act, 1908.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MILITARY PURPOSES.

39. Leave of absence may be granted by the Permanent Head
    to workmen who are members of the Defence Force for the purpose
    of attending camps and courses of military training. Leave of absence
    granted in pursuance of this regulation shall be additional to the
    holidays before mentioned.

SPECIAL LEAVE ON RETIREMENT.

40. Special leave of absence will be granted to workmen retiring
    from the Public Service on the following conditions: Provided that
    the sick or other leave in the twelve months preceding retirement has
    not exceeded three months, and that the interval between the ordinary
    and special leave is at least three months.

(a.) Workmen retiring on superannuation, or compensation in lieu
of superannuation, three months.

(b.) Workmen of under ten years’ service retiring for their own
purposes, other than medical unfitness, no leave.

(c.) Workmen of ten years’ service and under twenty years’ service
retiring for their own purposes, other than medical unfitness,
one month.

(d.) Workmen of at least twenty years’ service retiring for their
own purposes, other than medical unfitness, six weeks.

(e.) Workmen retiring on medical certificate, three months.