Community Services Industry Employer Registration - Long Service Leave - New South Wales

Description

You must apply for this registration if you operate a business that provides community services and employs one or more people. Registration provides employees in the industry with long service leave entitlements. These entitlements are portable between employers.

If the main purpose of your business is to provide a community service, all employees of your business are covered under the long service leave scheme. This includes those delivering community services, those working in admin or management, and those hired to perform labour work. 

If the main purpose of your business is not to provide a community service, only workers who carry out community service work are covered under the long service leave scheme. 

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

This registration is for employers in the community services industry. There are 31 types of community service work covered by this scheme, listed here

You are not eligible for this registration if you are:

  • a State or Commonwealth department or agency
  • a local government authority
  • a company whose only workers are directors, if each of the directors participates in the management of the company or shares its profits
  • a self-employed contractor. 

Duration

As specified

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Licence All

You will be required to pay a levy as part of your quarterly return. Please contact the agency for more information.

Forms

Act(s) name

Community Services Industry (Long Service Leave) Act 2024 New South Wales

Regulation(s) name

Community Services Sector (Portable Long Service Leave) Regulation 2025 New South Wales

Approval time

Up to 5 business days.

Administering agency

The Treasury

Long Service Corporation

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.