The Contract Cleaning Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Act 2005 (Act) provides for portable long service leave (PLSL) in the contract cleaning industry. This legislation is supported by operational provisions in the Contract Cleaning Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Regulation 2015 (Regulation).
The Regulation is subordinate legislation made under section 150 of the Act.
Long service leave is a workplace entitlement in Australia that provides employees with paid leave in recognition of long service with the same employer. As long service leave requires continuous service with the same employer, workers in industries with high rates of involuntary mobility due to inherent factors outside of their control (e.g. project-based work, short-term and non-recurrent funding) may have difficulties accessing such leave.
PLSL schemes allow workers to accumulate long service leave entitlements based on their continuous service in an industry, rather than with a single employer.
The Regulation will expire at midnight on 31 August 2026. Preliminary analysis indicates the Regulation remains necessary to ensure the efficient functioning of the contract cleaning PLSL scheme and to support the operation of the Act. Subject to the outcomes of consultation, it is anticipated the Regulation will be remade with any necessary amendments.
Have your say
The public consultation period for the consultation paper (PDF, 812KB) relating to the review of the Contract Cleaning Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Regulation 2015, is now open.
Written submissions are encouraged from all interested parties. Submissions will not be made publicly available.
Please send your response to the consultation paper via email to irpolicy@oir.qld.gov.au.
Submissions can be made until the consultation close date, Friday 20 March 2026.