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4 LEAVEb) the person concerned being as defined in Section 4.6.1.4.6.5.2 A staff member with responsibilities in relation to a person who needs their care andsupport shall be entitled to use sick leave available from that year's annual sick leaveentitlement minus any sick leave taken from that year's entitlement to provide careand support for such persons when they are ill.4.6.5.3 Sick leave accumulates from year to year. In addition to the current year's grant ofsick leave available under Section 4.6.5.2 above, sick leave accrued from theprevious three years may also be accessed by a staff member with responsibilities inrelation to a person who needs their care and support.4.6.5.4 The Director-General may, in special circumstances, make a grant of additional sickleave. This grant can only be taken from sick leave accrued prior to the periodreferred to in Section 4.6.5.3 above.4.6.5.5 The staff member shall, if required, establish either by production of a medical orstatutory declaration, the illness of the person concerned and that the illness is suchas to require care by another person.4.6.5.6 The staff member has the right to choose the method by which the grounds for leaveis established, that is, by production of either a medical certificate or statutorydeclaration.4.6.5.7 The staff member is not required to state the exact nature of the relevant illness oneither a medical certificate or statutory declaration.4.6.5.8 The staff member shall, wherever practicable, give the principal notice prior to theabsence of the intention to take leave, the name of the person requiring care and thatperson's relationship to the staff member, the reasons for taking such leave and theestimated length of absence. If it is not practicable for the staff member to give priornotice of absence, the staff member shall notify the principal by telephone of suchabsence at the first opportunity on the day of absence.4.6.5.9 In normal circumstances, the staff member must not take leave under this Sectionwhere another person has taken leave to care for the same person.4.6.6 OTHER LEAVEThe Director-General may grant staff members other forms of leave such as accrued recreationleave (if applicable) and time off in lieu for family and community service leave purposes. Staffmembers whose recreation leave is paid during the first four weeks of the summer vacation (egschool administrative and support staff) should discuss the effect of taking recreation leave atanother time with Employee Services Bathurst as this will lead to a no pay vacation adjustment.See Section 1.6.2.9 Time Off in Lieu of Payment for Overtime, for more information on time inlieu.Handbook for non teaching staff in schools 2007 Page 4 - 35