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Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987

Payment for parental leave - Amount of parental leave payment

71O: Discretionary increases in payment amount by Order in Council

You could also call this:

“The Governor-General can increase parental leave pay when the Minister suggests it”

The Governor-General can increase the amount of parental leave payment at any time. They do this by making an Order in Council based on the Minister’s recommendation. The Minister can consider any factors they think are important when making this recommendation.

When the Governor-General makes this order, it becomes a type of law called secondary legislation. This means it needs to be published in a special way. It also needs to be confirmed by another law called an Act.

You can find more information about how secondary legislation is published and confirmed by looking at the Legislation Act 2019. This Act explains the rules for making and publishing different types of laws in New Zealand.

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Part 7A Payment for parental leave
Amount of parental leave payment

71ODiscretionary increases in payment amount by Order in Council

  1. The Governor-General may, at any time, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, increase the rate of parental leave payment that applies under section 71M(1)(a) and section 71M(1A)(a).

  2. The Minister, in making the recommendation, may base his or her decision on any factors that he or she thinks fit.

  3. An order under this section—

  4. is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements); and
    1. must be confirmed by an Act (see subpart 3 of Part 5 of the Legislation Act 2019).

      Notes
      • Section 71O: inserted, on , by section 4(2) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 7).
      • Section 71O(1): amended, on , by section 38 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave for Self-Employed Persons) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 20).
      • Section 71O(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).