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Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987

Payment for parental leave - Administration

71R: Method of payment

You could also call this:

“How and when you get your parental leave money”

You will receive your parental leave payment after the time period it covers. The person in charge decides which days of the month you’ll get paid.

The money will go straight into your New Zealand bank account. You need to tell the person in charge which account to use. Sometimes, they might decide to pay you differently.

The government treats each payment like a pay period for tax purposes. This helps them figure out how much tax you need to pay on your parental leave money.

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Part 7A Payment for parental leave
Administration

71RMethod of payment

  1. A parental leave payment is payable in arrears on the days or dates in the month that the chief executive from time to time determines.

  2. Every instalment of the payment must be paid into the New Zealand bank account specified by the applicant for the purpose unless the chief executive in any particular case otherwise determines.

  3. For the purpose of the PAYE rules under the Income Tax Act 2007, a pay period, in respect of an instalment of the payment, is the period for which the payment is made.

Notes
  • Section 71R: inserted, on , by section 4(2) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 7).
  • Section 71R(3): amended, on (effective for 2008–09 income year and later income years, except when the context requires otherwise), pursuant to section ZA 1(1) of the Income Tax Act 2007 (2007 No 97).