Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987
Summary of changes
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8 April 2025
- Repeal of provisions related to COVID-19 response period definitions and worker classifications
- Removal of provisions regarding COVID-19 response work days and keeping-in-touch days
- Repeal of provisions related to parental leave payments for COVID-19 response workers
- Repeal of provisions allowing flexible primary carer leave and payment periods for COVID-19 response workers
- Removal of provisions related to preterm baby payments, remuneration, and holiday pay for COVID-19 response workers
- Repeal of provisions related to parental leave within a certain time frame and subsequent payments for COVID-19 response workers
- Repeal of provisions regarding regulations, department discretion, and Labour Inspector determinations
- Repeal of provisions related to the retrospective application and repeal of Part 30J
- Repeal of provision related to Labour Inspectors' ability to make determinations
Affected provisions
- 30JC: InterpretationRepeal of provisions related to COVID-19 response period definitions and worker classifications
- 30JD: Meaning of COVID-19 response workerRepeal of provisions related to COVID-19 response period definitions and worker classifications
- 30JE: COVID-19 response work day is not keeping-in-touch dayRemoval of provisions regarding COVID-19 response work days and keeping-in-touch days
- 30JF: Application for parental leave payments after period of COVID-19 response workRepeal of provisions related to parental leave payments for COVID-19 response workers
- 30JG: COVID-19 response worker must notify temporary return to work if receiving paymentRepeal of provisions related to parental leave payments for COVID-19 response workers
- 30JH: No payments in relation to period of COVID-19 response workRepeal of provisions related to parental leave payments for COVID-19 response workers
- 30JI: End of parental leave paymentsRepeal of provisions related to parental leave payments for COVID-19 response workers
- 30JP: Subsequent parental leave paymentsRepeal of provisions related to parental leave payments for COVID-19 response workers; Repeal of provisions related to parental leave within a certain time frame and subsequent payments for COVID-19 response workers
- 30JQ: RegulationsRepeal of provisions related to parental leave payments for COVID-19 response workers; Repeal of provisions regarding regulations, department discretion, and Labour Inspector determinations
- 30JJ: Primary carer leave need not be for 1 continuous periodRepeal of provisions allowing flexible primary carer leave and payment periods for COVID-19 response workers
- 30JK: Payment need not relate to 1 continuous periodRepeal of provisions allowing flexible primary carer leave and payment periods for COVID-19 response workers
- 30JL: Applicable end date for extended leaveRepeal of provisions allowing flexible primary carer leave and payment periods for COVID-19 response workers
- 30JM: Preterm baby paymentsRemoval of provisions related to preterm baby payments, remuneration, and holiday pay for COVID-19 response workers
- 30JN: Remuneration and holiday pay for COVID-19 response workersRemoval of provisions related to preterm baby payments, remuneration, and holiday pay for COVID-19 response workers
- 30JO: Parental leave within 6 months of end of previous period of parental leave in respect of another childRepeal of provisions related to parental leave within a certain time frame and subsequent payments for COVID-19 response workers
- 30JR: Department’s discretion about irregular applicationsRepeal of provisions regarding regulations, department discretion, and Labour Inspector determinations
- 30JS: Labour Inspectors may make determinationsRepeal of provisions regarding regulations, department discretion, and Labour Inspector determinations; Repeal of provision related to Labour Inspectors' ability to make determinations
- 30JA: Repeal of this PartRepeal of provisions related to the retrospective application and repeal of Part 30J
- 30JB: Retrospective application of this PartRepeal of provisions related to the retrospective application and repeal of Part 30J
