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

  1. 30JC: Interpretation
    Repeal of provisions related to COVID-19 response period definitions and worker classifications
  2. 30JD: Meaning of COVID-19 response worker
    Repeal of provisions related to COVID-19 response period definitions and worker classifications
  3. 30JE: COVID-19 response work day is not keeping-in-touch day
    Removal of provisions regarding COVID-19 response work days and keeping-in-touch days
  4. 30JF: Application for parental leave payments after period of COVID-19 response work
    Repeal of provisions related to parental leave payments for COVID-19 response workers
  5. 30JG: COVID-19 response worker must notify temporary return to work if receiving payment
    Repeal of provisions related to parental leave payments for COVID-19 response workers
  6. 30JH: No payments in relation to period of COVID-19 response work
    Repeal of provisions related to parental leave payments for COVID-19 response workers
  7. 30JI: End of parental leave payments
    Repeal of provisions related to parental leave payments for COVID-19 response workers
  8. 30JP: Subsequent parental leave payments
    Repeal 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
  9. 30JQ: Regulations
    Repeal of provisions related to parental leave payments for COVID-19 response workers; Repeal of provisions regarding regulations, department discretion, and Labour Inspector determinations
  10. 30JJ: Primary carer leave need not be for 1 continuous period
    Repeal of provisions allowing flexible primary carer leave and payment periods for COVID-19 response workers
  11. 30JK: Payment need not relate to 1 continuous period
    Repeal of provisions allowing flexible primary carer leave and payment periods for COVID-19 response workers
  12. 30JL: Applicable end date for extended leave
    Repeal of provisions allowing flexible primary carer leave and payment periods for COVID-19 response workers
  13. 30JM: Preterm baby payments
    Removal of provisions related to preterm baby payments, remuneration, and holiday pay for COVID-19 response workers
  14. 30JN: Remuneration and holiday pay for COVID-19 response workers
    Removal of provisions related to preterm baby payments, remuneration, and holiday pay for COVID-19 response workers
  15. 30JO: Parental leave within 6 months of end of previous period of parental leave in respect of another child
    Repeal of provisions related to parental leave within a certain time frame and subsequent payments for COVID-19 response workers
  16. 30JR: Department’s discretion about irregular applications
    Repeal of provisions regarding regulations, department discretion, and Labour Inspector determinations
  17. 30JS: Labour Inspectors may make determinations
    Repeal of provisions regarding regulations, department discretion, and Labour Inspector determinations; Repeal of provision related to Labour Inspectors' ability to make determinations
  18. 30JA: Repeal of this Part
    Repeal of provisions related to the retrospective application and repeal of Part 30J
  19. 30JB: Retrospective application of this Part
    Repeal of provisions related to the retrospective application and repeal of Part 30J