Employment Relations Act 2000

Breastfeeding facilities and breaks

69X: Interpretation

You could also call this:

“This explains what certain words mean in the rules about breastfeeding at work.”

In this part of the law, unless the text says otherwise, there are two important terms you need to know:

Breastfeeding doesn’t just mean feeding a baby directly. It also includes when a mother expresses breast milk, which means collecting milk without the baby feeding directly.

Work period has a special meaning in this law. To understand what it means, you need to look at section 69ZC of the same act.

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Part 6C Breastfeeding facilities and breaks

69XInterpretation

  1. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    breastfeeding includes expressing breast milk

      work period has the same meaning as in section 69ZC.

      Notes
      • Section 69X: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Employment Relations (Breaks, Infant Feeding, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 58).