Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PAID PARENTAL LEAVE ACT 2010 - SECT 31ABA

Total limit in relation to child

  (1)   For the purposes of subsections   31AB(2), (4) and (5), the number of flexible PPL days for a child is:

  (a)   for a child born before 1   July 2024--100 flexible PPL days for the child; or

  (b)   for a child born between 1   July 2024 and 30   June 2025--110 flexible PPL days for the child; or

  (c)   for a child born between 1   July 2025 and 30   June 2026--120 flexible PPL days for the child; or

  (d)   for a child born on or after 1   July 2026--130 flexible PPL days for the child.

Note 1:   Under section   31AB, a claimant is not eligible for parental leave pay for a flexible PPL day if the maximum number of flexible PPL days for the child specified in this section has been reached.

Note 2:   Where certain claimants have a partner, the maximum number of flexible PPL days for the claimant is limited to the number specified in subsection   (2) of this section. The difference between the number of days specified in this subsection and the number of days specified in subsection   (2) is reserved for other claimants (see section   31AB).

Claimant limit when partnered--reserved period

  (2)   For the purposes of subsections   31AB(3) and (6), the number of flexible PPL days for a child is:

  (a)   for a child born before 1   July 2024--90 flexible PPL days for the child; or

  (b)   for a child born between 1   July 2024 and 30   June 2025--100 flexible PPL days for the child; or

  (c)   for a child born between 1   July 2025 and 30   June 2026--105 flexible PPL days for the child; or

  (d)   for a child born on or after 1   July 2026--110 flexible PPL days for the child.