Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PAID PARENTAL LEAVE ACT 2010 - SECT 55

  (1)   A claim for parental leave pay is not effective unless the requirements of the following provisions that apply to the claim are satisfied:

  (a)   section   56 (which deals with the form etc. of the claim);

  (ba)   section   57A (which deals with the specification in a claim of flexible PPL days for a child etc.);

  (c)   section   58 (which deals with expected date of birth etc.);

  (d)   section   59 (which deals with tax file number statements);

  (da)   section   59A (which deals with permission to make claims for flexible PPL days for a child);

  (e)   section   60 (which deals with when to make the claim).

  (2)   A claim for parental leave pay is also not effective if it is made by a person who cannot make that type of claim under section   54.

  (3)   A claim for parental leave pay that is not effective is taken not to have been made.