Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PAID PARENTAL LEAVE ACT 2010 - SECT 75

  (1)   The Secretary must pay one or more amounts (the PPL funding amounts ) to a person's employer if the Secretary is satisfied that:

  (a)   an instalment was or is likely to be payable to the person; and

  (b)   the employer is or is likely to be required to pay the instalment to the person.

Note:   Subsections   72(1) and (1A) deal with when an employer is required to pay an instalment to a person.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) does not require the Secretary to pay a PPL funding amount in relation to an instalment earlier than a reasonable period before the payroll cut - off for the instalment.

  (3)   If:

  (a)   the Secretary is required under subsection   (1) to pay a PPL funding amount to a person's employer in relation to an instalment for the person; and

  (b)   the employer has not been paid enough to fund the instalment as at the first payroll cut - off for an instalment for the person after the Secretary becomes required to pay the PPL funding amount;

the Secretary must pay the PPL funding amount to the employer before the next payroll cut - off for an instalment for the person.