Determining a customer’s Paid Parental Leave (PPL) period start date for children born or entering care before 1 July 2023 007-07030070

Mary gives birth to a child (Sam) on 5 May 2016. Mary has lodged an effective early claim for PPL prior to Sam’s birth with the nominated start date of Sam's date of birth. Mary provides proof of birth for Sam on 10 May 2016.

As Mary has lodged an effective claim and provided proof of birth for Sam within 28 days, the PPL period start date can be as early as Sam's date of birth.

Nominated start date: 5 May 2016

PPL period start date: 5 May 2016

Jenny lodges an effective claim for PPL on 7 January 2016. In the claim Jenny has provided a nominated start date of 1 September 2016. Jenny's child Sam is born on 20 February 2016 and proof of birth is provided on 1 March 2016.

Nominated start date: 1 September 2016

PPL start date: 1 September 2016

On 8 March 2016, Jenny contacts Services Australia and requests to change the nominated start date to Sam's date of birth. As this request has been made within 28 days of the child’s date of birth, Mary’s PPL period start date can be changed to the date of birth.

PPL period start date: 20 February 2016

Jenny’s employer will deliver the PPL payment and the first instalment will be backdated to 20 February 2016.

Cara lodges a pre-birth claim for PPL on 1 May 2016 and nominates the child’s date of birth as the start date. Cara's child is born on 25 May 2016, however Cara does not provide proof of birth until 5 September 2016.

As Cara did not provide proof of birth within 28 days of the child’s birth, the PPL period start date can be no earlier than 5 September 2016, the date the child's proof of birth is provided.

Nominated start date: 25 May 2016

PPL period start date: 5 September 2016

On 8 August 2016 Nuaa lodged a pre-birth claim for PPL. Nuaa's child was born on 29 September 2016 and Nuaa made an effective claim and provided proof of birth on 5 December 2016.

Nuaa has nominated 8 November 2016 as the nominated start date and requested to transfer the remaining PPL entitlement to partner Troy as Nuaa is returning to work on 19 December 2016.

As Nuaa made an effective claim and provided proof of birth more than 28 days after the birth of her child, the PPL period start date can be no earlier than 5 December 2016.

Nominated start date: 8 November 2016

PPL period start date: 5 December 2016

As the secondary claimant, Troy is unable to nominate a PPL start date. The PPL period start date for Troy is the first day after Nuaa’s PPL period end-date.

Nuaa’s PPL period: 5 December 2016 – 18 December 2016

Troy’s PPL period: 19 December 2016 – 23 April 2016

Emily gives birth to Max on 8 December 2016. Emily has made an effective claim for PPL and lodges proof of birth for Max on 1 February 2016, and has nominated Max’s date of birth as the start date.

As proof of birth was provided more than 28 days after the child’s date of birth, Emily’s PPL period cannot start until 1 February 2016.

Emily has requested to transfer the full entitlement to PPL over to Emily's partner Lee.

For full PPL transfers, the secondary claimant’s PPL period start date must be the primary claimant’s PPL period start date.

Nominated start date: 8 December 2016

PPL period start date: 1 February 2016

Leah makes an effective claim for PPL and lodges proof of birth for Connor on 18 January 2021. Connor was born on 14 October 2020.

Leah has nominated the PPL period start date to be the date of claim and requested to connect all of the Flexible PPL days to the end of the PPL period.

In the claim Leah advises of returning work on 9 December 2020.

As Leah returned to work before the claim was lodged, and this was more than 28 days after Connor’s birth, Leah is not eligible for the 12 week PPL period.

• Nominated start date: 18 January 2021
• PPL period start date: not applicable
• Flexible PPL days: 12 April 2021 to 21 May 2021

Leah’s Flexible PPL days are scheduled from the first weekday after the end of what would have been the PPL period (12 weeks from 18 January 2021). Leah can change these using the online service.