Eligibility for Parental Leave Pay (PPL) as a secondary or tertiary claimant for children born or entering care before 1 July 2023 007-09020020

Policy

Paid Parental Leave Guide, 5.2.2, Payability determinations for PLP

Paid Parental Leave Guide, 2, Eligibility for PLP

Historical

The items listed below refer to the historical Paid Parental Leave Guide registered on 7 November 2022.

Paid Parental Leave Guide, 2.2.1.30, Flexible PPL - Eligibility

Paid Parental Leave Guide, 6.2.3.50, Permission to claim flexible PPL days

Paid Parental Leave Guide, 2.2.11, Who is a secondary claimant for PLP?

Paid Parental Leave Guide, 2.2.12, Who is a tertiary claimant for PLP?

Legislation

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Eligibility

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, Chapter 2, Part 2-3, Eligibility for parental leave pay

• Section 15, Determination on primary and secondary claims made jointly - secondary claimant to get all the parental leave
• Division 2A - Determination about whether parental leave pay for a flexible PPL day is payable to a person
• 17D Permission to claim flexible PPL days for a child

'Conditions prescribed by the PPL rules' in relation to secondary claimants

Paid Parental Leave Rules 2021

• Part 2, Division 2, Subdivision A - Prescribed conditions for claimants, Section 10 - Prescribed conditions for secondary claimants - general
• Part 3, Division 2, Section 28 - Exceptional circumstances for secondary claims

'Conditions prescribed by the PPL rules' in relation to tertiary claimants

Paid Parental Leave Rules 2021

• Part 2, Division 2, Subdivision A - Prescribed conditions for claimants, Section 10 - Prescribed conditions for secondary claimants - general
• Part 3, Division 2, Section 29 - Exceptional circumstances for tertiary claims

Who can claim, types of claims, and requirements for an effective claim

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, Part 2-4, Division 2, Claims for parental leave pay