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Cancellation, rejection, not effective, assessed and current zero rate codes for Parental Leave Pay (PPL) 007-09030010



This page contains information for Service Officers when determining the correct code to use when cancelling, rejecting or making a claim for Parental Leave Pay (PPL) not effective.

The tables below show the pre and post claim codes used for assessing a PPL claim as NEF (not effective), REJ (rejected) or CAN (cancellation).

Legend - Explanation of reason code fields

Explanation of reason code fields used on this page

Table 1: this table describes information on the correct code to use when cancelling, rejecting or making a claim for PPL not effective.

Item

Description

1

Valid action codes

Manual cancellation of PPL should not be undertaken when a customer advises of a change in circumstances. The change in circumstances for PPL must be updated on the customer record.

Process Direct

The PPL Claim Action (P1CA) screen allows the user to manually update the status to NEF, REJ or CAN.

2

Not effective/Rejection

A PPL status of NEF or REJ cannot be reassessed using a REA activity on the P1CA. However, if all information is provided, claims can be reassessed by re-indexing them using an NCL activity type. A customer does not need to lodge a new claim if certain circumstances are met, e.g. if all requested information has been provided.

See Not effective, rejection or withdrawal of claim for Parental Leave Pay (PPL).

For specific day level rejection codes and descriptions, see the Resources page of Claiming and managing Paid Parental Leave (PPL) days for children born or entering care on or after 1 July 2023.

3

Restoration

A PPL restoration can only be actioned if the PPL claim is cancelled with a restorable reason.

Where a customer’s PPL claim is Cancelled 'EOP - End of Payment' (CAN-EOP) and the customer advises they weren’t eligible for a previously paid PPL day/s (for example the customer worked on the nominated day) the claim can be reopened and reassessed.

Note: only selected staff have access to reopen these claims.

4

Level

Claim - status applies to PPL claim

Period - status applies to a block of consecutive PPL days

Day - individual PPL day level status

Note: the manual coding of levels is not required on the P1CA screen. Coding will be automatic and will not display.

5

Legend

Manual - reasons that can be manually input via the PPL Claim Action (P1CA) screen

Auto - automatically occurring reasons (cannot be keyed manually)

Open (OPN) - further updates can be made to the claim, including changes to the customer’s claimed and unclaimed PPL days

Closed (CLO) - claim is closed as the customer is no longer eligible for PPL. Further updates can only be made for an acceptable reason. For example, PPL may be restored when cancelled with a restorable reason such as EOP, CRQ or OTH.

A - L rejection, cancellation or not effective status codes for PPL

A - L list of rejection, cancellation or not effective status codes for PPL

This table contains a list of the A to L cancellation, rejection and not effective codes relevant to PPL.

Letter

Terms

A - L

See also: M - Z

A12, A24, ABN, ACN, ANP, ANV, AWC, BAN, BNR, C24, CLR, CNA, CRQ, DEA, DOS, EDB, EDF, ENA, EOP, ERC, FFR, GNC, INC, INF, KAD, LSB

A - L list of cancellation, rejection and not effective codes

Table 2: this table contains a list of the A to L cancellation, rejection and not effective codes relevant to PPL.

Code

REJ, CAN or NEF code

Manual or auto?

Restoration (does not apply to REJ or NEF)

Level

Open (OPN) or Closed (CLO) claim status

Description

Act reference

A12

NEF

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Claim made more than 12 months since DOB/DOC

60 PPL Act 2010

A24

NEF

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Claim made more than 24 months since DOB/DOC

Note: A24 will be triggered for subsequent claimants only. For initial claimants, A12 will be the claim outcome.

60 PPL Act 2010

ABN

NEF

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

The ABN has not been provided within 14 days of claim

120 PPL Act 2010

ACN

REJ

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Additional circumstances not met

(expected in care <26 weeks, child protection legislation, court parentage order, no exemption has been applied)

31 PPL Act 2010

ANV

NEF

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Approval Giver is not valid.

For example, the Approval Giver is not the birth mother or first adoptive parent of the child.

59A PPL Act 2010

ANP

NEF

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Approval not provided.

Approval has not been provided for any claimant other than the birth mother, first adoptive parent or claimant in special circumstances to claim PPL for a child.

59A PPL Act 2010

AWC

REJ/CAN

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Approval withdrawn for claim.

The Approval Giver has withdrawn their approval for the Approval Seeker to claim PPL for the child.

59A PPL Act 2010

BAN

NEF

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Bank account details have not been provided for PPL payment within 28 days of request (post birth only)

56 PPL Act 2010

BNR

REJ

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Birth not registered (post birth only)

18 PPL Act 2010

C24

CAN

Auto

No

Claim

CAN/CLO

24 months passed since DOB/DOC

60 PPL Act 2010

CLR

REJ/NEF

Manual

No

Claim

CLO

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61 PPL Act 2010

CNA

NEF

Manual

No

Claim

CLO

Claim not appropriate

Only to be used when the customer claimed an incorrect payment. For example, the customer meant to claim Parenting Payment (PPP or PPS).

56 PPL Act 2010

CRQ

CAN

Manual

Yes

Claim

CLO

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Customer request

Administrative Decision

DEA

CAN/REJ

Auto

Yes

All levels

CLO

Customer death

54 PPL Act 2010

DOS

CAN

Auto

Yes

All levels

CLO

Permanent departure overseas

46 PPL Act 2010

EDB

CAN

Auto

Yes

Period

OPN

End of a block of consecutive PPL days where the employer is the paymaster.

71A PPL Act 2010

EDF

CAN

Auto

Yes

Period

OPN

End of a block of consecutive PPL days where Services Australia is the paymaster.

71A PPL Act 2010

ENA

REJ

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Estimate not accepted

37 PPL Act 2010

EOP

CAN

Auto

Yes

Claim

CLO

End of payment

75 PPL Act 2010

ERC

CAN

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Relinquish care fully claimed – all days claimed

31AA PPL Act 2010

FFR

REJ

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

The child is in the customer's care under a formal foster care arrangement

275 PPL Act 2010

GNC

REJ

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

No eligible approval giver claim.

For example, first gaining parent of a surrogacy arrangement did not lodge an effective claim or is not eligible to PPL.

59A PPL Act 2010

INC

REJ

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

The income test has not been met

41 PPL Act 2010

INF

NEF

Manual

No

Claim

CLO

Information/details not provided (limited circumstances. Only to be used when specific reason codes do not apply. For example, where proof of birth/placement has not been provided with post-birth/placement claims. Does not apply to all information on the pre-birth scenario)

56 PPL Act 2010

KAD

REJ

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Known adoption

275 PPL Act 2010

LSB

REJ

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Not legally stillborn

277 PPL Act 2010

M - Z cancellation, rejection and not effective status codes for PPL

M - Z list of cancellation, rejection and not effective status codes for PPL

This table contains a list of the M to Z cancellation, rejection and not effective codes relevant to PPL.

Letter

Terms

M - Z

See also: A - L

MCR, N28, N97, NCY, NDC, NDN, NPA, NPI, NPW, NRQ, NTC, NWA, O56, OTH, PAC, PAP, POB, POP, RKC, SNI, WHT, WTA, WUK

M - Z list of cancellation, rejection and not effective codes

Table 3: this table contains a list of the M to Z cancellation, rejection and not effective codes relevant to PPL.

Term

REJ,

CAN or

NEF code

Manual

or

auto?

Restoration (does not apply to REJ or NEF)

Level

Open (OPN) or Closed (CLO) claim status

Description

Act reference

MCR

REJ/NEF

REJ: Auto

NEF: Manual

No

Claim

CLO

Multiple child not payable.

PPL can only be paid for one child in a multiple birth/adoption.

20 PPL Act 2010

N28

REJ

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Child not in care after 28 days from expected date of care

11 PPL Act 2010

N97

NEF

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Customer lodged claim outside PPL allowable early claim period

60 PPL Act 2010

NCY

REJ

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Adopted child over 16

275 PPL Act 2010

NDC

REJ

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

No days claimed

Applied when 24 months passed since DOB/DOC

60 PPL Act 2010

NDN

NEF

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

No PPL days nominated

56 PPL Act 2010

NPA

NEF

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Proof of Approval Giver’s work details not provided.

13 PPL Act 2010

NPI

NEF

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Proof of income not provided within 14 days of request

117 PPL Act 2010

NPW

NEF

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Proof of work history not provided within 14 days of request

117 PPL Act 2010

NRQ

REJ

Auto

Yes

All

Claim:
CLO

Day:
OPN

Not residentially qualified

Claim level: For a pre birth or post birth claim or where residency requirements were not met at DOB/DOC

Day level: For a post birth claim where residency requirements were met at DOB/DOC but not on a PPL day

45 PPL Act 2010

NTC

NEF

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

No tax file number recorded - customer

59 PPL Act 2010

NWA

REJ

Auto

Yes

All

Claim: CLO

Period: OPN

Newly Arrived Resident's Waiting Period (NARWP) not met

Claim level: For a pre birth or post birth claim or where NARWP not met at DOB/DOC

Day level: For a post birth claim where NARWP was met at DOB/DOC but not on a PPL day

31A PPL Act 2010

O56

CAN

Auto

Yes

Claim

OPN

Overseas for 56 weeks

46 PPL Act 2010

OTH

CAN/REJ/NEF

Manual

Yes

All levels

CLO

Other

Only to be used in limited circumstances where:

  • no other valid reason is available, or
  • as part of an approved workaround

Administrative Decision

PAC

NEF

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

PPL already claimed by customer

21 PPL Act 2010

PAP

REJ

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Full PPL entitlement already paid to partner or another person

21 PPL Act 2010

POB

NEF

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Proof of birth not provided within 56 days of first nominated PPL day

57 PPL Act 2010

POP

NEF

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Proof of care has not been provided within 56 days of first nominated PPL day

57 PPL Act 2010

RKC

CAN

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Relinquish care days outside period

PPL claimant who has relinquished care –remaining days that are not available to use

31AA PPL Act 2010

SNI

REJ/CAN

Manual

No

Claim

CLO

Security Notice Issue

278C PPL Act 2010

WHT

REJ

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Work history test not met

33 PPL Act 2010

WTA

REJ

Auto

No

Claim

CLO

Work history test not met by the Approval Giver where the Approval Giver is the birth mother or first adoptive parent.

13 PPL Act 2010

WUK

CAN/REJ

Auto

Yes

Claim

CLO

Whereabouts unknown (no current address recorded)

125 PPL Act 2010

Assessed and current zero rate codes for PPL

Table 4: this table contains a list of the PPL assessed (ASS) and current zero rate (CZR) codes. The overall claim status for PPL-ASS and PPL-CZR claims is always open.

Term

ASS or CZR

Description

ADN

ASS

Awaiting nomination of a PPL day

ADW

ASS

All PPL days have been withdrawn

ASD

ASS

Preliminary eligibility has been determined, and claim is awaiting first PPL day

AWP

ASS

Awaiting Permission Days. Claim lodged by an Approval Seeker and the Approval Giver has not yet provided permission to share PPL days to the Approval Seeker.

EIA

ASS

Preliminary eligibility has been determined, and claim is awaiting PPL employer acceptance of role

EIR

ASS

Preliminary eligibility has been determined, and claim is awaiting PPL employer registration

FLX

CZR

PPL eligibility has been determined, the customer has been paid one PPL day and has future payable PPL days remaining.

PCB

ASS

Eligibility has been determined and the claim is pending proof of birth/entry into care. This status only relates to pre-birth claims for PPL