Paid Parental Leave and Other Legislation Amendment (Dad and Partner Pay and Other Measures) Act 2012 (109 of 2012)

Schedule 2   Other amendments

Part 1   Amendments commencing at the same time as the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

7   At the end of Division 3 of Part 2-3

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36A Premature birth or pregnancy-related complications or illness

A person also satisfies the work test on a day if:

(a) the person is the birth mother of the child; and

(b) the Secretary is satisfied that either or both of the following circumstances existed:

(i) the child was born prematurely;

(ii) while the person was pregnant with the child, the person had complications or illness related to the pregnancy which prevented the person from performing paid work; and

(c) the Secretary is satisfied that the person would have satisfied the work test on the day in accordance with section 32 if that circumstance, or those circumstances, had not existed.