New Zealand Acts

PARENTAL LEAVE AND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT 1987 - SECT 20

20 Date of commencement of partner’s leave

Partner’s leave begins,—

a) in the case of a child born to the employee’s spouse or partner, on the date of confinement; or

b) in any other case, on the date on which the employee’s spouse or partner becomes the primary carer in respect of the child; or

c) on any earlier or later date determined in accordance with section 21 or 22 .

History: Section 20: replaced, on 1 April 2016, by section 29 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).