New Zealand Acts

PARENTAL LEAVE AND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT 1987 - SECT 71B

71B Overview

1 Section 71A and this section are preliminary provisions relating to the parental leave payment scheme.

2 Sections 71C to 71CD are interpretation provisions for this Part.

3 Section 71D confers entitlements to parental leave payments on eligible persons who are the primary carers in respect of children under the age of 6 years.

3A Sections 71DA and 71DB confer entitlements to preterm baby payments on persons who are the primary carers of preterm babies and provide for extended keeping-in-touch hours in respect of those carers.

4 Sections 71E and 71EA enable eligible persons to transfer their entitlements under section 71D , in certain circumstances, to their spouse or partner.

5 Sections 71F to 71H contain restrictions on entitlements to parental leave payments.

6 Sections 71I and 71IA cover the making of an application for payment and provide the department with a discretion to approve irregular applications.

7 Sections 71J to 71P relate to the duration and amount of parental leave payments.

8 Sections 71Q to 71ZB relate to the administration of the parental leave payment scheme.

9 This section is intended only as a guide to the general scheme and effect of this Part.

History: Section 71B: substituted, on 1 July 2006, by section 21 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave for Self-Employed Persons) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 20).   Section 71B(1): amended, on 1 April 2016, by section 50(1) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).     Section 71B(3): replaced, on 1 April 2016, by section 50(2) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).     Section 71B(3A): inserted, on 1 April 2016, by section 50(2) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).     Section 71B(4): amended, on 1 April 2016, by section 50(3) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).     Section 71B(4): amended, on 1 April 2016, by section 50(4) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).