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PARENTAL LEAVE AND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT 1987 - SECT 71CA

Definition of eligible employee

71CA Definition of eligible employee

1 In this Part,
"eligible employee" means a person who—
a) is the primary carer in respect of a child; and
b) meets the parental leave payment threshold test.
2 Rights and benefits to non-statutory parental leave (and section 4 ) are ignored when considering whether a person is an eligible employee under this section.
History: Section 71CA: inserted, on 1 July 2006, by section 23 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave for Self-Employed Persons) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 20).   Section 71CA(1): replaced, on 1 April 2016, by section 52 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).  



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