New Zealand Acts

PARENTAL LEAVE AND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT 1987 - SECT 71J

71J Duration of parental leave payment

1 A parental leave payment is payable—

a) for 1 continuous period not exceeding 26 weeks; or

b) if part of the entitlement is transferred under section 71E , for 1 continuous period per person, so long as the 2 continuous periods do not together exceed 26 weeks.

2 This section is subject to section 71DA(5)(b) (which applies to a person who becomes entitled to a preterm baby payment while receiving a parental leave payment).

3 Any week in relation to which a preterm baby payment is made to a person is in addition to, and must not be counted when determining, the duration of parental leave payment under this section.

History: Section 71J: inserted, on 1 July 2002, by section 4(2) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 7).   Section 71J(1)(a): amended, on 1 July 2020, by section 24 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 45).     Section 71J(1)(b): amended, on 1 July 2020, by section 24 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 45).     Section 71J(1)(b): amended, on 1 April 2016, by section 65(1) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).     Section 71J(1)(b): amended, on 1 July 2006, by section 32 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave for Self-Employed Persons) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 20).     Section 71J(2): inserted, on 1 April 2016, by section 65(2) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).     Section 71J(3): inserted, on 1 July 2025, by section 52 of the Regulatory Systems (Immigration and Workforce) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 10).