New Zealand Acts

PARENTAL LEAVE AND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT 1987 - SECT 71O

71O Discretionary increases in payment amount by Order in Council

1 The Governor-General may, at any time, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, increase the rate of parental leave payment that applies under section 71M(1)(a) and section 71M(1A)(a).

2 The Minister, in making the recommendation, may base his or her decision on any factors that he or she thinks fit.

3 An order under this section—

a) is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements); and

b) must be confirmed by an Act (see subpart 3 of Part 5 of the Legislation Act 2019 ).

History: Section 71O: 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 71O(1): amended, on 1 July 2006, by section 38 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave for Self-Employed Persons) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 20).     Section 71O(3): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).