New Zealand Acts

PARENTAL LEAVE AND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT 1987 - SECT 73

73 Regulations

1 The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:

a) prescribing forms for the purposes of this Act:

aa) prescribing the manner in which an application for, or other notices relating to, a parental leave payment must be made:

ab) prescribing the information that must be given in, or the documents that must be attached to, an application for, or other notice relating to, a parental leave payment:

aba) prescribing the information that self-employed persons must give in, or the documents that self-employed persons must attach to, an application for, or other notices relating to, a parental leave payment:

abb) prescribing the evidence that must be provided to an employer by an employee who requests parental leave in respect of a child to whom the employee, or the employee’s spouse or partner, does not give birth:

abc) prescribing the information that must be given in, or the documents that must be attached to, an application for, or other notice relating to, a preterm baby payment:

ac)

ad) increasing the amount under section 71O :

ada)

ae) extending the class or classes of person entitled to a parental leave payment under Part 7A :

b) prescribing procedures and practices for the implementation of this Act:

c) providing for such matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to the provisions of this Act and for the due administration thereof.

2 No regulations may be made under this section about parental leave payments unless they are made in accordance with a recommendation of the Minister.

3 The Minister must not make that recommendation without first consulting with any persons or organisations that the Minister considers appropriate, having regard to the subject matter of the proposed regulations.

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6 A failure to comply with subsection (3) does not affect the validity of any regulation made under this Act.

7 Regulations under this section—

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

b) if they are made under subsection (1)(ad) or (ae), must be confirmed by an Act (see subpart 3 of Part 5 of the Legislation Act 2019 ).

Note: 1980 No 162 s 48

History: Section 73(1)(aa): inserted, on 31 March 2002, by section 5(1) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 7).   Section 73(1)(ab): replaced, on 18 March 2016, by section 80(1) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).     Section 73(1)(aba): inserted, on 17 May 2006, by section 45(1) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave for Self-Employed Persons) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 20).     Section 73(1)(abb): inserted, on 18 March 2016, by section 80(2) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).     Section 73(1)(abc): inserted, on 18 March 2016, by section 80(2) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).     Section 73(1)(ac): repealed, on 18 March 2016, by section 80(3) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).     Section 73(1)(ad): inserted, on 31 March 2002, by section 5(1) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 7).     Section 73(1)(ada): repealed, on 18 March 2016, by section 80(3) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).     Section 73(1)(ae): inserted, on 31 March 2002, by section 5(1) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 7).     Section 73(2): added, on 31 March 2002, by section 5(2) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 7).     Section 73(3): added, on 31 March 2002, by section 5(2) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 7).     Section 73(4): repealed, on 1 January 2016, by section 14 of the Legislation (Confirmable Instruments) Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 120).     Section 73(5): repealed, on 1 January 2016, by section 14 of the Legislation (Confirmable Instruments) Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 120).     Section 73(6): added, on 31 March 2002, by section 5(2) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 7).     Section 73(7): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).