Section 54 — Paid Parental Leave Act 2010: Who can make a PPL claim or special PPL claim

PPL claim (1) Only the following people can make a PPL claim for a child: (a) the child’s birth mother; (b) an adoptive parent of the child; (c) a person who: (i) is a parent of the child; and (ii) is not the child’s birth mother; (d) the partner of the child’s birth mother; (e) the partner of an adoptive parent of the child; (f) the partner of a person covered by paragraph (c); (g) a person who satisfies the circumstances prescribed by the PPL rules as being exceptional circumstances in which a PPL claim can be made. Special PPL claim (2) Only the following people can make a special PPL claim for a child: (a) the partner of a person covered by paragraph (1)(g); (b) a person who satisfies the circumstances prescribed by the PPL rules as being exceptional circumstances in which a special PPL claim can be made.