Section 55 — Paid Parental Leave Act 2010: When a claim is effective

(1) A claim for parental leave pay is not effective unless the requirements of the following provisions that apply to the claim are satisfied: (a) section 56 (which deals with the form etc. of the claim); (ba) section 57A (which deals with the specification in a claim of flexible PPL days for a child etc.); (c) section 58 (which deals with expected date of birth etc.); (d) section 59 (which deals with tax file number statements); (da) section 59A (which deals with permission to make claims for flexible PPL days for a child); (e) section 60 (which deals with when to make the claim). (2) A claim for parental leave pay is also not effective if it is made by a person who cannot make that type of claim under section 54. (3) A claim for parental leave pay that is not effective is taken not to have been made.