Section 542D — Social Security Act 1991: Pre-natal and post-natal exemptions

Pre-natal exemption (1) A pregnant woman has a pre-natal exemption for the period that starts 6 weeks before the woman’s expected date of confinement and ends on the day on which the woman gives birth to the child (whether or not the child is born alive). Post-natal exemption (2) If a woman gives birth to a child (whether or not the child is born alive), the woman has a post-natal exemption for the period that starts on the day on which she gives birth to the child and ends 6 weeks after that day.