Section 71B — Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987: Overview

71B Overview (1) Section 71A and this section are preliminary provisions relating to the parental leave scheme. (2) Sections 71C to 71 CD are interpretation provisions for this Part. (3) Sections 71D and 71DA confer entitlements to parental leave payments, primarily on female employees and self-employed persons respectively. (4) Sections 71E and 71EA enable employees and self-employed persons to transfer their entitlements under sections 71D and 71DA , in certain circumstances, to their spouse or partner. (5) Sections 71F to 71H contain restrictions on entitlements to parental leave payments. (6) Sections 71I and 71IA cover the making of an application for payment and provide the department with a discretion to approve irregular applications. (7) Sections 71J to 71P relate to the duration and amount of parental leave payments. (8) Sections 71Q to 71ZB relate to the administration of the parental leave payment scheme. (9) This section is intended only as a guide to the general scheme and effect of this Part. Part 7A (comprising sections 71A to 71ZA) was inserted, as from 1 July 2002, by section 4(2) Parental Leave And Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 7). Subsection (3) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 5 Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 18) by inserting the words “ or partners ” after the word “ spouses ” . Sections 71A and 71B were substituted, as from 1 July 2006, by section 21 Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave for Self-Employed Persons) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 20). See section 5 of that Act for the application of this amendment.