Section 71LA — Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987: End of parental leave payment for self-employed persons

71LA End of parental leave payment for self-employed persons (1) A parental leave payment is payable to a self-employed person for a period that ends on the earliest of— (a) 14 weeks after the date of commencement of his or her parental leave; or (b) the date on which the self-employed person returns to work; or (c) the date on which the self-employed person ceases self-employment. (2) The period does not end earlier than the date referred to in subsection (1) even though the self-employed person's parental leave may end earlier because— (a) the self-employed person is declared bankrupt or the business in which the person is self-employed goes into liquidation: (b) the self-employed person has a miscarriage or ceases to have the care of the child: (c) the self-employed person or the child dies. (3) The period ends earlier than the date referred to in subsection (1) if the person's spouse or partner succeeds to the parental leave payment entitlement under section 72B , in which case the payment to the person stops on the date of succession. (4) This section is subject to section 71EA (effect of transfer of entitlement to spouse or partner). Section 71LA was inserted, as from 1 July 2006, by section 35 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.