Section 71O — Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987: Discretionary increases in payment amount by Order in Council

71O Discretionary increases in payment amount by Order in Council (1) The Governor-General may, at any time, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, increase the rate of parental leave payment that applies under section 71M(1)(a) and section 71M(1A)(a) and section 71M(1A)(a) . (2) The Minister, in making the recommendation, may base his or her decision on any factors that he or she thinks fit. 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 (1) was amended, as from 1 July 2006, by section 38 Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Paid Parental Leave for Self-Employed Persons) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 20) by adding the words “ and section 71M(1A)(a) ” . See section 5 of that Act for the application of this amendment.