Paid Parental Leave and Other Legislation Amendment (Dad and Partner Pay and Other Measures) Bill 2012

Type: Government
Portfolio: Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Originating house: House of Representatives
Status: Act
Parliament no: 43

Summary

Amends: the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 to: extend the Paid Parental Leave Scheme to certain working fathers and partners so that they receive two weeks’ dad and partner pay at the rate of the national minimum wage; and clarify provisions relating to: ‘keeping in touch days’; debt recovery; notices; and delegation of the secretary’s powers; the Fair Work Act 2009 to: clarify unpaid parental leave arrangements in the event of a stillbirth or infant death; enable early commencement of unpaid parental leave; and enable employees who are on unpaid parental leave to perform permissible paid work for short periods (‘keeping in touch days’); and five Acts to make consequential amendments.

Progress

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	22 Mar 2012
Second reading moved	22 Mar 2012
Second reading debate	08 May 2012
Second reading debate	10 May 2012
Second reading debate	24 May 2012
Second reading agreed to	24 May 2012
Consideration in detail debate	24 May 2012
Third reading agreed to	24 May 2012

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	18 Jun 2012
Second reading moved	18 Jun 2012
Second reading debate	27 Jun 2012
Second reading agreed to	27 Jun 2012
Third reading agreed to	27 Jun 2012


Text of bill as passed both Houses	27 Jun 2012
Assent Act no.: 109 Year: 2012	22 Jul 2012

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Non-Government
BILLSON, Bruce, MP

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An electronic version of this Act is available on the Federal Register of Legislation (www.legislation.gov.au)

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