- Date
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16 May 2002
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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STOTT DESPOJA, Natasha
- Summary
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Amends the
Workplace Relations Act 1996
to provide for a system of paid maternity leave, including provision for a government funded basic maternity payment, for employees not employed by Commonwealth, State or Territory governments; and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
to provide that women who receive this new maternity payment will be ineligible for the existing maternity allowance and maternity immunisation allowance.