Commonwealth Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 316

             (1)  A period of parental leave does not break an employee's continuity of service.

             (2)  However, a period of parental leave does not otherwise count as service except:

                     (a)  for the purpose of determining the employee's entitlement to a later period of leave under this Division; or

                     (b)  as expressly provided by or under:

                              (i)  a term or condition of the employee's employment; or

                             (ii)  a law, or an instrument in force under a law, of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or

                     (c)  as prescribed by the regulations.

             (3)  In this section:

"parental leave" means any of the following:

                     (a)  maternity leave;

                     (b)  paid leave under subparagraph 268(2)(b)(i) or (ii);

                     (c)  paternity leave;

                     (d)  pre‑adoption leave;

                     (e)  adoption leave.