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Sue Moroney

Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave) Amendment Bill

Member’s Bill

13—2

	Key
1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal Act
4	~~Purpose~~
5	~~Section 71J amended (Duration of parental leave payment)~~
	Legislative history

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

This Act is the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months’ Paid Leave) Amendment Bill 2012.

2 Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

3 Principal Act

This Act amends the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 (the principal Act).

4 Purpose

~~The purpose of this Act is to extend the duration of parental leave payment to a maximum of 26 weeks.~~

5 Section 71J amended (Duration of parental leave payment)

~~(1)~~

~~In section 71J(a), after~~ “~~weeks~~”~~, insert~~ “~~(subject to paragraph (c))~~”.

~~(2)~~

~~In section 71J(b), after~~ “~~weeks~~”~~, insert~~ “~~(subject to paragraph (c))~~”.

~~(3)~~

~~After section 71J(b), insert:~~

(c)

~~the duration of paid parental leave shall be extended to a maximum of 18 weeks on 1 April 2012; a maximum of 22 weeks on 1 April 2013, and a maximum of 26 weeks on 1 April 2014.~~

Legislative history

5 April 2012		Introduction (Bill 13–1)
25 July 2012		First reading and referral to Government Administration Committee
28 February 2014		Reported from Government Administration Committee
28 May 2014		Second reading
3 December 2014		Committee of the whole House (Bill 13–2)

Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months' Paid Leave) Amendment Bill