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PAID PARENTAL LEAVE (REDUCTION OF COMPLIANCE BURDEN FOR EMPLOYERS) AMENDMENT BILL 2010
2010
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Paid Parental Leave (Reduction of
Compliance Burden for Employers)
Amendment Bill 2010
No. , 2010
(Mr Billson)
A Bill for an Act to reduce the compliance burden
for employers under the Paid Parental Leave Act
2010, and for related purposes
i Paid Parental Leave (Reduction of Compliance Burden for Employers) Amendment Bill
2010 No. , 2010
Contents
1 Short
title
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2 Commencement
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3 Schedule(s)
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Schedule 1--Payer of parental leave
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Paid Parental Leave Act 2010
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Paid Parental Leave (Reduction of Compliance Burden for Employers) Amendment Bill 2010
No. , 2010 1
A Bill for an Act to reduce the compliance burden
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for employers under the Paid Parental Leave Act
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2010, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act may be cited as the Paid Parental Leave (Reduction of
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Compliance Burden for Employers) Amendment Act 2010.
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2 Commencement
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This Act commences on 1 July 2011.
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2 Paid Parental Leave (Reduction of Compliance Burden for Employers) Amendment Bill
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3 Schedule(s)
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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Payer of parental leave Schedule 1
Paid Parental Leave (Reduction of Compliance Burden for Employers) Amendment Bill 2010
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Schedule 1--Payer of parental leave
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Paid Parental Leave Act 2010
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1 Subsections 63(1) and 63(2)
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Repeal the subsections, substitute:
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(1) Parental leave must be paid to a person by the Secretary in
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instalments.
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2 Section 64
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Repeal the section, substitute:
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64 A person's instalment period and the payday for an instalment
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(1)
A
person's
instalment period is the period of 14 days starting on a
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day the Secretary considers appropriate for the person (or a class of
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person in which the person is included) and each successive 14 day
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period.
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Note:
Sections 93 and 94 affect when an instalment period for a person starts
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and ends in certain circumstances.
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(2)
The
payday for the instalment is a day that the Secretary considers
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appropriate that occurs after the instalment period to which the
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instalment relates.
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3 Subsection 67(1)
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Omit "An employer or the Secretary", substitute "The Secretary".
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4 Subsection 67(1)
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Repeal the note.
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5 Section 68
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Omit "An employer or the Secretary", substitute "The Secretary".
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6 Subsection 69(1)
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Repeal the subsection.
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7 Subsection 69(2)
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Schedule 1 Payer of parental leave
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Omit "(2)".
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8 Subsection 70(2)
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Repeal the subsection and the note.
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9 Part 3-2
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Repeal the Part.
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10 Section 83
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Repeal the section, substitute:
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83 Guide to this Part
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This Part is about the payment of instalments to a person by the
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Secretary.
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The Secretary is required to pay instalments directly to a person on
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the payday for the instalment.
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In certain circumstances where the Secretary becomes required to
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pay instalments to a person, the Secretary is also required to pay
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the person arrears for instalments that had previously become
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payable, but not been paid, to the person.
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11 Section 84
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Repeal the section, substitute:
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84 When the Secretary pays instalments
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The Secretary must pay an instalment that is payable to a person on
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the payday for the instalment.
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12 Sections 85 and 86
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Repeal the sections.
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13 Sections 93 and 94
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Repeal the sections.
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14 Part 3-5
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Payer of parental leave Schedule 1
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Repeal the Part.
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15 Paragraph 117(c)
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Repeal the paragraph.
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16 Paragraph 117(d)
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Omit ";", substitute ".".
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17 Paragraphs 117(e) to 117(g)
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Repeal the paragraphs.
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18 Section 133 (heading)
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Repeal the heading, substitute:
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133 Repayment of instalment of parental leave pay
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19 Paragraph 133(1)(b)
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Repeal the paragraph, substitute:
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(b) order the person to pay the Commonwealth an amount equal
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to any amount paid to, or in relation to, the person by way of
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an instalment of parental leave pay because of the act, failure
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or omission that constituted the offence.
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20 Paragraph 138(2)(a)
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Omit "or a PPL funding amount".
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