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4.1.2.10 PPL claimants for PLP

PPL claims

A person who meets the requirements to be a PPL claimant (1.1.P.170) may make an effective PPL claim (1.1.P.165) for PLP. A PPL claimant may be:

  • the child's birth mother
  • an adoptive parent of the child
  • a parent of the child who is not the birth mother
  • the partner of the child's birth mother
  • the partner of an adoptive parent of the child
  • the partner of a parent of the child who is not the birth mother, or
  • a person who satisfies the circumstances prescribed by the PPL Rules as being exceptional circumstances in which a PPL claim for PLP can be made.

Act reference: PPLAct section 53 Types of claims, section 54 Who can make a PPL claim or special PPL claim

PPL Rules section 26 Exceptional circumstances for PPL claims-general, section 27 Exceptional circumstances for PPL claims-surrogacy arrangements

Policy reference: PPL Guide 2.6 Who is a PPL claimant for PLP?

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