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1.1.I.80 Instalment, instalment period

Definition: instalment

For the purpose of the PPL scheme, instalment means an amount of PLP payable to a person in relation to flexible PPL days (1.1.F.70) that fall within an instalment period.

Act reference: PPLAct section 6-'instalment', section 63 Instalments of PLP

Definition: instalment period

An instalment period is the period in relation to which an instalment of PLP is paid.

See 4.3.1.10 for information on instalment periods and pay days (1.1.P.70).

Act reference: PPLAct section 6-'instalment period', section 64 A person's instalment period and the payday for an instalment, section 93 Effect on instalment periods of employer determination coming into force after review, section 94 Effect on instalment periods of revocation etc.

Policy reference: PPL Guide 4.3 Instalments of PLP, 4.3.3 Payment of instalments of PLP by employer, 4.3.6 Payment of instalments of PLP by Centrelink, 1.1.E.50 Employer

Last reviewed: 1 July 2026

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