The Guides to Social Policy Law is a collection of publications designed to assist decision makers administering social policy law. The information contained in this publication is intended only as a guide to relevant legislation/policy. The information is accurate as at the date listed at the bottom of the page, but may be subject to change. To discuss individual circumstances please contact Services Australia.
Paid Parental Leave Act 2010
- 1.1.A.05 ABN
- 1.1.A.100 Australian Government employer
- 1.1.A.130 Authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI)
- 1.1.A.135 Authorised party
- 1.1.A.140 Authorised review officer (ARO)
- 1.1.A.80 Australia
- 1.1.A.90 Australian-based employee
- 1.1.B.20 Birth verification form
- 1.1.B.30 Born prematurely
- 1.1.B.40 Business
- 1.1.C.10 Caring
- 1.1.C.100 Claimant
- 1.1.C.130 Commonwealth agency
- 1.1.C.140 Compliance notice
- 1.1.C.143 Conditional eligibility determination
- 1.1.C.150 Controls an entity
- 1.1.C.160 Correspondence nominee
- 1.1.C.165 COVID-19 affected claimant
- 1.1.C.166 COVID-19 Australian Government payment
- 1.1.C.40 Chief Executive Centrelink
- 1.1.C.50 Chief Executive Medicare
- 1.1.C.90 Claim
- 1.1.D.10 Daily national minimum wage amount
- 1.1.D.70 Defence force member
- 1.1.E.100 Exceptional circumstances
- 1.1.E.30 Eligibility
- 1.1.E.40 Employee
- 1.1.E.50 Employer
- 1.1.E.85 Employer notice
- 1.1.E.90 Entity
- 1.1.F.10 Family PPL income limit
- 1.1.F.50 Financial institution
- 1.1.H.10 Has not previously satisfied the work & income tests
- 1.1.I.100 Insolvent
- 1.1.I.20 Income test
- 1.1.I.30 Income year
- 1.1.I.55 Individual PPL income limit
- 1.1.I.70 Initial eligibility determination
- 1.1.I.80 Instalment, instalment period
- 1.1.L.10 Law enforcement officer
- 1.1.M.30 Minimum amount of PPL funding amount
- 1.1.N.10 National minimum wage order
- 1.1.N.30 Nominee
- 1.1.O.10 Officer
- 1.1.P.10 Paid enough
- 1.1.P.100 Payroll cut-off
- 1.1.P.120 Penalty unit
- 1.1.P.160 PPL agency, PPL agency representative
- 1.1.P.165 PPL claim
- 1.1.P.170 PPL claimant
- 1.1.P.180 PPL funding amount
- 1.1.P.210 PPL requirement
- 1.1.P.220 PPL Rules
- 1.1.P.260 Principal
- 1.1.P.270 Protected information
- 1.1.P.30 Parent
- 1.1.P.40 Pay cycle information
- 1.1.P.60 Payability determination
- 1.1.P.70 Payday
- 1.1.P.80 Payment nominee
- 1.1.Q.10 Qualifying period
- 1.1.Q.20 Qualifying work
- 1.1.R.10 Reference income year
- 1.1.R.30 Relevant family PPL income limit
- 1.1.R.35 Relevant individual PPL income limit
- 1.1.S.10 Saved amount
- 1.1.S.40 Secretary
- 1.1.S.45 Services Australia (SA)
- 1.1.S.55 Special PPL claim
- 1.1.S.60 Special PPL claimant
- 1.1.S.90 Stillborn child
- 1.1.T.90 Transfer day
- 1.1.V.10 Verifies a child's birth
- 1.1.V.30 Vocational placement
- 1.1.W.20 Week day
- 1.1.W.30 Work test
- 1.1.W.40 Work test period
- 1.1.W.50 Working day
- 2.2.4 Work test period for COVID-19 affected claimants for PLP
- 2.4.3 NARWP for PLP
- 5.2.2.50 When a payability determination for PLP cannot be made
- 8.1.4 Commonwealth employment
- 1.1.F.70 Flexible PPL day
- 1.1.W.20 Week day
- 3 Rate calculation for PLP
- 3.1 Current rate of PLP
- 5.2.2.10 Flexible PPL day
- 1.1.C.143 Conditional eligibility determination
- 1.1.P.60 Payability determination
- 2.1 PLP eligibility overview
- 5.2.2.20 Payability determination on a PPL claim for PLP
- 5.2.2.40 Permission to claim flexible PPL days
- 1.1.C.143 Conditional eligibility determination
- 1.1.P.60 Payability determination
- 1.1.S.55 Special PPL claim
- 2.1 PLP eligibility overview
- 2.7.1 Special PPL claimant in exceptional circumstances
- 5.2.2.30 Payability determination on special PPL claim for PLP
- 5.2.2.40 Permission to claim flexible PPL days
- 2.1 PLP eligibility overview
- 5.2.2.20 Payability determination on a PPL claim for PLP
- 5.2.2.30 Payability determination on special PPL claim for PLP
- 5.2.2.40 Permission to claim flexible PPL days
- 1.1.B.20 Birth verification form
- 1.1.V.10 Verifies a child's birth
- 5.2.2.50 When a payability determination for PLP cannot be made
- 1.1.A.110 Australian residency test
- 1.1.A.120 Australian resident
- 2.1 PLP eligibility overview
- 2.4.1 Australian residency test for PLP
- 2.4.3 NARWP for PLP
- 2.6.1 PPL claimant in exceptional circumstances – parent of a child who is not the birth mother or a partner of a parent of the child
- 2.6.2 PPL claimant for PLP in exceptional circumstances - any other person
- 2.7.1 Special PPL claimant in exceptional circumstances
- 1.1.E.30 Eligibility
- 1.1.H.10 Has not previously satisfied the work & income tests
- 1.1.R.30 Relevant family PPL income limit
- 1.1.R.35 Relevant individual PPL income limit
- 2.10 Not eligible for PLP - claimant deceased
- 2.1 PLP eligibility overview
- 2.2.1 When a person satisfies the work test for PLP
- 2.4.1 Australian residency test for PLP
- 2.4.3 NARWP for PLP
- 2.5 Caring for a child
- 2.5.2 Caring for a child for PLP - exceptional circumstances
- 2.5.3 Person no longer caring for a child - PLP remains payable
- 2.6 Who is a PPL claimant for PLP?
- 2.6.1 PPL claimant in exceptional circumstances – parent of a child who is not the birth mother or a partner of a parent of the child
- 2.7.1 Special PPL claimant in exceptional circumstances
- 2.8 Performing paid work on a day
- 5.2.2.20 Payability determination on a PPL claim for PLP
- 5.2.2.30 Payability determination on special PPL claim for PLP
- 10 Transitional arrangements
- 1.1.W.40 Work test period
- 2.1 PLP eligibility overview
- 2.4.1 Australian residency test for PLP
- 2.9 Maximum PLP entitlements
- 5.2.2.20 Payability determination on a PPL claim for PLP
- 5.2.2.30 Payability determination on special PPL claim for PLP
- 1.1.W.30 Work test
- 1.1.W.40 Work test period
- 2.2.1 When a person satisfies the work test for PLP
- 2.2.3 Hazardous jobs for PLP
- 2.2.4 Work test period for COVID-19 affected claimants for PLP
- 1.1.W.40 Work test period
- 2.2.1 When a person satisfies the work test for PLP
- 2.2.2 Work test for PLP
- 2.2.4 Work test period for COVID-19 affected claimants for PLP
- 1.1.C.166 COVID-19 Australian Government payment
- 1.1.P.130 Permissible break
- 1.1.Q.20 Qualifying work
- 1.1.W.30 Work test
- 2.2.1 When a person satisfies the work test for PLP
- 2.2.2 Work test for PLP
- 2.2.5 Premature birth & pregnancy-related complications or illness for PLP
- 2.2.7 Activities considered as 'work' for PLP
- 2.2.8 Permissible break for PLP
- 2.2.1 When a person satisfies the work test for PLP
- 2.2.2 Work test for PLP
- 2.2.3 Hazardous jobs for PLP
- 2.2.5 Premature birth & pregnancy-related complications or illness for PLP
- 2.2.7 Activities considered as 'work' for PLP
- 2.2.2 Work test for PLP
- 2.2.5 Premature birth & pregnancy-related complications or illness for PLP
- 2.2.7 Activities considered as 'work' for PLP
- 1.1.P.130 Permissible break
- 2.2.5 Premature birth & pregnancy-related complications or illness for PLP
- 2.2.8 Permissible break for PLP
- 1.1.W.30 Work test
- 2.1 PLP eligibility overview
- 2.2.1 When a person satisfies the work test for PLP
- 2.2.5 Premature birth & pregnancy-related complications or illness for PLP
- 1.1.W.30 Work test
- 2.1 PLP eligibility overview
- 2.2.1 When a person satisfies the work test for PLP
- 2.2.6 Special circumstances for PLP
- 1.1.F.10 Family PPL income limit
- 1.1.I.20 Income test
- 2.3.1 Reference income year for PLP
- 2.3.2 Adjusted taxable income (ATI) for PLP
- 1.1.A.40 Adjusted taxable income (ATI)
- 1.1.I.10 Income
- 1.1.T.10 Target foreign income
- 1.1.T.40 Taxable income
- 1.1.T.80 Total net investment loss
- 2.3.1 Reference income year for PLP
- 2.3.2 Adjusted taxable income (ATI) for PLP
- 1.1.F.10 Family PPL income limit
- 1.1.R.10 Reference income year
- 2.3.1 Reference income year for PLP
- 2.3.2 Adjusted taxable income (ATI) for PLP
- 1.1.R.30 Relevant family PPL income limit
- 1.1.R.35 Relevant individual PPL income limit
- 2.3.2 Adjusted taxable income (ATI) for PLP
- 1.1.F.10 Family PPL income limit
- 1.1.I.50 Indexation of PPL income limits
- 1.1.I.55 Individual PPL income limit
- 2.3.2 Adjusted taxable income (ATI) for PLP
- 2.3.4 Historical income limits for PLP
- 1.1.F.10 Family PPL income limit
- 1.1.I.50 Indexation of PPL income limits
- 2.3.3 Indexation of PPL income limits for PLP
- 1.1.A.10 Absence from Australia
- 1.1.A.110 Australian residency test
- 1.1.A.120 Australian resident
- 2.4.1 Australian residency test for PLP
- 1.1.A.10 Absence from Australia
- 1.1.A.110 Australian residency test
- 1.1.P.150 Portability
- 2.4.2 Absences from Australia for PLP
- 1.1.C.10 Caring
- 2.5 Caring for a child
- 2.5.1 Caring for a child for PLP - adoptive parents
- 2.5.2 Caring for a child for PLP - exceptional circumstances
- 2.6.1 PPL claimant in exceptional circumstances – parent of a child who is not the birth mother or a partner of a parent of the child
- 1.1.C.90 Claim
- 1.1.S.55 Special PPL claim
- 4.1.2 Types of claims & claimants for PLP
- 4.1.2.10 PPL claimants for PLP
- 4.1.2.20 Special PPL claimants for PLP
- 1.1.C.100 Claimant
- 1.1.E.10 Effective claim
- 1.1.E.100 Exceptional circumstances
- 1.1.S.55 Special PPL claim
- 2.1 PLP eligibility overview
- 2.5.1 Caring for a child for PLP - adoptive parents
- 2.6 Who is a PPL claimant for PLP?
- 2.6.1 PPL claimant in exceptional circumstances – parent of a child who is not the birth mother or a partner of a parent of the child
- 2.7.1 Special PPL claimant in exceptional circumstances
- 4.1.1 Effective claims for PLP
- 4.1.2 Types of claims & claimants for PLP
- 4.1.2.10 PPL claimants for PLP
- 4.1.2.20 Special PPL claimants for PLP
- 5.2.2.30 Payability determination on special PPL claim for PLP
- 1.1.E.10 Effective claim
- 1.1.S.55 Special PPL claim
- 4.1.1 Effective claims for PLP
- 4.1.2 Types of claims & claimants for PLP
- 4.1.3 Form of claim for PLP
- 4.1.4 Expected DOB or day of placement
- 4.1.5 TFN statement for PLP claim
- 4.1.6 Permission to make claims
- 4.1.7 When to claim PLP
- 1.1.I.80 Instalment, instalment period
- 1.1.P.40 Pay cycle information
- 1.1.P.70 Payday
- 3 Rate calculation for PLP
- 4.3.1.10 Instalment period & payday for PLP
- 4.3.5 Obligations of employers relating to paying instalments of PLP
- 1.1.D.10 Daily national minimum wage amount
- 1.1.N.10 National minimum wage order
- 1.1.W.20 Week day
- 1.1.W.50 Working day
- 3 Rate calculation for PLP
- 3.1 Current rate of PLP
- 3.2 Historical rates of PLP
- 4.3.1.20 Amount of instalment of PLP
- 1.2.2.40 Other matters impacted by PLP
- 4.3.2.10 Deductions from PLP authorised by person
- 4.3.2.40 No other deductions from PLP
- 6.3.4.50 Deductions from instalments payable to another person
- 1.2.2.30 Taxation & superannuation
- 4.3.2.20 Deductions from PLP for PAYG withholding
- 4.3.2.40 No other deductions from PLP
- 1.2.2.40 Other matters impacted by PLP
- 4.3.2.30 Deductions from PLP relating to child support
- 4.3.2.40 No other deductions from PLP
- 4.3.2.40 No other deductions from PLP
- 4.3.5 Obligations of employers relating to paying instalments of PLP
- 1.1.E.85 Employer notice
- 4.3.3.10 When an employer is required to pay an instalment of PLP
- 4.3.5 Obligations of employers relating to paying instalments of PLP
- 4.3.6.15 Instalments relating to certain flexible PPL days
- 4.3.8.30 Employer determination for PLP comes into force after review
- 4.3.3.30 Method of payment of instalments of PLP by an employer
- 4.3.5 Obligations of employers relating to paying instalments of PLP
- 1.1.M.30 Minimum amount of PPL funding amount
- 1.1.P.180 PPL funding amount
- 4.3.4.20 Amount of PPL funding amount
- 4.3.5 Obligations of employers relating to paying instalments of PLP
- 4.3.5.10 Giving a record of PLP payment to a person
- 4.3.5 Obligations of employers relating to paying instalments of PLP
- 4.3.5.20 Keeping records of PPL funding amounts received & PLP paid
- 4.3.5 Obligations of employers relating to paying instalments of PLP
- 4.3.5.30 Employer required to notify Centrelink if certain events happen in relation to PLP
- 1.1.T.90 Transfer day
- 4.3.3.10 When an employer is required to pay an instalment of PLP
- 4.3.6 Payment of instalments of PLP by Centrelink
- 4.3.6.10 Employer determination for PLP never made
- 4.3.6.15 Instalments relating to certain flexible PPL days
- 4.3.6.20 Employer determination for PLP reviewed
- 4.3.6.30 Employer determination for PLP revoked
- 4.3.6.40 Referral of matter to FWO relating to employer failure to pay instalment of PLP
- 4.3.7.10 Payment of arrears of PLP - employer determination reviewed or revoked before coming into force
- 4.3.7.20 Payment of arrears of PLP - employer determination revoked after coming into force
- 4.3.8.40 Effect of revocation of employer determination for PLP
- 1.1.T.90 Transfer day
- 4.3.6.20 Employer determination for PLP reviewed
- 4.3.6.30 Employer determination for PLP revoked
- 4.3.6.40 Referral of matter to FWO relating to employer failure to pay instalment of PLP
- 4.3.7.10 Payment of arrears of PLP - employer determination reviewed or revoked before coming into force
- 1.1.T.90 Transfer day
- 4.3.6.20 Employer determination for PLP reviewed
- 4.3.6.30 Employer determination for PLP revoked
- 4.3.6.40 Referral of matter to FWO relating to employer failure to pay instalment of PLP
- 4.3.7.20 Payment of arrears of PLP - employer determination revoked after coming into force
- 4.3.3.10 When an employer is required to pay an instalment of PLP
- 4.3.7.30 Payment of arrears of PLP - extending continuous flexible period after review
- 4.3.8.20 Extending continuous flexible period after review
- 4.3.3.10 When an employer is required to pay an instalment of PLP
- 4.3.7.10 Payment of arrears of PLP - employer determination reviewed or revoked before coming into force
- 4.3.8.10 Required to pay instalment of PLP after start of continuous flexible period
- 4.3.7.30 Payment of arrears of PLP - extending continuous flexible period after review
- 4.3.8.20 Extending continuous flexible period after review
- 1.1.I.80 Instalment, instalment period
- 1.1.T.90 Transfer day
- 4.3.1.10 Instalment period & payday for PLP
- 4.3.6.20 Employer determination for PLP reviewed
- 4.3.8.30 Employer determination for PLP comes into force after review
- 1.1.I.80 Instalment, instalment period
- 1.1.T.90 Transfer day
- 4.3.1.10 Instalment period & payday for PLP
- 4.3.7.20 Payment of arrears of PLP - employer determination revoked after coming into force
- 4.3.8.40 Effect of revocation of employer determination for PLP
- 4.3.3.10 When an employer is required to pay an instalment of PLP
- 4.3.8.50 Paying instalment of PLP outside instalment period
- 4.3.3.10 When an employer is required to pay an instalment of PLP
- 4.3.6.10 Employer determination for PLP never made
- 4.3.8.10 Required to pay instalment of PLP after start of continuous flexible period
- 4.3.8.60 Paying instalment of PLP on particular payday
- 4.2.2.10 When are employers required to provide PLP?
- 4.3.5 Obligations of employers relating to paying instalments of PLP
- 4.3.5.40 Employer obligations under industrial instruments or laws not affected by PPL scheme
- 1.1.E.60 Employer determination
- 4.2.1.10 Centrelink claim determination role
- 4.2.2.20 When can employers elect to provide PLP?
- 5.1.1 Making employer determinations for PLP
- 1.1.A.20 Acceptance notice
- 5.1.3 Employer response to notice of employer determination for PLP
- 5.1.7 When an employer determination for PLP is in force
- 7.1.2.20 Internal review of employer determination decision
- 1.1.A.20 Acceptance notice
- 1.1.P.40 Pay cycle information
- 5.1.4 Requirements for acceptance notice by employer of employer determination for PLP
- 5.1.5 Giving information after review of employer determination for PLP
- 5.1.7 When an employer determination for PLP is in force
- 5.1.1 Making employer determinations for PLP
- 5.1.6 Making an employer determination after review of decision that PLP is payable
- 4.2.1.10 Centrelink claim determination role
- 5.1.1 Making employer determinations for PLP
- 7.1.2.20 Internal review of employer determination decision
- 6.1.1 General power to obtain information
- 6.1.1.10 Obtaining information - person who owes a debt to the Commonwealth
- 6.1.1 General power to obtain information
- 6.1.1.10 Obtaining information - person who owes a debt to the Commonwealth
- 6.1.1 General power to obtain information
- 6.1.1.10 Obtaining information - person who owes a debt to the Commonwealth
- 6.1.1 General power to obtain information
- 6.1.1.10 Obtaining information - person who owes a debt to the Commonwealth
- 6.1.1 General power to obtain information
- 6.1.1.10 Obtaining information - person who owes a debt to the Commonwealth
- 4.2.1.10 Centrelink claim determination role
- 5.2.1 Initial eligibility determinations for PLP
- 6.1.1.30 Obligation to notify change of circumstances
- 1.1.C.140 Compliance notice
- 5.1.3 Employer response to notice of employer determination for PLP
- 5.1.5 Giving information after review of employer determination for PLP
- 5.1.7 When an employer determination for PLP is in force
- 6.2.2 Compliance notices
- 4.3.7.20 Payment of arrears of PLP - employer determination revoked after coming into force
- 6.3.1.60 Debts owing by employers to employees
- 1.1.D.60 Debt payment arrangement
- 6.3.3 Interest charge on debts
- 6.3.4.40 Payment of debt by arrangement
- 6.3.1.30 Wrong person receives a PLP instalment or PPL funding amount
- 6.3.4.60 Recovery from an authorised deposit-taking institution
- 1.1.D.50 Debt, debtor
- 1.1.W.60 Write off of a debt
- 6.3.3 Interest charge on debts
- 6.3.5.10 When a debt is irrecoverable
- 6.3.5.20 When a debtor has capacity to repay by deductions etc.
- 6.3.5.30 When write off comes into operation
- 1.1.D.93 Departure authorisation certificate
- 1.1.D.95 Departure prohibition order
- 6.3.7 Departure prohibition orders
- 1.1.E.70 Employer determination decision
- 7.1.2.20 Internal review of employer determination decision
- 1.1.E.80 Employer funding amount decision
- 4.3.4.10 Payment of PPL funding amounts
- 7.1.2.30 Internal review of employer funding amount decision
- 7.1.1 Own-initiative reviews
- 7.1.2.10 Internal review of a claimant decision
- 7.1.5 Notice of internal review decision
- 7.1.2.30 Internal review of employer funding amount decision
- 7.1.5 Notice of internal review decision
- 7.1.5 Notice of internal review decision
- 7.2 AAT first review of claimant & employer decisions
- 7.2.1 AAT first review of claimant decisions
- 1.1.E.70 Employer determination decision
- 1.1.E.80 Employer funding amount decision
- 7.2.2 AAT first review of employer decisions
- 1.1.A.60 Adoption
- 1.1.B.15 Becomes entrusted
- 1.1.K.20 Known adoption
- 1.1.R.10 Reference income year
- 1.1.R.30 Relevant family PPL income limit
- 1.1.R.35 Relevant individual PPL income limit
- 1.1.V.10 Verifies a child's birth
- 2.3.1 Reference income year for PLP
- 2.5.1 Caring for a child for PLP - adoptive parents
- 2.6.1 PPL claimant in exceptional circumstances – parent of a child who is not the birth mother or a partner of a parent of the child
- 4.1.1 Effective claims for PLP
- 4.1.4 Expected DOB or day of placement
- 4.1.7 When to claim PLP
- 4.2.1.10 Centrelink claim determination role
- 5.2.2.20 Payability determination on a PPL claim for PLP
- 5.2.2.50 When a payability determination for PLP cannot be made
- 8.1.1 Adopted child
- 1.1.P.220 PPL Rules
- 1.1.R.10 Reference income year
- 1.1.R.30 Relevant family PPL income limit
- 1.1.R.35 Relevant individual PPL income limit
- 2.5.2 Caring for a child for PLP - exceptional circumstances
- 2.6.1 PPL claimant in exceptional circumstances – parent of a child who is not the birth mother or a partner of a parent of the child
- 2.6.2 PPL claimant for PLP in exceptional circumstances - any other person
- 2.7.1 Special PPL claimant in exceptional circumstances
- 5.2.2.50 When a payability determination for PLP cannot be made
- 8.1.2 Claims for PLP in exceptional circumstances
- 1.1.C.120 Commissioner of Police
- 1.1.D.70 Defence force member
- 1.1.E.40 Employee
- 1.1.E.60 Employer determination
- 8.1.5 Persons who are not employees or employers