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- Using the Paid Parental Leave Guide
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- 1 Key Terms & Principles
- 1.1 Definition of Key Terms
- 1.1.A Key Terms Beginning with the Letter A
- 1.1.A.02 AAT reviewable claimant decision
- 1.1.A.03 AAT reviewable employer decision
- 1.1.A.05 ABN
- 1.1.A.10 Absence from Australia
- 1.1.A.20 Acceptance notice
- 1.1.A.30 Adjusted fringe benefits total
- 1.1.A.40 Adjusted taxable income (ATI)
- 1.1.A.50 Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)
- 1.1.A.60 Adoption
- 1.1.A.70 Agency head
- 1.1.A.80 Australia
- 1.1.A.90 Australian-based employee
- 1.1.A.95 Australian Federal Police Commissioner
- 1.1.A.100 Australian Government employer
- 1.1.A.110 Australian residency test
- 1.1.A.120 Australian resident
- 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.B Key Terms Beginning with the Letter B
- 1.1.C Key Terms Beginning with the Letter C
- 1.1.C.10 Caring
- 1.1.C.20 Centrelink
- 1.1.C.30 Chief Commissioner of Police of Victoria
- 1.1.C.40 Chief Executive Centrelink
- 1.1.C.50 Chief Executive Medicare
- 1.1.C.60 Chief of the Defence Force
- 1.1.C.70 Civil penalty order
- 1.1.C.80 Civil penalty provision
- 1.1.C.90 Claim
- 1.1.C.100 Claimant
- 1.1.C.110 Claimant decision
- 1.1.C.120 Commissioner of Police
- 1.1.C.130 Commonwealth agency
- 1.1.C.140 Compliance notice
- 1.1.C.150 Controls an entity
- 1.1.C.160 Correspondence nominee
- 1.1.C.170 Crown
- 1.1.D Key Terms Beginning with the Letter D
- 1.1.D.10 Daily national minimum wage amount
- 1.1.D.20 DAPP day
- 1.1.D.30 DAPP period
- 1.1.D.40 Number not currently in use
- 1.1.D.50 Debt, debtor
- 1.1.D.60 Debt payment arrangement
- 1.1.D.70 Defence force member
- 1.1.D.80 Defence Force Ombudsman
- 1.1.D.90 Department of Human Services (DHS)
- 1.1.D.93 Departure authorisation certificate
- 1.1.D.95 Departure prohibition order
- 1.1.D.100 Designated law enforcement officer
- 1.1.E Key Terms Beginning with the Letter E
- 1.1.F Key Terms Beginning with the Letter F
- 1.1.G Key Terms Beginning with the Letter G
- 1.1.H There are No Terms Beginning with the Letter H
- 1.1.I Key Terms Beginning with the Letter I
- 1.1.I.05 Incapable of caring for a child
- 1.1.I.10 Income
- 1.1.I.20 Income test
- 1.1.I.30 Income year
- 1.1.I.40 Indexation factor
- 1.1.I.50 Indexation of PPL income limit
- 1.1.I.60 Infringement notice (PLP)
- 1.1.I.70 Initial eligibility determination
- 1.1.I.80 Instalment, instalment period
- 1.1.I.90 Interests of the child
- 1.1.I.100 Insolvent
- 1.1.J There are No Terms Beginning with the Letter J
- 1.1.K Key Terms Beginning with the Letter K
- 1.1.L Key Terms Beginning with the Letter L
- 1.1.M Key Terms Beginning with the Letter M
- 1.1.N Key Terms Beginning with the Letter N
- 1.1.O Key Terms Beginning with the Letter O
- 1.1.P Key Terms Beginning with the Letter P
- 1.1.P.10 Paid enough
- 1.1.P.20 Paid work
- 1.1.P.30 Parent
- 1.1.P.40 Pay cycle information
- 1.1.P.50 Payability
- 1.1.P.60 Payability determination
- 1.1.P.70 Payday
- 1.1.P.80 Payment nominee
- 1.1.P.90 Payment summary
- 1.1.P.100 Payroll cut-off
- 1.1.P.110 Number not currently in use
- 1.1.P.120 Penalty unit
- 1.1.P.130 Permissible break
- 1.1.P.140 Permissible purpose
- 1.1.P.150 Portability
- 1.1.P.160 PPL agency, PPL agency representative
- 1.1.P.170 PPL day
- 1.1.P.180 PPL funding amount
- 1.1.P.190 PPL income limit
- 1.1.P.200 PPL period
- 1.1.P.210 PPL requirement
- 1.1.P.220 PPL Rules
- 1.1.P.230 Primary carer
- 1.1.P.240 Primary claim
- 1.1.P.250 Primary claimant
- 1.1.P.260 Principal
- 1.1.P.270 Protected information
- 1.1.P.280 Public interest certificate
- 1.1.Q Key Terms Beginning with the Letter Q
- 1.1.R Key Terms Beginning with the Letter R
- 1.1.S Key Terms Beginning with the Letter S
- 1.1.S.10 Saved amount
- 1.1.S.20 Secondary claim
- 1.1.S.30 Secondary claimant
- 1.1.S.40 Secretary
- 1.1.S.50 Special category visa
- 1.1.S.60 Number not currently in use
- 1.1.S.70 Number not currently in use
- 1.1.S.80 Number not currently in use
- 1.1.S.90 Stillborn child
- 1.1.S.95 Summons or other compulsory process
- 1.1.S.100 Surrogacy
- 1.1.T Key Terms Beginning with the Letter T
- 1.1.U Key Terms Beginning with the Letter U
- 1.1.V Key Terms Beginning with the Letter V
- 1.1.W Key Terms Beginning with the Letter W
- 1.1.X There are No Terms Beginning with the Letter X
- 1.1.Y There are No Terms Beginning with the Letter Y
- 1.1.Z There are No Terms Beginning with the Letter Z
- 1.1.A Key Terms Beginning with the Letter A
- 1.2 PPL Scheme - Description
- 1.3 Administrative Principles
- 1.1 Definition of Key Terms
- 2 Eligibility for PLP & DAPP
- 2.1 Differences between PLP & DAPP
- 2.2 PLP Eligibility
- 2.2.1 PLP eligibility overview
- 2.2.2 PPL Scheme Work Test for PLP
- 2.2.3 PPL scheme income test for PLP
- 2.2.4 PPL Scheme Australian Residency Test & Absences from Australia for PLP
- 2.2.5 Who is a Primary Carer for PLP?
- 2.2.6 Birth Mother is Primary Carer for PLP Purposes
- 2.2.7 Primary Carer is Person Other than Birth Mother for PLP Purposes
- 2.2.8 Person No Longer Primary Carer - PLP Remains Payable
- 2.2.9 Person No Longer Primary Carer - PLP Not Payable
- 2.2.10 Who is a Primary Claimant for PLP?
- 2.2.10.10 Primary Claimant for PLP - Birth Mother
- 2.2.10.20 Primary Claimant for PLP - Adoptive Parent with Initial Primary Care of Adopted Child
- 2.2.10.30 Primary Claimant for PLP - Partner Either of Birth Mother or Initial Primary Carer Adoptive Parent
- 2.2.10.40 Primary Claimant for PLP - Child's Other Legal Parent or Their Partner
- 2.2.10.50 Primary Claimant for PLP in Exceptional Circumstances - Any Other Person
- 2.2.11 Who is a Secondary Claimant for PLP?
- 2.2.12 Who is a Tertiary Claimant for PLP?
- 2.2.13 Return to Work & When Paid Work is for a Permissible Purpose for PLP
- 2.2.14 Not Eligible for PLP - Claimant Deceased
- 2.3 DAPP Eligibility
- 2.3.1 DAPP Eligibility Overview
- 2.3.2 PPL Scheme Work Test for DAPP
- 2.3.3 PPL scheme income test for DAPP
- 2.3.4 PPL Scheme Australian Residency Test & Absences from Australia for DAPP
- 2.3.5 Caring for a Child for DAPP
- 2.3.6 Not Working & Not on Paid Leave for DAPP
- 2.3.7 Who Can Claim DAPP
- 2.3.8 DAPP Period
- 2.3.9 DAPP Claim Interactions with Other PLP or DAPP Claims
- 3 Rate Calculation for PLP & DAPP
- 4 Claims & Payments for PLP
- 4.1 Claims for PLP
- 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 Nominated Start Date for PPL Period
- 4.1.5 Expected DOB or Day of Placement & Expected Date of Primary Care for PLP
- 4.1.6 TFN Statement for PLP Claim
- 4.1.7 When to Claim PLP
- 4.1.8 Withdrawal or Variation of Claim for PLP
- 4.1.9 Claims for PLP & NBS for the Same Child
- 4.1.10 Claims for PLP & SBP for the Same Child
- 4.2 Payments of PLP
- 4.3 Instalments of PLP
- 4.3.1 Instalments of PLP
- 4.3.2 Deductions from Instalments of PLP
- 4.3.3 Payment of Instalments of PLP by Employer
- 4.3.4 PPL Funding Amounts
- 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
- 4.3.5.20 Keeping Records of PPL Funding Amounts Received & PLP Paid
- 4.3.5.30 Employer Required to Notify Centrelink if Certain Events Happen in Relation to PLP
- 4.3.5.40 Employer Obligations under Industrial Instruments or Laws Not Affected by PPL Scheme
- 4.3.6 Payment of Instalments of PLP by Centrelink
- 4.3.6.10 Employer Determination for PLP Never Made
- 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
- 4.3.6.50 Method of Payment of PLP by Centrelink
- 4.3.6.60 Record of Payment of PLP
- 4.3.7 Payment of Arrears of PLP
- 4.3.8 Rules for Paying Instalments of PLP
- 4.3.8.10 Required to Pay Instalment of PLP after Start of PPL Period
- 4.3.8.20 Extending PPL Period after Review
- 4.3.8.30 Employer Determination for PLP Comes into Force after Review
- 4.3.8.40 Effect of Revocation of Employer Determination for PLP
- 4.3.8.50 Paying Instalment of PLP Outside Instalment Period
- 4.3.8.60 Paying Instalment of PLP on Particular Payday
- 4.3.8.70 Effect of Garnishee Order on Instalment of PLP
- 4.3.8.80 Exemption of PLP from the Operation of Workers Compensation & Accident Compensation Laws
- 4.3.8.90 PPL Period Not a Period of Paid Leave
- 4.1 Claims for PLP
- 5 Claims & Payments for DAPP
- 6 Determinations
- 6.1 Employer Determinations for PLP
- 6.1.1 Making Employer Determinations for PLP
- 6.1.2 Notice of Employer Determinations for PLP
- 6.1.3 Employer Response to Notice of Employer Determination for PLP
- 6.1.4 Requirements for Acceptance Notice by Employer of Employer Determination for PLP
- 6.1.5 Giving Information after Review of Employer Determination for PLP
- 6.1.6 Making an Employer Determination after Review of Decision that PLP is Payable
- 6.1.7 When an Employer Determination for PLP is in Force
- 6.1.8 Revocation of an Employer Determination for PLP
- 6.1.9 Notice of Employer Decisions for PLP
- 6.2 Initial Eligibility & Payability Determinations for PLP
- 6.2.1 Initial Eligibility Determinations for PLP
- 6.2.2 Payability Determinations for PLP
- 6.2.2.10 Primary Claimant's PPL Period
- 6.2.2.20 Payability Determination on Primary Claim for PLP Made Alone
- 6.2.2.30 Payability Determination on Primary & Secondary Claims for PLP Made Jointly - PLP to be Shared
- 6.2.2.40 Payability determination for primary & secondary claims for PLP made jointly - secondary claimant to get all the PLP
- 6.2.2.50 Payability Determination Where Secondary Claim for PLP Made after Primary Claim
- 6.2.2.60 Payability Determination on Tertiary Claim for PLP
- 6.2.2.70 When a Payability Determination for PLP Cannot be Made
- 6.2.2.80 General Provisions for PLP Payability Determinations
- 6.3 Initial Eligibility & Payability Determinations for DAPP
- 6.1 Employer Determinations for PLP
- 7 Compliance & Enforcement
- 7.1 Gathering Information
- 7.2 Compliance
- 7.3 Debt Recovery
- 7.3.1 Situations Where a Debt May Arise
- 7.3.1.10 Overpayments or Mistaken Payments of PLP Instalments or DAPP
- 7.3.1.20 PPL Funding Amount Debts
- 7.3.1.30 Wrong Person Receives a PLP Instalment, DAPP or PPL Funding Amount
- 7.3.1.40 Joint & Several Liability - False & Misleading Statements
- 7.3.1.50 Debts under the Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990
- 7.3.1.60 Debts Owing by Employers to Employees
- 7.3.2 Notice of Debts
- 7.3.3 Interest Charge on Debts
- 7.3.4 Methods of Debt Recovery
- 7.3.4.10 Debt Recovery by Legal Proceedings
- 7.3.4.20 Debt Recovery by Garnishee Notice
- 7.3.4.30 Number not currently in use
- 7.3.4.40 Payment of Debt by Arrangement
- 7.3.4.50 Deductions from Instalments Payable to Another Person
- 7.3.4.60 Recovery from an Authorised Deposit-taking Institution
- 7.3.4.70 Deduction/Setting Off from Entitlement under Another Act
- 7.3.4.80 No Time Limit on Debt Recovery Action
- 7.3.5 Writing off Debts
- 7.3.6 Waiver of Debts
- 7.3.6.10 General Provisions for Waiver of Debts
- 7.3.6.20 Waiver of Debts - Administrative Error
- 7.3.6.30 Waiver of Debts Arising from Offence
- 7.3.6.40 Waiver of Small Debts
- 7.3.6.50 Waiver of Debts - Settlement of Civil Actions
- 7.3.6.60 Waiver of Debts - Special Circumstances
- 7.3.6.70 Waiver of Debts in Determined Classes
- 7.3.7 Departure Prohibition Orders
- 7.3.8 Departure Authorisation Certificates
- 7.3.9 Overseas Application of Debts
- 7.3.1 Situations Where a Debt May Arise
- 8 Review of Decisions
- 8.1 Internal Review of Decisions
- 8.2 AAT First Review of Claimant & Employer Decisions
- 8.2.1 AAT First Review of Claimant Decisions
- 8.2.2 AAT First Review of Employer Decisions
- 8.2.3 Procedures for AAT First Reviews
- 8.2.4 Other Evidence Provisions
- 8.2.5 Number not currently in use
- 8.2.6 Number not currently in use
- 8.2.7 Notification of Decisions & Reasons for AAT First Reviews
- 8.2.8 Number not currently in use
- 8.2.9 Appeals to Federal Court & References of Questions of Law
- 8.3 AAT Second Review of Claimant Decisions
- 8.4 Other Matters Relating to Review
- 9 Miscellaneous
- 9.1 Application of PPLAct in Particular Circumstances
- 9.2 Nominees
- 9.3 Other Matters
- Acronym list
- Keyword index
- Act reference index
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