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Industrial Relations Act 1996
63Employee and employer may agree to interruption of parental leave by return to work
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#### 63 Employee and employer may agree to interruption of parental leave by return to work
63 Employee and employer may agree to interruption of parental leave by return to work
> > (1) An employee on parental leave may, with the agreement of the employer, break the period of leave by returning to work for the employer, whether on a full-time, part-time or casual basis.
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> > (2) The period of leave cannot be extended by such a return to work beyond the maximum period of leave authorised by this Part.
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> > (3) Nothing in this section affects any other work undertaken by the employee during parental leave.
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> Note.
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> Section 58 (6) requires the employee when taking parental leave to provide the employer with a statutory declaration, or enter into an agreement with the employer, that the employee will not engage during leave in any conduct inconsistent with the employee’s contract.