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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.67Reasons not to give notice or documents
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### sec.67 Reasons not to give notice or documents
An employee does not fail to comply with section 63 , 64 , 65 or 66 if the failure was caused by—
the child being born, or the pregnancy otherwise terminating, before the expected date of birth; or
the child’s adoption before the expected adoption date; or
the child starting to reside with the employee before the expected residence date; or
another reason that was reasonable in the circumstances.
However, the employee must give the employer—
notice of the period of the leave within 2 weeks after the child’s birth or adoption or the child starts residing with the employee; and
in the case of the birth of a living child—a health practitioner’s certificate stating the date on which the child was born; and
in the case of the birth of a stillborn child—a health practitioner’s certificate stating the date on which the child was stillborn.
s 67 amd 2022 No. 27 s 13
(sec.67-ssec.1) An employee does not fail to comply with section 63 , 64 , 65 or 66 if the failure was caused by— the child being born, or the pregnancy otherwise terminating, before the expected date of birth; or the child’s adoption before the expected adoption date; or the child starting to reside with the employee before the expected residence date; or another reason that was reasonable in the circumstances.
(sec.67-ssec.2) However, the employee must give the employer— notice of the period of the leave within 2 weeks after the child’s birth or adoption or the child starts residing with the employee; and in the case of the birth of a living child—a health practitioner’s certificate stating the date on which the child was born; and in the case of the birth of a stillborn child—a health practitioner’s certificate stating the date on which the child was stillborn.
- (a) the child being born, or the pregnancy otherwise terminating, before the expected date of birth; or
- (b) the child’s adoption before the expected adoption date; or
- (c) the child starting to reside with the employee before the expected residence date; or
- (d) another reason that was reasonable in the circumstances.
- (a) notice of the period of the leave within 2 weeks after the child’s birth or adoption or the child starts residing with the employee; and
- (b) in the case of the birth of a living child—a health practitioner’s certificate stating the date on which the child was born; and
- (c) in the case of the birth of a stillborn child—a health practitioner’s certificate stating the date on which the child was stillborn.