sec.71Employer to advise about parental leave entitlements

### sec.71 Employer to advise about parental leave entitlements Subsection (2) applies to an employer on becoming aware— an employee or an employee’s spouse is pregnant; or an employee is adopting a child; or an employee is an intended parent under a surrogacy arrangement; or an employee is a cultural parent who is applying for a cultural recognition order. The employer must inform the employee of— the employee’s parental leave entitlement under this division; and the employee’s obligations to notify the employer of any matter under this division. An employer can not rely on an employee’s failure to give a notice or other document required by this division unless the employer establishes that subsection (2) has been complied with. s 71 amd 2020 No. 33 s 143 (sec.71-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies to an employer on becoming aware— an employee or an employee’s spouse is pregnant; or an employee is adopting a child; or an employee is an intended parent under a surrogacy arrangement; or an employee is a cultural parent who is applying for a cultural recognition order. (sec.71-ssec.2) The employer must inform the employee of— the employee’s parental leave entitlement under this division; and the employee’s obligations to notify the employer of any matter under this division. (sec.71-ssec.3) An employer can not rely on an employee’s failure to give a notice or other document required by this division unless the employer establishes that subsection (2) has been complied with. - (a) an employee or an employee’s spouse is pregnant; or - (b) an employee is adopting a child; or - (c) an employee is an intended parent under a surrogacy arrangement; or - (d) an employee is a cultural parent who is applying for a cultural recognition order. - (a) the employee’s parental leave entitlement under this division; and - (b) the employee’s obligations to notify the employer of any matter under this division.