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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.73Application for extension of parental leave
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### sec.73 Application for extension of parental leave
An employee entitled to parental leave under subdivision 2 , or who is taking parental leave, may apply to the employer for an extension of the leave for an unbroken period of up to 104 weeks in total, minus the period of any short parental leave taken by the employee.
An employee may not make more than 1 application under subsection (1) within a 12-month period in relation to a particular instance of parental leave, unless the employer agrees.
s 73 amd 2022 No. 27 s 15
(sec.73-ssec.1) An employee entitled to parental leave under subdivision 2 , or who is taking parental leave, may apply to the employer for an extension of the leave for an unbroken period of up to 104 weeks in total, minus the period of any short parental leave taken by the employee.
(sec.73-ssec.2) An employee may not make more than 1 application under subsection (1) within a 12-month period in relation to a particular instance of parental leave, unless the employer agrees.