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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.77Spouses not to take long parental leave at same time
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### sec.77 Spouses not to take long parental leave at same time
An employee is not entitled to long parental leave when the employee’s spouse is on long parental leave.
If the employee contravenes subsection (1) , the period of parental leave the employee is entitled to is reduced by the period for which the employee and the employee’s spouse were on parental leave in contravention of subsection (1) .
(sec.77-ssec.1) An employee is not entitled to long parental leave when the employee’s spouse is on long parental leave.
(sec.77-ssec.2) If the employee contravenes subsection (1) , the period of parental leave the employee is entitled to is reduced by the period for which the employee and the employee’s spouse were on parental leave in contravention of subsection (1) .