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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.85ABirth-related leave—stillborn child
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### sec.85A Birth-related leave—stillborn child
This section applies if an employee’s pregnancy ends by the birth of a stillborn child.
The employee and the employee’s spouse are each entitled to the birth-related leave that they would have been entitled to if the child had been born living.
For this division, the employee and the employee’s spouse are taken to be responsible for caring for a child.
s 85A ins 2022 No. 27 s 20
(sec.85A-ssec.1) This section applies if an employee’s pregnancy ends by the birth of a stillborn child.
(sec.85A-ssec.2) The employee and the employee’s spouse are each entitled to the birth-related leave that they would have been entitled to if the child had been born living.
(sec.85A-ssec.3) For this division, the employee and the employee’s spouse are taken to be responsible for caring for a child.