sec.91Dismissal because of pregnancy or parental leave

### sec.91 Dismissal because of pregnancy or parental leave An employer must not dismiss an employee because— the employee or the employee’s spouse is pregnant or has applied to adopt a child; or the employee or the employee’s spouse has given birth to a child or adopted a child; or the employee is an intended parent under a surrogacy arrangement or the employee’s surrogate child has started residing with the employee under a surrogacy arrangement; or the employee is a cultural parent who has applied for a cultural recognition order or the child who is the subject of a cultural recognition order has started residing with the employee under the order; or the employee has applied for, or is absent on, parental leave. This section does not affect any other rights of— an employer to dismiss an employee; or a dismissed employee. s 91 amd 2020 No. 33 s 147 (sec.91-ssec.1) An employer must not dismiss an employee because— the employee or the employee’s spouse is pregnant or has applied to adopt a child; or the employee or the employee’s spouse has given birth to a child or adopted a child; or the employee is an intended parent under a surrogacy arrangement or the employee’s surrogate child has started residing with the employee under a surrogacy arrangement; or the employee is a cultural parent who has applied for a cultural recognition order or the child who is the subject of a cultural recognition order has started residing with the employee under the order; or the employee has applied for, or is absent on, parental leave. (sec.91-ssec.2) This section does not affect any other rights of— an employer to dismiss an employee; or a dismissed employee. - (a) the employee or the employee’s spouse is pregnant or has applied to adopt a child; or - (b) the employee or the employee’s spouse has given birth to a child or adopted a child; or - (c) the employee is an intended parent under a surrogacy arrangement or the employee’s surrogate child has started residing with the employee under a surrogacy arrangement; or - (d) the employee is a cultural parent who has applied for a cultural recognition order or the child who is the subject of a cultural recognition order has started residing with the employee under the order; or - (e) the employee has applied for, or is absent on, parental leave. - (a) an employer to dismiss an employee; or - (b) a dismissed employee.