What the official record says
This Act is the Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Shared Leave) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. This Act amends the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 (the ). In section 7(1)(b)(ii), replace with . After section 7(3), insert: A person and their spouse or partner may both be primary carers simultaneously if— the person meets the criteria in subsection (1)(a) or (c); and the person has transferred part of their entitlement to a parental leave payment to the spouse or partner under section 71E; and the person and their spouse or partner decide to take parental leave in concurrent or overlapping periods in accordance with . After section 9, insert: This section applies if— an employee takes a p