What the official record says
This Act is the Employment Relations (Breaks and Infant Feeding) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force 6 months after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. This Act amends the Employment Relations Act 2000. The purpose of this Act is to insert new into the principal Act to— require facilities and breaks to be provided for employees who wish to breastfeed in the workplace or during work periods; and require employees to be provided with rest breaks and meal breaks. The following Parts are inserted after Part 6B: In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,— includes expressing breast milk has the same meaning as in . An employer must ensure that, so far as is reasonable and practicable in the circumstances,— appropriate facilities are provided in the workplace for an e