Paid Parental Leave Act. Australia
6—Miscellaneous
Chapter 6 has miscellaneous provisions.
Part 6–1 has rules that modify this Act so that it applies correctly in 3 limited kinds of cases — adoption, claims made in exceptional circumstances etc. and Commonwealth employment.
Part 6–2 is about payment nominees (who are people who can receive payments of instalments of parental leave pay on behalf of other people for the purposes of this Act) and correspondence nominees (who are people who can receive notices on behalf of other people for the purposes of this Act).
Part 6–3 deals with other miscellaneous matters, such as the PPL rules, delegations and regulations.
Part 1–2—Definitions
Division 1—Guide to this Part
5 Guide to this Part
This Part is about the terms that are defined in this Act.
Division 2 has the Dictionary (see section 6). The Dictionary is a list of every term that is defined in this Act. A term will either be defined in the Dictionary itself, or in another provision of this Act. If another provision defines the term, the Dictionary will have a signpost to that definition.
Division 2—The Dictionary
6 The Dictionary
In this Act:
AAT means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
AAT Act means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.
ABN (short for Australian Business Number) has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.
acceptance notice: see section 103.
ADI (short for authorised deposit-taking institution) means a body corporate that is an ADI for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959.
adjusted taxable income: see section 38.
Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of Christmas Island.
Australian-based employee means an employee:
(a) whose primary place of work is in Australia; or
(b) who is employed by an Australian government employer.
Australian government employer means:
(a) the Commonwealth; or
(b) a State; or
(c) a Territory; or
(d) a body corporate established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
(e) a body corporate:
(i) incorporated under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; and
(ii) in which the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, has a controlling interest.
Australian residency test: see sections 45 and 46.
Australian resident has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act.
authorised party, in relation to the adoption of a child, means a person or agency that, under the law of the State, Territory or foreign country whose courts have jurisdiction in relation to the adoption, is authorised to conduct negotiations or arrangements for the adoption of children.
authorised review officer means an officer authorised under section 271 to be an authorised review officer for the purposes of this Act.
baby bonus has the same meaning as in the Family Assistance Act.
bank account includes an account held with an ADI.
bank account information: see subsection 104(2).
birth verification form: see subsection 18(4).
born prematurely: a child is born prematurely if, at the time of the child’s delivery, the child’s period of gestation is less than 37 weeks.
business includes any profession, trade, employment, vocation or calling, but does not include occupation as an employee.
calendar month means one of the 12 months of the year.
Chief Executive Centrelink has the same meaning as in the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997.
Chief Executive Medicare has the same meaning as in the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973.
civil penalty order: see subsection 147(2).
civil penalty provision: see section 146.
claim means a primary claim, a secondary claim or a tertiary claim for parental leave pay for a child.
claimant means a person who is a primary claimant, secondary claimant or tertiary claimant.
claimant decision: see section 206.
Commonwealth agency means any of the following:
(a) a Department of State;
(b) a Department of the Parliament established under the Parliamentary Service Act 1999;
(c) a prescribed Agency (within the meaning of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997) that forms part of the Commonwealth;
(d) any other unincorporated body established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth.
compliance notice: see subsection 157(3).
controls an entity: see subsection 35(4).
correspondence nominee means a person who is appointed as a correspondence nominee under section 281.
daily national minimum wage amount: see subsection 65(2).
date of the further debt notice: see section 174.
date of the initial debt notice: see section 173.
day of placement of a child with a person: see subsection 275(3).
debt payment arrangement: see section 190.
decision has the same meaning as in the AAT Act.
defence force member means a member of the Australian Defence Force.
effective claim means a claim that is made in accordance with Part 2–4.
eligible for parental leave pay: see section 31.
employee has its ordinary meaning and:
(a) includes a reference to a person who is usually such an employee; and
(b) does not include a person on a vocational placement.
employer has its ordinary meaning and includes a reference to a person who is usually such an employer.
employer determination: see section 101.
employer determination decision: see section 207.