Note:
The Act was repealed by the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 No 55, Sch 3 with effect from 6.7.2004.

An Act to amend the Industrial Relations Act 1996 with respect to adoption leave.

1   Name of Act

This Act is the Industrial Relations Amendment (Adoption Leave) Act 2003.

2   Commencement

This Act commences on the date of assent.

3   Amendment of Industrial Relations Act 1996 No 17

The Industrial Relations Act 1996 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(Section 3)

[1]   Section 55 What is parental leave?

Omit “age of 5 years” from section 55 (4).

Insert instead “age of 18 years”.

[2]   Schedule 4 Savings, transitional and other provisions

Insert at the end of clause 2 (1):

  

Industrial Relations Amendment (Adoption Leave) Act 2003

[3]   Schedule 4

Insert after clause 13A:

  

13B   Adoption leave—Industrial Relations Amendment (Adoption Leave) Act 2003

The amendment made to section 55 (4) by the Industrial Relations Amendment (Adoption Leave) Act 2003 does not apply to or in respect of an adoption of a child if placement of the child occurred before the commencement of that Act.

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Table of amending instruments

Industrial Relations Amendment (Adoption Leave) Act 2003 No 48. Second reading speech made: Legislative Assembly, 17.6.2003; Legislative Council, 14.10.2003. Assented to 23.10.2003. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.