Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00183:clause:1_94zp:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00183
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 94ZP (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 251647–253035

an employee's current period of engagement with his or her employer, the employee had already received a placement approval notice or a placement notice, or had made a decision to take a child into custody as mentioned in subsection (5), the employee must give the notices required by this section to the employer as soon as reasonable practicable after starting the period of engagement.

Note: However, the employee is only entitled to take either short or long adoption leave if the employee will have completed 12 months continuous service with the employer immediately before the first day on which the leave is to be taken, or if the employee is an eligible casual employee (see section 94ZL).

If employee cannot comply

 (7) A notice under this section must be given to the employee's employer as soon as reasonably practicable before the first day of adoption leave taken by the employee, if the employee cannot comply with subsection (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) because of:
 (a) the day when the placement is expected to start; or
 (b) any other compelling reason.

 (8) In this section:

relative, of an employee, means:
 (a) a grandchild, nephew, niece or sibling of the employee; or
 (b) a grandchild, nephew, niece or sibling of the employee's spouse.

Note: The use of personal information given to an employer under this section may be regulated under the Privacy Act 1988.