Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00183:clause:1_94zr
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2007C00183
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 94ZR
Character Range: 253951–254941

94ZR  Long adoption leave—application

Requirement for application

 (1) To be entitled to long adoption leave during a period, an employee must give his or her employer a written application for long adoption leave, in accordance with this section, stating the first and last days of the period.

General rule

 (2) The application must be given to the employer no later than 10 weeks before the first day of the proposed continuous period of leave including (or constituted by) the long adoption leave applied for.

If employee cannot comply with general rule

 (3) The application must be given to the employer as soon as reasonably practicable before the first day of the long adoption leave applied for if the employee cannot comply with subsection (2) because of:
 (a) the day when the placement is expected to start; or
 (b) any other compelling reason.

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