Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150:section:78
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00150
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 78
Character Range: 334390–335268

78  Employee who ceases to have responsibility for care of child
 (1) This section applies to an employee who has taken unpaid parental leave in relation to a child if the employee ceases to have any responsibility for the care of the child for a reason other than because the child:
 (a) is stillborn; or
 (b) dies during the 24‑month period starting on the child's date of birth.
 (2) The employer may give the employee written notice requiring the employee to return to work on a specified day.
 (3) The specified day:
 (a) must be at least 4 weeks after the notice is given to the employee; and
 (b) if the leave is birth‑related leave taken by an employee who has given birth—must not be earlier than 6 weeks after the date of birth of the child.
 (4) The employee's entitlement to unpaid parental leave in relation to the child ends immediately before the specified day.