Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00582:section:15:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00582
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 15 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 64527–67065

15  Permission to claim flexible PPL days for a child

Certain claimants may give permission
 (1) Permission for PPL claimants to claim parental leave pay for one or more flexible PPL days for a child may be given by the following persons:
 (a) the child's birth mother;
 (b) a person:
 (i) who is an adoptive parent of the child; and
 (ii) in respect of whom a payability determination under section 13 that parental leave pay for the child is payable is in force; and
 (iii) who is the first adoptive parent of the child in respect of whom a payability determination under section 13 that parental leave pay for the child is payable has been made;
 (c) an adoptive parent of the child who is nominated by the partner of an adoptive parent of the child to give permission to that partner.
 (2) Permission for special PPL claimants to claim parental leave pay for flexible PPL days for a child may be given by a person:
 (a) who satisfies the circumstances prescribed by the PPL rules as being exceptional circumstances in which a PPL claim can be made; and
 (b) in respect of whom a payability determination under section 13 that parental leave pay for the child is payable is in force.
 (3) The permission must:
 (a) be given to the Secretary in the form approved by the Secretary; and
 (b) specify the number of flexible PPL days for the child to whom the permission relates that may be claimed; and
 (c) specify the person to whom the permission is given.
Note 1: The maximum number of flexible PPL days for a child that is payable is worked out under sections 31AB and 31ABA.
Note 2: The permission does not preclude the person giving the permission from claiming parental leave pay for some or all of the specified number of flexible PPL days for the child.

Variation and revocation of permission
 (4) If a person has given a permission under subsection (1) or (2), the person may:
 (a) vary the number of flexible PPL days for the child specified in the permission; or
 (b) revoke the permission.
 (5) The variation or revocation must be given to the Secretary in the form approved by the Secretary.
 (6) If:
 (a) a payability determination that parental leave pay is payable to a person for one or more flexible PPL days for a child is in force in relation to a claim; and
 (b) permission was given in relation to that claim under subsection (1) or (2); and
 (c) that permission is varied under paragraph (4)(a);
then:
 (d) the variation of the permission does not affect the operation of the payability determination in relation