Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2020A00097:clause:4_1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2020A00097
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 4 cl 1
Character Range: 45247–46679

1  Section 6
Insert:
  COVID‑19 affected claimant: a person is a COVID‑19 affected claimant in relation to a claim for parental leave pay, or dad and partner pay, for a child if:
 (a) either:
 (i) the child is or was born between 22 March 2020 and 31 March 2021; or
 (ii) if the claim is made before the child's birth—the child's expected date of birth is during that period; and
 (b) the person must satisfy the work test to be eligible for parental leave pay or dad and partner pay (as the case may be); and
 (c) the Secretary is satisfied that any of the following circumstances apply in relation to the person:
 (i) the person became unemployed as a result of the adverse effects of the coronavirus known as COVID‑19;
 (ii) the person's working hours were reduced (including to zero) as a result of the adverse effects of the coronavirus known as COVID‑19;
 (iii) a business that the person, or an entity that is controlled by the person, carries on for profit and for which the person performs work was suspended, or suffered a reduction in turnover, as a result of the adverse effects of the coronavirus known as COVID‑19; and
 (d) as a result of that circumstance applying in relation to the person, the person would not satisfy the work test if the person's work test period were the period under:
 (i) if the claim is for parental leave pay—section 33; or
 (ii) if the claim is for dad and partner pay—paragraph 115CD(b).