Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160:reg:11:p14
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00160
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 11 (pt 14/153)
Character Range: 993053–998223

member is an amount set by CDF that is not more than 10 weeks, having regard to the following.
    a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The age of the child.
    b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Any special needs of the child.
    c.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           The amount of time the child has been living with the member.
    d.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Any other compelling reasons.

5.7.6E How special paid parental leave must be taken

1.  All the following apply to special paid parental leave.
    a.                                                                                                                        The leave must be taken within 18 weeks of one of the following.
                                                                                                                              i.                                                                                                                                 The birth of a child of the member.
                                                                                                                              ii.                                                                                                                                The adoption of the child by the member or the day the child will enter the member's home in anticipation of being adopted by the member.
                                                                                                                              iii.                                                                                                                               The child being placed in the member's or their partner's care under a permanent care order issued by a court or statutory authority or the day the child will enter the member's home in anticipation of being placed in the member's or their partner's care under a permanent care order issued by a court or statutory authority.
    b.                                                                                                                        The leave must be taken in a single continuous period.
    c.                                                                                                                        The leave may be taken in any combination of full pay or half pay that is not more than the equivalent amount of full-time leave.
2.  The time limit under paragraph 1.a is increased by 1 day for each day of special paid parental leave taken at half pay.

5.7.6F Special paid parental leave and effective service

   Special paid parental leave counts as effective service.

Division 4: Unpaid parental leave

5.7.6G Member this Division applies to

   This Division applies to a member in the first 66 weeks after one of the following.
   a.                                                                                   The birth of a child of the member.
   b.                                                                                   The adoption of a child by the member.
   c.                                                                                   The child being placed in the member's or their partner's care under a permanent care order issued by a court or statutory authority.

5.7.7 Unpaid parental leave

1.  A member is eligible for unpaid parental leave.
    Note 1: A member is not eligible to receive salary under DFRT Determination 2017 No. 2 for periods of unpaid leave.
    Note 2: The child does not have to be a member's resident family.
2.  Unpaid parental leave does not count as effective service.

Part 8: War service leave

5.8.1 Purpose

   War service leave is an additional leave benefit to provide relief from an operational area for a member who is on warlike service. It also allows them to adjust to living back in Australia and to recover from the demands of that service.

5.8.3 Members this Part applies to

   This Part applies to a member who performs warlike service in an operational area.