Industrial Relations Amendment (Adoption Leave) Act 2003 No 48



An Act to amend the Industrial Relations Act 1996 with respect to adoption leave.
2   Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent.
The Industrial Relations Act 1996 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1 Amendments
(Section 3)
[1]   Section 55 What is parental leave?
Omit “age of 5 years” from section 55 (4).
Insert instead “age of 18 years”.
[2]   Schedule 4 Savings, transitional and other provisions
Insert at the end of clause 2 (1):
  
[3]   Schedule 4
Insert after clause 13A:
  
The amendment made to section 55 (4) by the Industrial Relations Amendment (Adoption Leave) Act 2003 does not apply to or in respect of an adoption of a child if placement of the child occurred before the commencement of that Act.