PAID PARENTAL LEAVE ACT 2010 - SECT 275 How this Act applies to an adopted child

PAID PARENTAL LEAVE ACT 2010 - SECT 275

  (1)   This Act applies in relation to an adopted child that satisfies the requirements of subsection   (2) as if:

  (a)   a reference to the birth of a child were a reference to the placement of the child; and

  (b)   a reference to the day the child was born were a reference to the day the child becomes entrusted to the care of a person as mentioned in subsection   (2); and

  (c)   a reference to the expected date of birth of the child were a reference to the day expected to be the day the child will become entrusted to the care of a person as mentioned in subsection   (2); and

  (d)   a reference to a child's first birthday were a reference to the first anniversary of the day the child became entrusted to the care of a person as mentioned in subsection   (2); and

  (da)   a reference to a child's second birthday were a reference to the second anniversary of the day the child became entrusted to the care of a person as mentioned in subsection   (2); and

  (e)   a reference to a completed birth verification form for a child were a reference to information required by the Secretary about the adoption of the child; and

  (f)   a reference to a child being born during the same multiple birth were a reference to the child being adopted during the same multiple adoption.

When a child satisfies this subsection

  (2)   A child satisfies the requirements of this subsection if:

  (a)   the child becomes, or is to become, entrusted (within the meaning of the Family Assistance Act) to the care of the person; and

  (b)   it is an authorised party that entrusts, or is to entrust, the child to the care of the person; and

  (c)   the authorised party does so, or is to do so, as part of the process for the adoption of the child by the person; and

  (d)   the child is, or will be, aged under 16 on the day the child becomes entrusted to the care of the person.