Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section details the parental leave entitlement of an employee for--
(a) an employee who is not a long term casual employee and who has had at least 12 months continuous service with the employer; or
(b) a long term casual employee.
(2) A pregnant employee is entitled to an unbroken period of up to 52 weeks unpaid maternity leave--
(a) for the child's birth; and
(b) to be the child's primary caregiver.
(3) For the birth of a child of an employee's spouse, the employee is entitled to the following leave--
(a) an unbroken period of up to 1 week's unpaid short parental leave;
(b) a further unbroken period of up to 51 weeks unpaid long parental leave.
(4) For the adoption of a child, an employee is entitled to the following leave--
(a) an unbroken period of up to 3 weeks unpaid short adoption leave;
(b) a further unbroken period of up to 49 weeks unpaid long adoption leave.
(5) However, parental leave must not extend--
(a) beyond 1 year after the child was born or adopted; or
(b) if an application for an extension of parental leave under section 29A is agreed to--beyond 2 years after the child was born or adopted.
(6) In this section--
continuous service means service, including a period of authorised leave or absence, under an unbroken employment contract.