Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if a pregnant employee wants to take maternity leave.
(2) The employee must give the employer--
(a) at least 10 weeks written notice of intention to take the leave; and
(b) at least 4 weeks written notice of the dates on which she wants to start and end the leave.
(3) The employee must, before starting the leave, give the employer--
(a) a doctor's certificate confirming that she is pregnant and the expected date of birth; and
(b) a statutory declaration by the employee stating the period of any parental leave sought by her spouse.