Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An employee does not fail to comply with section 19, 20 or 21 if the failure was caused by--
(a) the child being born, or the pregnancy otherwise terminating, before the expected date of birth; or
(b) the child being placed for adoption before the expected placement date; or
(c) another reason that was reasonable in the circumstances.
(2) However, the employee must give the employer--
(a) notice of the period of the leave within 2 weeks after the birth or placement; and
(b) in the case of the birth of a living child--a doctor's certificate stating the date on which the child was born.