Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An application mentioned in section 29A or 29B must--
(a) be in writing; and
(b) be made--
(i) for an application for an extension of short parental leave or short adoption leave--at least 2 business days before the leave ends; or
(ii) for an application for an extension of maternity leave, long parental leave or long adoption leave--at least 4 weeks before the leave ends; or
(iii) for an application to return to work on a part-time basis--at least 7 weeks before the leave ends; and
(c) state that it is an application for an extension of parental leave under section 29A or an application to return to work on a part-time basis under section 29B, as appropriate; and
(d) state the dates the extension, or return to work on a part-time basis, being applied for is to start and end; and
(e) state the impact refusal of the application might have on the employee and the employee's dependants; and
(f) be accompanied by a statutory declaration by the employee stating--
(i) for an application for an extension of maternity leave, long parental leave or long adoption leave--the employee is seeking the extension so the employee can continue to be the child's primary caregiver; or
(ii) for an application to return to work on a part-time basis--the employee is seeking to work on a part-time basis so the employee can continue to be the child's primary caregiver when not at work.
(2) The period in relation to which an application under section 29B may be made can not extend beyond the day the child in relation to whom parental leave was taken is required to be enrolled for compulsory schooling under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006.
(3) A person may apply under section 29A or 29B even if the person started parental leave before the commencement of this section.