Holidays (Bereavement Leave for Miscarriage) Amendment Act 2021
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Holidays (Bereavement Leave for Miscarriage) Amendment Act 2021
Public Act |
2021 No 10 |
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Date of assent |
30 March 2021 |
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Commencement |
see section 2 |
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Holidays (Bereavement Leave for Miscarriage) Amendment Act 2021.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Principal Act
This Act amends the Holidays Act 2003 (the principal Act).
4 Section 69 amended (Bereavement leave)
(1)
In section 69(2)(b), replace “result of the death.”
with “result of the death; or”
.
(2)
In section 69(2), after paragraph (b), insert:
(c)
on the end of an employee’s pregnancy by way of a miscarriage or still-birth; or
(d)
on the end of another person’s pregnancy, by way of a miscarriage or still-birth, if the employee—
(i)
is the person’s spouse or partner; or
(ii)
is the person’s former spouse or partner and would have been a biological parent of a child born as a result of the pregnancy; or
(iii)
had undertaken to be the primary carer (as described in section 7(1)(c) of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987) of a child born as a result of the pregnancy; or
(iv)
is the spouse or partner of a person who had undertaken to be the primary carer of a child born as a result of the pregnancy.
(3)
After section 69(3), insert:
(4)
In this section,—
miscarriage means the end of a pregnancy in the first 20 weeks of pregnancy other than as a result of abortion services provided in accordance with the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977
still-birth means a still-birth within the meaning of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995 other than as a result of abortion services provided in accordance with the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977.
5 Section 70 amended (Duration of bereavement leave)
In section 70(1), replace paragraph (a) with:
(a)
3 days’ bereavement leave for each type of bereavement described in section 69(2)(a), (c), and (d); and
Legislative history
27 June 2019 |
Introduction (Bill 159–1) |
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10 December 2019 |
First reading and referral to Education and Workforce Committee |
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27 July 2020 |
Reported from Education and Workforce Committee (Bill 159–2) |
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29 July 2020 |
Second reading |
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10 March 2021 |
Committee of the whole House |
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24 March 2021 |
Third reading |
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30 March 2021 |
Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.
Versions
Holidays (Bereavement Leave for Miscarriage) Amendment Act 2021
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