Paid Parental Leave Act. Australia

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СКАЧАТЬ 5 is about administrative and judicial review of decisions made under this Act.

      Part 5–1 allows the Secretary, on his or her own initiative, to conduct an internal review of decisions made under this Act. It also allows a person whose interests are affected by certain types of decisions to seek internal review of those decisions, and an employer to seek internal review of certain types of decisions that affect employers.

      Part 5–2 allows a person to apply to the Social Security Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision made under this Act.

      Part 5–3 is about the procedures to be followed when the Social Security Appeals Tribunal reviews a decision.

      Part 5–4 allows the Secretary or a person whose interests are affected by a decision made by the Social Security Appeals Tribunal to apply to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of the decision.

      Part 5–5 has miscellaneous provisions relating to reviews of decisions under this Act.

      Chapter 6—Miscellaneous

      Chapter 6 has miscellaneous provisions.

      Part 6–1 has rules that modify this Act so that it applies correctly in 3 limited kinds of cases — adoption, claims made in exceptional circumstances etc. and Commonwealth employment.

      Part 6–2 is about payment nominees (who are people who can receive payments of instalments of parental leave pay on behalf of other people for the purposes of this Act) and correspondence nominees (who are people who can receive notices on behalf of other people for the purposes of this Act).

      Part 6–3 deals with other miscellaneous matters, such as the PPL rules, delegations and regulations.

      Part 1–2—Definitions

      Division 1—Guide to this Part

      5 Guide to this Part

      This Part is about the terms that are defined in this Act.

      Division 2 has the Dictionary (see section 6). The Dictionary is a list of every term that is defined in this Act. A term will either be defined in the Dictionary itself, or in another provision of this Act. If another provision defines the term, the Dictionary will have a signpost to that definition.

      Division 2—The Dictionary

      6 The Dictionary

      In this Act:

      AAT means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

      AAT Act means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.

      ABN (short for Australian Business Number) has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Australian Business Number) Act 1999.

      acceptance notice: see section 103.

      ADI (short for authorised deposit-taking institution) means a body corporate that is an ADI for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959.

      adjusted taxable income: see section 38.

      Australia, when used in a geographical sense, includes the Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands and the Territory of Christmas Island.

      Australian-based employee means an employee:

      (a) whose primary place of work is in Australia; or

      (b) who is employed by an Australian government employer.

      Australian government employer means:

      (a) the Commonwealth; or

      (b) a State; or

      (c) a Territory; or

      (d) a body corporate established for a public purpose by or under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or

      (e) a body corporate:

      (i) incorporated under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; and

      (ii) in which the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, has a controlling interest.

      Australian residency test: see sections 45 and 46.

      Australian resident has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act.

      authorised party, in relation to the adoption of a child, means a person or agency that, under the law of the State, Territory or foreign country whose courts have jurisdiction in relation to the adoption, is authorised to conduct negotiations or arrangements for the adoption of children.

      authorised review officer means an officer authorised under section 271 to be an authorised review officer for the purposes of this Act.

      baby bonus has the same meaning as in the Family Assistance Act.

      bank account includes an account held with an ADI.

      bank account information: see subsection 104(2).

      birth verification form: see subsection 18(4).

      born prematurely: a child is born prematurely if, at the time of the child’s delivery, the child’s period of gestation is less than 37 weeks.

      business includes any profession, trade, employment, vocation or calling, but does not include occupation as an employee.

      calendar month means one of the 12 months of the year.

      Chief Executive Centrelink has the same meaning as in the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997.

      Chief Executive Medicare has the same meaning as in the Human Services (Medicare) Act 1973.

      civil penalty order: see subsection 147(2).

      civil penalty provision: see section 146.

      claim means a primary claim, a secondary claim or a tertiary claim for parental leave pay for a child.

      claimant means a person who is a primary claimant, secondary claimant or tertiary claimant.

      claimant decision: see section 206.

      Commonwealth agency means any of the following:

      (a) a Department of State;

      (b) a Department of the Parliament established under the Parliamentary Service Act 1999;

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