Section 68 — Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

An employee is not entitled to adoption‑related leave unless the child that is, or is to be, placed with the employee for adoption:

(a) is, or will be, under 16 as at the day of placement, or the expected day of placement, of the child; and

(b) has not, or will not have, lived continuously with the employee for a period of 6 months or more as at the day of placement, or the expected day of placement, of the child; and

(c) is not (otherwise than because of the adoption) a child of the employee or the employee’s spouse or de facto partner.

Related sections

• s 66M — Disputes about the operation of this Division
• s 66MA — Arbitration
• s 67 — General rule—employee must have completed at least 12 months of service
• s 69 — Transfer of employment situations in which employee is entitled to continue on leave etc.
• s 70 — Entitlement to unpaid parental leave
• s 71 — The period of leave

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