Fair Work Act 2009

The provisions of Division 5 of Part 2‑2, and the related provisions identified in subsection (2), apply in relation to a non‑national system employee as if:

any reference in the provisions to a national system employee also included a reference to a non‑national system employee; and

any reference in the provisions to a national system employer also included a reference to a non‑national system employer.

Division 5 of Part 2‑2 provides for unpaid parental leave and related entitlements.

This subsection applies to express references to national system employees and national system employers, and to references that are to national system employees and national system employers because of section 60 or another similar section.

The related provisions are the following, so far as they apply in relation to Division 5 of Part 2‑2 as it applies because of subsection (1):

the provisions of Divisions 2 and 13 of Part 2‑2;

any other provisions of this Act prescribed by the regulations;

any provisions of this Act that define expressions that are used (directly or indirectly) in provisions of Division 5 of Part 2‑2, or in provisions referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection.

The extended parental leave provisions have effect subject to the modifications provided for in Subdivision B. The extended parental leave provisions are the provisions of Division 5 of Part 2‑2, and the related provisions identified in subsection (2) of this section, as they apply because of this section.

Subsection (1) also applies to any regulations made for the purpose of a provision to which that subsection applies, other than a provision that is modified by Subdivision B.