Reasons not to give notice or documents
67 Reasons not to give notice or documents
An employee does not fail to comply with section 63, 64, 65 or 66 if the failure was caused by—
the child being born, or the pregnancy otherwise terminating, before the expected date of birth; or
the child’s adoption before the expected adoption date; or
the child starting to reside with the employee before the expected residence date; or
another reason that was reasonable in the circumstances.
However, the employee must give the employer—
notice of the period of the leave within 2 weeks after the child’s birth or adoption or the child starts residing with the employee; and
in the case of the birth of a living child—a health practitioner’s certificate stating the date on which the child was born; and
in the case of the birth of a stillborn child—a health practitioner’s certificate stating the date on which the child was stillborn.
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