Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023

Amendment of Adoptive Leave Act 1995

35. The Adoptive Leave Act 1995 is amended—

(a) in section 7(2)(c)(ii), by the insertion of “his or” before “her employer”,

(b) in section 7(3), by the insertion of “his or” before “her employer”,

(c) in section 9(3)(d), by the substitution of “surviving parent” for “adopting father”,

(d) in section 19(1)—

(i) by the insertion of “him or” after “permit”, and

(ii) by the insertion of “he or” after “in accordance with that section,”,

(e) in section 42(2), by the insertion of “his or” before “her” in each place that it occurs,

(f) in section 42(4), by the insertion of “his or” before “her” in each place that it occurs,

(g) in section 43(1), by the insertion of “he or” before “she” in each place that it occurs,

(h) in section 43(2)—

(i) by the insertion of “his or” before “her” in each place that it occurs, and

(ii) by the insertion of “he or” before “she”,

and

(i) in section 44(1)—

(i) by the insertion of “his or” before “her” in each place that it occurs, and

(ii) by the insertion of “he or” before “she” in each place that it occurs.