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Parents of children born or adopted on or after 1 Jul 2020 will have more flexibility in how they take their paid parental leave entitlement. The changes feature in the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Flexibility Measures) Act 2020 that received Royal Assent on 16 Jun 2020.
Currently, parents can take up to 18 weeks (90 payable days) of continuous parental leave. Under the amended act, parents can still take 90 paid days of parental leave, but will have more flexibility when taking the time off, as follows: