2008
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Minister for Industrial Relations)
Parental Leave Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

Contents
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	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Legislation amended	2
	4	Applicants and employees
New section 10 (3) and (4)	2
	5	Repeal of Parental Leave (Private Sector Employees) Act 1992	3

2008
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Minister for Industrial Relations)
Parental Leave Legislation Amendment Bill 2008

A Bill for
An Act to amend the Discrimination Act 1991 to make it clear that parents in same-sex relationships cannot be discriminated against in relation to benefits associated with employment, and to repeal the Parental Leave (Private Sector Employees) Act 1992

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Parental Leave Legislation Amendment Act 2008.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the Discrimination Act 1991.
Note	This Act also repeals the Parental Leave (Private Sector Employees) Act 1992 (see s 5).
4	Applicants and employees
New section 10 (3) and (4)
insert
	(3)	To remove any doubt, an employer discriminates against an employee if the employer denies the employee access to a benefit associated with employment because the employee is in a same-sex relationship.
Example of discrimination
denying an employee who is in a same-sex relationship access to parental leave that is available to other parents
Note	An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
	(4)	Subsection (3) is in addition to, and does not limit, any other provision of this Act that provides what is, or is not, discrimination under this Act.
5	Repeal of Parental Leave (Private Sector Employees) Act 1992
The Parental Leave (Private Sector Employees) Act 1992 (A1992‑59) is repealed.

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on	2008.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2008.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2008