Holidays (Bereavement Leave for Miscarriage) Amendment Bill (No 2)
About this bill
This bill makes it clear that the unplanned end of a pregnancy by miscarriage or still-birth constitutes grounds for bereavement leave for the mother and her partner or spouse, and that the duration of the bereavement leave should be up to 3 days.
Current status
Royal Assent given 30 March 2021.
Enacted as the Holidays (Bereavement Leave for Miscarriage) Amendment Act 2021 (2021/10)
Member of Parliament responsible
Bill type
Member's bill
All data
| Bill type | Member's bill |
|---|---|
| Parliament | 53 |
| Ref | 159-2 |
| Introduced | 27 June 2019 |
| First reading | 10 December 2019 |
| Select Committee | Education and Workforce Committee |
| Public submissions due | 14 February 2020 |
| Select Committee report back | 27 July 2020 |
| Second reading | 29 July 2020 |
| Committee of the whole House | 10 March 2021 |
| Third reading | 24 March 2021 |
| Royal Assent | 30 March 2021 |
| Enacted as | Holidays (Bereavement Leave for Miscarriage) Amendment Act 2021 (2021/10) |
| Divided | No |
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