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For you to meet the work test the disaster must have been declared by the Commonwealth or a state or territory.
If you’ve been directly affected by a declared natural disaster and it has affected your ability to work, you’ll need to give us proof. Including the address or location where you’ve been affected, for example, your home or work address.
Proof of the natural disaster
Proof should include:
- evidence to support you were severely affected by the natural disaster
- evidence of the address or location of the disaster such as your work or home
- media articles showing impacts on your community.
If your home received major damage, you can include an insurance claim or invoices for completed repairs. You’ll also need to prove you live at the address.
If your workplace was affected by the disaster, you can include a letter from your employer.
Proof from your employer
You’ll also need to give us proof from your employer. This needs to include both:
- the period you couldn’t work
- that you would’ve kept working during the work test period if you didn’t experience the natural disaster.
Proof if you’re self-employed
If you’re self-employed, you need to prove your ability to work reduced during the work test period. This may include any of the following:
- existing and new contracts
- a letter or declaration from your accountant confirming past and expected future of business
- notifications of change to business activity
- employment of a staff member to perform your usual work activities
- self-declaration of self-employment status and the intention for the business to continue.
How to give us proof for an exception
When you claim Parental Leave Pay, you’ll be asked to give us any supporting evidence needed to prove your circumstances. The documents you need to give us depend on what you tell us when you claim.
Find out more about how to claim Parental Leave Pay.