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If you’re self-employed and work on a Parental Leave Pay day

If you're self-employed, you must not work on any day you choose to get Parental Leave Pay.

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Travel outside Australia if you get Parental Leave Pay

There are rules about when you can get Parental Leave Pay when you travel outside Australia.

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Effects of Parental Leave Pay on your existing payments and entitlements

Parental Leave Pay is part of your taxable income. It can affect your tax obligations and some payments and services.

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  2. Travel outside Australia

When and how to tell us about your travel if you get Parental Leave Pay

When you get Parental Leave Pay, you may need to tell us if you’re leaving Australia.

  1. What can affect your payments
  2. Travel outside Australia

When you hold a certain temporary visa and get Parental Leave Pay

Whether you can still access Parental Leave Pay while overseas on a temporary visa depends on what visa you hold.

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  2. How to choose and share your days

Exemptions to the limits of Parental Leave Pay days

You need to tell us if you have an exemption to the limits on Parental Leave Pay days.

  1. How to choose and share your days
  2. Exemptions to the limits of days

Exemptions to the Parental Leave Pay reserved days limit

You may be able to take all Parental Leave Pay days yourself, even if you have a partner.

  1. How to choose and share your days
  2. Exemptions to the limits of days

Exemptions to the limit for taking days of Parental Leave Pay at the same time

You and the other parent may be able to take more than the set number of Parental Leave Pay days at the same time.

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Paid Parental Leave scheme changes

There are some changes if you get Paid Parental Leave. You now get superannuation paid on your Parental Leave Pay.

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