engage in conduct means:
(a) do an act; or
(b) omit to perform an act.
entity means any of the following:
(a) a natural person;
(b) a body corporate;
(c) a body politic;
(d) a partnership;
(e) any other unincorporated association or body of persons;
(f) a trust.
exceptional circumstances: a claim is made in exceptional circumstances if it is made by a person who satisfies:
(a) paragraph 54(1)(c) (which deals with primary claims); or
(b) paragraph 54(2)(d) (which deals with secondary claims); or
(c) subsection 54(3) (which deals with tertiary claims).
Fair Work Act means the Fair Work Act 2009.
Family Assistance Act means the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999.
family assistance law has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999.
Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia.
final debt payment day: see section 175.
financial institution means:
(a) an ADI; or
(b) the Reserve Bank of Australia; or
(c) a person who carries on State banking within the meaning of paragraph 51(xiii) of the Constitution.
further debt notice: see section 174.
garnishee, in relation to a garnishee notice: see section 184.
garnishee notice: see section 184.
holder, of a visa, has the same meaning as in the Migration Act 1958.
Human Services Department means the Department administered by the Human Services Minister.
Human Services Minister means the Minister administering the Human Services (Centrelink) Act 1997.
income test: see section 37.
income year has the same meaning as in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
indexation day: see subsection 42(1).
indexation factor: see subsection 43(1).
indexed amount: see subsection 42(2).
infringement notice: see subsections 159(1) and (2).
initial eligibility determination: see section 26.
insolvent: a person is insolvent if:
(a) for a natural person:
(i) the person is an insolvent under administration (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001); or
(ii) the person is a debtor in relation to a debt agreement under Part IX of the Bankruptcy Act 1966that has not ended or been terminated; and
(b) for a person that is or was a body corporate:
(i) the person is an externally-administered body corporate (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001) or an entity with a similar status under a law of a foreign country; or
(ii) a provisional liquidator has been appointed in relation to the person under section 472 of the Corporations Act 2001; or
(iii) a person with a similar status to a provisional liquidator has been appointed in relation to the person under a law of a foreign country.
instalment means an instalment of parental leave pay.
instalment period for a person: see section 64.
interest exemption determination: see subsection 178(1).
involved in a contravention of a civil penalty provision: see subsection 145(2).
keeping in touch day: see section 50.
law enforcement officer means:
(a) a member of a police force or police service of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
(b) a person appointed to a position for the purposes of being trained as a member of a police force or police service of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
(c) a person who has the powers and duties of a member of a police force or police service of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory;
and, without limiting paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), includes a police reservist, a police recruit, a police cadet, a junior constable, a police medical officer, a special constable, an ancillary constable or a protective services officer.
maximum PPL period: see subsection 11(3).
maximum PPL period end day: see subsection 11(5).
maximum PPL period start day: see subsection 11(4).
minimum amount for a PPL funding amount: see subsection 76(2).
national minimum wage order has the same meaning as in the Fair Work Act.
nominated start date: see subsection 57(1).
nominee means a correspondence nominee or a payment nominee.
officer means a person performing duties, or exercising powers or functions, under or in relation to this Act.
original debt: see section 184.
original debtor: see section 184.
paid enough to fund an instalment: see section 73.
paid work: see section 35.
parent:
(a) when used in relation to a child who has been adopted — means an adoptive parent of the child; and
(b) when used in relation to a child born because of the carrying out of an artificial conception procedure — means a person who is a parent of the child under section 60H of the Family Law Act 1975; and
(c) when used in relation to a child born because of a surrogacy arrangement — includes a person who is a parent of the child under section 60HB of the Family Law Act 1975.
parental leave pay means payments of parental leave pay under this Act.
partner has the same meaning as in the Social Security Act.
payability determination means a determination made under section 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17 that parental leave pay is, or is not, payable to a person for a child.
pay cycle information: see subsection 104(3).
payday for an instalment: see section 64.
payment