Clause 8

replace subsection (2) with —“(2) Unless disqualified under subsection (4), an eligible father is entitled to claim from the Government —

an amount equivalent to 14 days of his total income; or

in the case of a specified eligible father defined in subsection (11), an amount equivalent to 28 days of his total income,being his total income during any prescribed period before the delivery of the child or the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child, whichever is applicable.”;

in subsection (3)(b), replace sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) with —“(i)his employer —

has paid or is required to pay him any amount in respect of the delivery of his child or the adoption of the child, as the case may be; and

is entitled to claim, or has claimed, reimbursement from the Government for such payment under section 12J or 12JA (whether or not pursuant to an exemption under section 22);”;

in subsection (3)(b), renumber sub‑paragraph (iii) as sub‑paragraph (ii);

in subsection (10), after “This section”, insert “(except for subsection (2)(b))”; and

after subsection (10), insert —“(11) In subsection (2)(b), “specified eligible father” means an eligible father who is —

the natural father of a child born alive, where the mother’s confinement in respect of the child occurs on or after 1 January 2024, or the estimated delivery date for that confinement is on or after that date; or

the adoptive father of a child, where the eligibility date of the application to adopt the child is on or after 1 January 2024.”.