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2004 Index

This is an index of various submissions by the Father and Child Society for 2004.

Further submissions regarding paid parental leave for fathers (PDF, 165k)

We suggest that the current legislation is amended to allow parents in heterosexual couples to themselves choose which parent will take the leave, rather than the government determining who has primary and secondary rights.

However, if the government is unwilling to redress this imbalance then at least for those couples where the mother is not eligible for job protection but the father is eligible for job protection, the father should have his own independent right to take a period of paid leave supported by legislation. (June 2004)

Click below for:

  1. The Father and Child Society's 2004 submission to the select committee considering amending the paid leave legislation. (PDF, 165k)
  2. The covering letter to the Office of Human Rights Proceedings about the complaint. (PDF, 19k)
  3. The final letter back from them turning us down for the funding to allow the case to proceed. (PDF, 125k).

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The New Zealand Father and Child Society, established in 1998, was created to give local father groups/organisations support in setting up and running their initiatives, as well as giving better access to information and improve communication between these groups.

The aim of the society and its website is to encourage and support dialogue on issues impacting on fathers and their role in families and society.

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