Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An employee does not fail to comply with section 19, 20, 21 or 21A if the failure was caused by—
(a) the child being born, or the pregnancy otherwise terminating, before the expected date of birth; or
(b) the child being placed for adoption before the expected placement date; or
(ba) the child starting to reside with the employee before the expected residence date; or
(c) another reason that was reasonable in the circumstances.
(2) However, the employee must give the employer—
(a) notice of the period of the leave within 2 weeks after the birth or placement; and
(b) in the case of the birth of a living child—a doctor's certificate stating the date on which the child was born.