Members taking parental leave are reminded that to access the full benefit of the government scheme you must access the entitlements under the government scheme in full prior to 52 weeks after the birth of your child (i.e. you must have the scheme in place 34 weeks after the birth of the child to get max 18 weeks benefit).
See www.familyassist.gov.au

Note that the government scheme applies in addition to entitlements to paid maternity leave that you may have under your EBA.