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ÐSouth€Wales€and€Victoria.€Unpaid€maternity€leave€is€provided€in€respect€of€all€other€womenÐ $X" Ðemployed€in€the€State€of€New€South€Wales€and€elsewhere€to€women€employed€under€FederalÐ ô$D # Ðand€some€State€inÔ_ÔdustrialÔ_Ô€awards.€Social€Security€benefits€subject€to€income€tests€areÐ à%0!$ Ðavailable€to€women€who€are€sole€parents.ÐÌ&"%(#(# ÐÌà0  à"The€Government€of€Australia€advises€that€it€is€not€at€present€in€a€position€to€take€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðmeasures€required€by€article€11€(2)€(b)€to€introduce€maternity€leave€with€pay€or€withÐ )à$( Ðcomparable€social€benefits€throughout€Australia.Ð|*Ì%)(#(# ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà0  à"The€Government€of€Australia€advises€that€it€does€not€accept€the€application€of€theÐ ° ÐConvention€in€so€far€as€it€would€require€alteration€of€Defence€Force€policy€which€excludesÐ œì Ðwomen€from€combat€and€combat„related€duties.€The€Government€of€Australia€is€reviewingÐ ˆØ Ðthis€policy€so€as€to€more€closely€define€"combat"€and€"combat„related€duties"."ÐtÄ(#(# ÐÌà0  àDeclaration:ÐL œ(#(# ÐÌà0  à"Australia€has€a€Federal€Constitutional€System€in€which€Legislative,€Executive€and€JudicialÐ $ t ÐPowers€are€shared€or€distributed€between€the€Commonwealth€and€the€Constituent€States.Ð  ` ÐThe€implementation€of€the€Treaty€throughout€Australia€will€be€effected€by€theÐ ü L  ÐCommonwealth€State€and€Territory€Authorities€having€regard€to€their€respectiveÐ è 8  Ðconstitutional€powers€and€arrangements€concerning€their€exercise."óó]ÐÔ$ (#(# Ðòò(Note€Ô_Ô3,Ô_Ô€Chapter€IV.8,€Multilateralóó€òòTreaties€Deposited€with€the€Secretary„General)óó