What is the point...

[briggsy's girl]

the pre claim is mostly for paid parental leave - there is a lot more processing involved as it needs to go through and, in a lot of cases, be paid via the employer - lots more data matching there

if additional info is needed, you are notified before the baby arrives so you don't need to do it after baby arrives (hence delaying claim) - but it doesn't put you ahead of anyone who didn't pre-claim in actually getting it processed

you don't actually need to do a claim online if you're just adding a child - as long as you are aware that you may need to provide verification of earnings if your estimate is over 60k for the six months after baby arrives - all you need to do is lodge the proof of birth!


oh yeah, it DOES save you having to spend time online when you have a precious baby to spend time with!