(1) In this Act -

"Act of 1977" means the Unfair Dismissals Act 1977;

"Act of 1994" means the Maternity Protection Act 1994;

"Act of 1995" means the Adoptive Leave Act 1995;

"Act of 2005" means the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005;

"Act of 2010" means the Adoption Act 2010;

"Act of 2015" means the Workplace Relations Act 2015;

"additional adoptive leave" has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 1995;

"additional maternity leave" has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 1994;

"adjudication officer" means a person appointed under section 40 of the Act of 2015;

"adoptive leave" has the same meaning as it has in the Act of 1995;