Pursuant to section 124 (1) (d) of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister of Social Services and Employment establishes and approves the following Amendment to the Childcare Assistance Welfare Programme (as established and approved on 19 December 1998).
Dated at Wellington this 27th day of June 2001.
STEVE MAHAREY, Minister of Social Services and Employment.
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Amendment
1. Title-(1) This Amendment is the Childcare Assistance Amendment (No 2) 2001.
(2) In this Amendment, the Childcare Assistance Welfare Programme is called "the programme".
2. Commencement-This Amendment comes into effect on 1 July 2001.
3. Payment and rates of childcare and OSCAR subsidies-The programme is amended by omitting from each of clauses 8 (2), 8 (3), 9 (2), 12 (2) (b) and 12 (3) (b) the expression "30", and substituting in each case the expression "37".
4. Consequential revocation-Clause 3 of the Childcare Assistance Amendment (No 7) is revoked.
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Explanatory Note:
This note is not part of the Amendment, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This Amendment, which takes effect 1 July 2001, makes permanent the temporary increase in the maximum number of hours for childcare and OSCAR subsidies made by the Childcare Assistance Amendment (No 7).