To: The Chief Executive of the Department of Work and Income.
Pursuant to section 5 of the Social Security Act 1964, the Minister of Social Services and Employment makes
the following Amendment to the Direction in relation
to Emergency Benefit and Community Wage given on
6 October 1998.
Dated at Wellington this 27th day of June 2001.
STEVE MAHAREY, Minister of Social Services and Employment.
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A m e n d m e n t
1. Title-(1) This Amendment is the Direction In Relation To Emergency Benefit and Benefits on Ground of Hardship Amendment 2001.
(2) In this Amendment, the Direction In Relation To Emergency Benefit and Community Wage is called "the direction".
2. Commencement-This Amendment comes into effect on 1 July 2001.
3. Amendments consequential on Part 3 of the
Social Security Amendment Act 2001 coming into force on 1 July 2001-The direction is amended in the manner set out in the Schedule.
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Schedule
Clause 3
Consequential Amendments to the Direction
Title
Omit the words "community wage" and substitute the words "benefits on ground of hardship".
Heading
Omit the words "Community Wage" and substitute the word "Benefits".
First paragraph
Omit from subparagraph (b) the words "a community wage" and substitute the words "an unemployment benefit";
Insert in subparagraph (b), after the word "Act" where it appears for the second time, the words "or a sickness benefit under section 54 of the Act pursuant to section 54A of the Act";
Omit the words "a community wage" and substitute the words "an unemployment benefit or a sickness benefit".
Second paragraph
Insert, after the expression "section 90", the words "or section 54A".
Clause 5
Omit from the heading and from paragraph (b) the word "social".
Omit "an emergency benefit" and substitute "a sickness benefit under section 54A".
Clause 6
Omit the words "an emergency benefit to the applicant." and substitute the words "one of the following benefits to the applicant:".
Add the following paragraphs:
"(d) in the case of an applicant who is pregnant, a sickness benefit under section 54A;
"(e) in the case of an applicant who is a sole parent, an emergency benefit."
Clause 9
Omit from paragraph (b) the words "a community wage", and substitute the words "an unemployment benefit, sickness benefit".
Clause 10
Insert, after the words "his or", the word "her".
Omit from subparagraph (a) the words "community wage", and substitute the words "unemployment benefit or sickness benefit".
Omit from subparagraph (c) the words "community wage", and substitute the words "unemployment benefit or sickness benefit".
Clause 11
Omit the words "a community wage", and substitute the words " an unemployment benefit or a sickness benefit."
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Explanatory Note:
This note is not part of the Amendment, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This Amendment makes amendments to the Ministerial direction in relation to Emergency Benefit and Community Wage consequential to the coming into force of Part 3 of the Social Security Amendment Act 2001 on 1 July 2001. These include a change to the title of the direction to Direction In Relation To Emergency Benefit and Benefits on Ground of Hardship.