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 Defence Force Allowance Programme (as established and approved on
29 October 1999).
Dated at Wellington this 4th day of December 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 is the Defence Force Allowance Amendment 2001.
(2) In this Amendment, the Defence Force Allowance Programme is called "the programme".
2. Commencement-This Amendment comes into effect on the day after the date on which it is approved by the Minister.
3. Interpretation-Clause 2.1 of the programme is amended by inserting, after the definition of Department, the
following definition:
"environmental factor means a factor for increasing the level of payment based on the level of medical support available in the location of deployment".
4. Schedule amended-The Schedule of the programme is amended by adding the following paragraphs:
"10. NZDF personnel deployed in low risk operations in support of "Enduring Freedom" with no environmental factor. NZ$35.00 per day An amount of or between NZ$12.00 and NZ$54.90 per day set by the chief executive based on the location of deployment and the level of costs for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order
No. 5.
11. NZDF personnel deployed in low risk operations in support of "Enduring Freedom" with environmental factor. NZ$45.00 per day An amount of or between NZ$12.00 and NZ$54.90 per day set by the chief executive based on the location of deployment and the level of costs for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order
No. 5.
12. NZDF personnel deployed in medium risk operations in support of "Enduring Freedom" with no environmental factor. NZ$65.00 per day An amount of or between NZ$12.00 and NZ$54.90 per day set by the chief executive based on the location of deployment and the level of costs for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order
No. 5.
13. NZDF personnel deployed in medium risk operations in support of "Enduring Freedom" with environmental factor. NZ$75.00 per day An amount of or between NZ$12.00 and NZ$54.90 per day set by the chief executive based on the location of deployment and the level of costs for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order
No. 5.
14. NZDF personnel deployed in high risk operations in support of "Enduring Freedom" with no environmental factor. NZ$100.00 per day An amount of or between NZ$12.00 and NZ$54.90 per day set by the chief executive based on the location of deployment and the level of costs for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order
No. 5.
15. NZDF personnel deployed in high risk operations in support of "Enduring Freedom" with environmental factor. NZ$110.00 per day An amount of or between NZ$12.00 and NZ$54.90 per day set by the chief executive based on the location of deployment and the level of costs for that location having regard to Chapter 6, Annex A of Defence Force Order No. 5."
Explanatory Note:
This note is not part of the Amendment, but is intended to explain its general effect.
This amendment to the Defence Force Allowance Programme extends the programme to allow payment of operational
and incidental allowances to New Zealand Defence Force personnel serving overseas in operations in support of "Enduring Freedom".